Interesting Trivia

Q: When was the last time the Republicans won the Presidency without a Bush or a Nixon on the ticket?







A: Herbert Hoover in 1928.

Sweeeeeet

My dad is voting for Barack Obama. My. Dad. The man who used to swear by Fox News and Bill O'Reilly is voting for Barack Obama. Somebody please pinch me.


(And yes, I'm having an awesome Sunday thanks to Mr. Colin Powell and Mr. Kyle Orton.)

School Pictures 2008

Ok, those cupcakes are starting to scare me. Here's something much cuter!

Ava's first school photo:



Juliana the third grader:



Funny thing: I checked the box for a red background but Juliana argued for a blue one "to match her eyes." Look what color came back. Hmmm.

Who Said I Wasn't Crafty?

My Palin cupcakes turned out great for the debate:



Warning: If you love Sarah Palin, then you probably won't like the photo gallery. (Or maybe you'll find it to be a cute little homage. Who knows?)

I Did It!

I did it AND I exceeded my fundraising goal! Thank you, thank you to everyone who gave money. As promised, I ran the whole way- I think I could have run another 5K if you asked me to. Maybe next time? I really underestimated what I thought I could do. I actually had signed up for the untimed race because I didn't want the pressure of making a certain time. When I got there though I lined up with the timed runners in the 10+ minute mile group and guess what? They were waaaay too slow! I spent the first 4 or 5 minutes of the race trying to weave in and out of everyone to get further ahead in the pack. It must have been the adrenaline. I really think I could have done the whole race in under 30 minutes if I would have been able to run at my preferred pace the entire time. I guess I'll have to tuck that information away for the next race I do. Regardless, I 'm ecstatic at how well it went and I hope to do many, many more in the future.

Plus, I got to load up on carbs at Comet afterwards. Yay!

I Also Vote for Chris Rock

This Is What I Get For Trying To Teach Them About the Electoral Process

This afternoon Michelle Obama was in West Allis, WIsconsin- just about 5 miles down the road from my house. I picked up the girls from school and headed out with a bevy of snacks in tow, a huge bottle of water, and a backpack filled with toys, crayons, notebooks, and two ipods. We waited in a big crowd of excited, friendly people for about two hours and ended up in a spot right in front of the podium. Yeah! Then, right when Michelle was being introduced and walked out to speak I heard the words I had been dreading to hear:

"MOM-MEE, I have to go POTTY!"

Gah. No photo. Nothing. I tried frantically to get one as Ava yelled at me but couldn't get my camera to focus. I probably could have figured it out if I didn't have a four-year-old grabbing her behind and crying. Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.

Here's Michelle. So close, yet so far away.