Mock elections gone bad

You know how many schools hold 'mock elections' for kids to participate in? Well, that's all well & good...great even, to teach kids to learn about and to get involved with the election process. But there's more to the election process and political parties than casting a ballot & those lessons are just as important, if not more so. My nephew, who is in 5th grade, had a mock election and when three kids who voted for the 'other candidate' heard who he voted for, they beat him up. CRAZY. This makes me sad for so many reasons. I hope that his school takes this unfortunate situation and turn it into an opportunity to teach about civility.

Election Day

Well, the big day is here. Although I have my opinion on who I'd like to see in the big seat, I am almost more excited about the elections being over than seeing my choice of candidate win. Is that bad? Honestly, I appreciate the political process, glad that we have such a thing, but I've just had enough. Enough robo-calling, enough commercials, enough information overload, enough political divide in our country and of course, enough bashing. Good grief, enough is enough. I will not lose a night's sleep over who wins, I will trust in the process and hope that our country moves in a good direction over the next four (+) years.

Shortly, I will drive to our local polls, cast my ballot and move along. Done. Yippee!

Funny election story...
We are fortunate that we do not have long lines at our local polls, that's a plus of country living, I guess. So, with that said, we have always taken our kid(s) with us when we have voted, whether it's local elections, the primaries or the big ones. When our little man was in preschool we had just finished voting & a person working the polls asked Brent if he voted, his reply "Yep, we want George Washington to be president." Needless to say, he got laughs all around. Followed by several "Me too" and "He's a good choice" comments. So cute.

Couldn't say it better myself

This man is probably the only Republican I would consider voting for if he were to run for President - I trust this man's level headed judgement and experience, making me feel even more confident in my choice this election.

Sugar, Sugar, Sugar

Mmmmm sugar, it kept these trick-or-treaters buzzing for hours last night until they crashed. Hard.
The little man was an evil ninja warrior guy (?) and the little lady was a flapper (last minute we realized that the headband was too small for her squash, so she sported a tiara instead - guess that made her queen flapper).

(I ate my share of sweets as I doled it out last night - note to self...hit the treadmill today)