20210121 - Up early and L got J&G up for school and then L&I headed to downtown Columbus to meet our attorney, my buddy Chris. We got to Chris' office and then walked a couple blocks to the Franklin County Courthouse. We were there for the rollcall as was one of our good neighbors, and no sign of the bad neighbor. We got checked in and waited around for our turn in front of the judge. We waited around for our turn in front of the judge. We waited around for our turn in front of the judge. We waited around for our turn in front of the judge. At 11:30 the bailiff came out and told us to go get some lunch and come back at 1:30. So we walked a couple blocks and had a nice lunch. After lunch we walked back tot he courthouse and we waited around for our turn in front of the judge. We waited around for our turn in front of the judge. At 2pm the bailiff invited Chris and I in and L had to wait in the hall. Chris and I went in, the judge noted that the defendant was served and was aware of the hearing and due to their absence has chosen to waive their right to appear in court. I took the stand and Chris grilled me with questions that prompted questions from the judge. L got called in as a witness and was asked about her encounter with the dog trapping her in her car. The judge then spoke for quite a while about how things would progress and some of the things we should do to protect ourselves and catch the neighbor (more video cameras) doing things that would get him arrested. When we left the courtroom shortly after 4pm we feel pretty good that the judge has a good representation of what we are dealing with and will be anxiously awaiting her orders to be published. We walked back to Chris' office and then headed home.
Home and J&G did ok at home by themselves for the day and J was cooking and had the kitchen a complete mess. L ran G to basketball and then home for a bit before her and I ran to the school to watch G's game. The game was streaming on YouTube tonight so I let the Gpts know so they could watch. It was a blow out and G's team really beat the pants of the other guys. G had a good game and scored 8. Home and J had prepared dinner. We all ate and then J&G headed upstairs. L&I hung out in the living room for a bit completely exhausted from the long stressful day downtown.
