A Few Things I'm Most Thankful For Today (in no particular order)

* My beautiful, hilarious, smart-as-a-whip daughter.

*Friends. All my lovely friends. Friends since dirt, friends since college, friends online, and friends who have made the past couple years a joy.

*Employment, and employment that allows me to be with Ainslie most of the time.

*10 years of marriage!

*Family (although I count many members as friends, too!)

*Enough.

*Faith in a God who will not let me go.

*People who call on me to do more, even when I resist

*The internet

*Chocolate

*spontaneous Ainslie kisses (Craig ones are nice too)

*President-elect Barack Obama

* 2 cars that are hanging in there

*Harry Potter

*Ainslie's interest in reading and learning

*Our upcoming trip to Disney World

*Digital cameras

*Being Carrie's sister

*Pain medication

*Microfleece

*A body that is healthy and strong

Election Day Activities

I'll save the entry for how tickled pink I am by the election of Barack Obama for a later date, when I can collect all my thoughts and feelings and adequately express them. For today, here are some pictures of how we celebrated the day...

First, we voted for dinner:

Then, Ainslie cast her ballot.

After voting and our traditional post-voting donuts, we (went to Zumba--there will NOT be pictures) made some banners to wave during the coverage, and read some library books about voting, the candidates, and Lucretia Mott. Oh, and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

You Know Halloween is Over When...

Your 4-year old inquires on November 1, whether she may have "a relaxing day off."

Because her daily life is so taxing.