Mrs. Lieberman's Trial, Day 1

Mrs. Lieberman's trial started today. After her curtain-eating incident at the Birch Street Nursing Home on Saturday, I was worried about her, and so decided to go to court to make sure she was okay. When I walked up to her with some cookies I had baked, an officer told me to sit down. So I did. I managed to get a seat right behind Mrs. Lieberman, who had a whole table to herself since she is acting as her own lawyer. I asked her in my softest whisper if she was okay, and she assured me she was fine. Just then the judge entered and everyone stood up. I thought opening arguments would start right away, but the only thing that happened all morning was interviewing jurors. But it was fun getting to watch Mrs. Lieberman asking the jurors questions. She asked an older woman if she ever got confused at a store, like forgetting what she'd come in for. The woman said yes, that it happens all the time. That was one of the jurors that Mrs. Lieberman selected. Another juror she picked was a young man who said he helps take care of his grandmother. When that was finished in the early afternoon, the judge told everyone that opening arguments would begin tomorrow morning. Just before Mrs. Lieberman got in her taxi back to the Birch Street Nursing Home, I gave her what was left of the tin of cookies.

Cindy's Job At The Birch Street Nursing Home

Mrs. Lieberman was just not herself today at the Birch Street Nursing Home. Her upcoming trial for felony theft must be more stressful than any of us thought. During an exciting hand of poker, Mrs. Lieberman got up from the table, wandered over to the window and started chewing on the curtains. When we tried to get her to sit back down, she told us she was not done with that course and not to bother her until after dessert. The rest of the patients and I returned to the poker table, but no one could focus on the game. Several minutes later, Mrs. Lieberman stopped nibbling on the curtains, and went up to her room. I sure hope she is feeling better by Monday, when her trial starts.

Dating Tips From The Winsome Women

If a man is enthusiastic about you, open up to him! It's unusual that a man wants to know so much about you, not only your favorite food and color, but the city where you were born, the street you grew up on, the name of your first pet, and your mother's maiden name. Don't be too guarded. In my recent experience, the more a man learns, the more excited he becomes.

Cindy's Job At The Birch Street Nursing Home

Today when I arrived at the Birch Street Nursing Home, Mrs. Lieberman was already at the poker table. But she was in no mood to play poker. She had a stack of papers in front of her, and told me they were part of a large package of evidence that the prosecution dropped off yesterday. She said the evidence also included a DVD with security footage, but she did not have a DVD player. I remembered that there was a television and DVD player in the head nurse's office, but when I checked that door, it was locked. Mrs. Lieberman was getting nervous. She handed me two hundred dollars and asked me to go buy her a DVD player. But I decided to first try a special trick that Grandmother had showed me. From my backpack, I took out a standard screwdriver and paper clip, and did exactly as she had taught me. Moments later, the door was unlocked and Mrs. Lieberman was watching the DVD in the head nurse's office. I moved the stack of papers from the poker table, and noticed that the top few sheets were photocopies of receipts from Mrs. Lieberman's trips to the art museum. I ran the poker game until an hour later when Mrs. Lieberman came back into the activity room, looking upset. She said she might have to change her defense strategy.

Cindy's Job At The Birch Street Nursing Home

Today at the Birch Street Nursing Home, Mrs. Lieberman was eager to take a break from reading her law books and play some poker. She got on a winning streak and said she hoped that streak would take her right through the trial.

Cindy's Job At The Birch Street Nursing Home

Today at the Birch Street Nursing Home, Mrs. Lieberman was in a good mood, because the judge had accepted her request for an extension in her upcoming trial. Now that she is acting as her own attorney, Mrs. Lieberman has been needing my help. As she requested, I returned the books I had checked out from my school library, and brought her several law books from the public library. When Mrs. Lieberman began going through those books, I decided to take a look around the activity room for two missing books that the librarian at my school told me were not in the stack with the others I returned. I was about ready to give up when Mr. Matthews came down the stairs carrying Susie Takes The Stand and It Wasn't Emily's Fault. Before I left for the day, Mrs. Lieberman praised my new selection of books, saying she was well on her way to being declared not guilty.