Spring forwards, Fall back. That is what I chanted to myself Saturday evening as I ran around the house changing clocks and watches. An extra hour of sleep! A true sign of a seasonal change! I am, sometimes, very easy to please.
Our weekend was wonderfully quiet and mellow. All three of us watched the new Indiana Jones rental and all three of us munched on leftover Halloween candy. Mother= heath, GM= rolo, and I= take 5, something I have never ever had before and now believe might be the best bite of candy ever created!
The animals took turns claiming GM’s lap and Mother and I took turns sneaking off to nap. It was peaceful, even and November.
Fuck. NOVEMBER!
Did you realize that there is a national election upon us? Did you realize that in 48 hours we will have a new President-elect? Is anyone freaking out like me? Every time I hear that Obama is ahead in the polls I trill with excitement and then immediately want the newscasters to hush. Don’t tell people we are ahead! I am so worried that someone will see the polls and then see the lines and then think their vote wouldn’t make a difference. It does! It will! Please vote.
One thing I will be thrilled about will be the eventual end of the political phone calls, political door knockers, and political commercials. All of them make me ill right now. ugh.
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So excited to hear the great news that you’re having a little boy Snork! That’s terrific – congratulations!
Sounds like a lovely November day. Some of my favorite days are just spent hanging around the house.
Yes, the election is so close! I only realize this because I had to hurry up and get a new drivers license so I can vote
I spent Friday in a panic about it since I had to take a knowledge test since we just moved to MN.
Your election is freaking me out a little, and I don’t even live in the US. Gobama!
I am freaked too! And I HOPE Obama wins. I think he will. I have no idea why, but I do.
Yum, I love Take5 too… those are seriously the best candy bars ever invented!
Love the GM photos.
It is possible that I may not actually be able to breathe until it is official. And, if it is not, and I fear it may be not, I will cry. Seriously. Cry.
I was totally freaking out too! That is until one of my friends sent me this link and totally calmed me down…. http://www.fivethirtyeight.com
At least some people aren’t out of their minds.
I am so nervous. I can’t put into words how relieved I’ll be when they announce a winner tomorrow. Well, I’ll be relieved if they announce the right person, if the wrong person wins, it will be another four years of NOT relaxing.
Yeah, I’m freaking the hell out. It’s a new feeling for me; previously I didn’t really put a great deal of energy into this whole election thing. Sad, I know. I did get all up into the hanging chad/who’s really President drama, but THIS is different. Way different. So yeah. Freaking out.
I always love fall back too unless I have to work that night and then my 12 hour shift becomes a 13 hour shift which is just yucky. I hope too that everyone goes and votes. Go Obama!!!!
Co loves Take 5 bars. And I am biting my nails to the quick ’til tomorrow….
Thankfully, I haven’t had a single, solitary unwelcome political phone call, door-knocker, or email this entire election season. Still, I’ll be glad to stop hearing “My name is ________, and I endorsed this message” every ten minutes while watching TV. When I went to vote on Friday, I was so paranoid about clicking the wrong box on the touch screen. I had to have read it five or six times to make sure that the X was exactly where it was supposed to be -OBAMA/BIDEN and not the other. This is intense, to say the least.
I’m so nervous about not having a winner by bedtime. Enough already!!
BTW, my entire dept at work has decided we will be late tomorrow, so we can vote in the morning. (No early voting in NY.)
Take 5 candy bars are so delicious! With the pretzels in them? I mean, why didn’t someone think of this before?
I hope you enjoyed your extra hour of sleep this year.
This year, every time someone referred to my “extra hour” of sleep, I was like, “Um, did anyone tell my baby that I get an extra hour of sleep tonight? No? Um, yeah, I don’t then, do I?” Not that I’m complaining. It’s just funny.
So, hope you enjoyed yours this year.
xoxo