Brian, Getting A Little Desperate
Brian likes to roll from his back to his stomach. Unfortunately, once he gets there, he has a little trouble reversing the operation. That’s where we come in. We lay on the floor and take his picture while he struggles against his own little body in a futile attempt to reverse his fate. Then, we laugh at him, pick him up, kiss him and feed him mushed up carrots.
We went to the National Firearms Museum (it’s weird) on Saturday. I knew Winston Churchill was cool and all, but a badass? I never knew!
I don’t know what his secret is, but it makes me laugh… long, and hard until tears squirt out the sides of my eyes, and boogers roll out of my nose. Yes, it’s booger-rollin’ funny.
Carrie Nokes and the Precinct Volunteers
I just got back from helping with Get Out The Vote stuff at our local polling place (the Farm Heritage Museum in Sterling), and wow. I was absolutely blown away. We reached 50% of registered voters having voted at 2pm, and blue (Democratic) sample ballots outnumbered yellow (Republican) ones three to one (the ones people actually took with them into the booths with the real ballot).
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The polling place was alive, and a lot of fun. Turnout was beyond anything anyone has ever seen, and everyone seemed really happy to be voting (although, I must say, a lot of the yellow ballot people I did see did not look happy for some reason, and were terse and fairly unpleasant). Even better, there were no Republicans inside counting, and only two volunteers outside handing out sample ballots. We had nine people this morning at 6am (I got there at noon), and 7 when I left this afternoon at two. I hope my experience is representative. If so, VA is going blue, and in a big, big way.
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If you haven’t voted yet, go. They’re expected a rush after school gets out that probably won’t let up until the polls close.
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And one more story before I end, this is a picture of Carrie Nokes and all of us volunteers. Ms. Nokes is 91, and a lifelong Democrat. She joined us outside after we stopped taking count at 2 so we could get a picture of her (Nokes, as in Nokes Blvd). She first voted for Woodrow Wilson, and was an absolute inspiration to all of us.
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This experience was energizing. I now understand what they mean when they say that all politics are local. Standing inside watching people vote, watching the process actually taking place, and being a very tiny part of it, was exhilarating. I have more to say about this, but I need some more time to think it through.
My Little Couch Potato Part Trois
Brian was a couch potato for halloween. He didn’t go trick or treating, but he sure did like his costume.
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It totally made up for being on a plane all day.
I took Max on his first school field trip! We went to Krop’s Crops in Great Falls, and had a great time (more pictures to come, probably). I just had to post this one RIGHT NOW. This is the corn pit. It’s full of corn!! Two whole feet deep! The kids were climbing up on the hay bales on the other side of the wall and jumping off. I caught my boy in the act. What form! What action! Thank you, brand new camera!
We met James Socas today. He’s running against Republican Frank Wolf, and Max and I were wearing his buttons today. We met him, shook his hand and talk for a couple minutes. He seems like a good man, and will make a great representative for our area. Vote Socas!!
Max made a super-helmet, and was showing it off to everyone at his party with some outrageous super-jumps. Max isn’t a baby anymore, and that kind of makes me sad. But, he’s turned into a fun little boy, full of energy, questions and he knows how to bring the funny.
