Court Date

Yesterday I went to court with my father. We got there about a half an hour before court. This gave us time to talk to a legal aid lawyer but I might as well have talked to the wall. Every time dad or I tried to talk to him he looked away. Then he got the nerve to get mad at me when I could not remember the exact date I joined school. I could literally see myself knocking him out as I said, "Listen buddy you guys screwed up my court dates twice so don't talk to me about that * * * " and that is exactly what I said.

When it was time for me to take the stand the judge was telling me what the consequences might be. Then he was saying how wrong it was to give a fake name but at the same time he understood why I gave the fake name.

Finally he came to a decision. He said that he could easily give me six months but instead he gave me thirty days of house arrest and one year of probation.

Piling Wood

Last night I was offered a job piling wood while Corey cut it. Corey was telling me that he found somebody that needed a whole bunch of wood cut and piled. I am not sure that I can get the job yet. It depends on how much wood there is to cut, but I think there is quite a bit for Corey and I to do. The reason for this is because the guy that we would be working for works in the woods.

Corey is going to know in a few days if he can start. So hopefully I will know by next Monday if I can start. I will be paid about four dollars for every cord of wood that I pile. So that means if I am a fast enough piler I can earn about a hundred and fifty dollars a week. Corey, on the other hand, will be making a little bit more than me. He will be making six dollars for every cord that he cuts, or two hundred and fifty a week.

I asked mom if I could take a week off school before the Christmas break so I could work, and she said yes.