Patrick is Here

In the morning walk to the office. Work on preparing for jury trial on Monday. Walk home. Drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. Walk north to Downer Avenue. Stop at Sendik’s. Walk home.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for a pre-trial hearing and a preliminary hearing. Drive to Target. Put together an Easter basket for Xena. Drive to Lorena’s house. Xena is happy to get the Easter basket. We run around the back yard and imagine all kinds of crazy stuff. We even recreate an epic apocalyptic battle between good and evil. Which side wins depends on which side Xena picks to play of course. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for two more hearings. Drive home. Walk north on Prospect Avenue. Stop at Ian’s for a burned piece of pizza that is all right actually. Walk south on Farwell Avenue. Walk up Brady Street. Stop to buy Girl Scout Cookies from a mom while her daughter, the actual Girl Scout, is playing with her friends and not paying attention to the cookie sale. Eat a half a box of cookies while walking home in a good mood. What an epic week I had!

In the morning drive to the courthouse for a hearing. Drive home. Walk to the office. Try to catch up on all the things that have piled up this week. Drive to Lorena’s house. We decide to play more Roblox in the kitchen. Xena tells me to watch the door to see if anyone comes to the house she has claimed for herself there. She says to me: “You just watch the door. If someone is there hand the tablet to me and I will handle the business.” Classic Xena. Drive back home. Walk to the jail for a consultation. It is sunny out finally. Do the consultation. Walk back home.

In the morning drive back to the courthouse. Go in for more jury trial. During a break run over to the jail for a consultation with a different client. In the afternoon get a jury verdict and do a plea and sentencing on a drug case for another client. Drive home. Walk to the Municipal Building to early vote. Walk home.

In the morning drive back to the courthouse. Go in for more jury trial. Over lunch break drive to Lorena’s house. It is still raining today. Sit in the kitchen with Xena and watch videos and play Roblox on her tablet. We have a fun time. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for more jury trial. Stop at Shake Shack to get a burger and fries to go. Take it home and eat it.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for jury trial. Over lunch drive to Lorena’s house. See Xena. She has a new haircut. It really transforms her whole look. We play in the kitchen because it is raining heavily outside. Drive back to the courthouse. Go in for more of the jury trial. Drive home.

In the morning drive to the Yorkville Elementary School. Walk west to the Dover Inn. Walk south to Durand Avenue. Walk east back to Union Grove. Walk north past the Union Grove High School. They are proudly advertising a Pig Show for May 25. Walk back to my car. Drive home.

In the morning drive to the jail. Go in for a consultation. Drive home. In the afternoon walk to the office to work some more to prepare for the jury trial. Walk home.

In the morning walk to the office. It is snowing. It is cold. It is the return of winter. Work all day preparing cases for trial on Monday. Walk to the U.S. Bank Tower. Eat a cheeseburger and French Fries from the Northpoint Grill. Walk back to the office. Listen to Marquette win in the opening round of NCAA March Madness. Work on sending out bills and preparing other cases for next week. Walk home.

In the morning drive to the courthouse. Go in for five different hearings. Drive home. Walk to the office. Work for a while. Walk home. Walk north on Prospect Avenue. It gets sunnier out the further I go. Walk north on Downer Avenue. Turn around and walk back home.