Happy New Year

Happy New Year 2009!!!! Sorry, this blog has not been updated more recently. I have been busy with that crazy facebook stuff- but I promise to post here too. The kids had a great Christmas. We are all very tired from being out late last night (10pm!). Ha! If you have made any New Year's resolutions, like quit smoking, lose weight, or blog more- I wish you luck in the coming new year.

Happy Thanksgiving

The election is over- so now we can all relax and enjoy some turkey. Happy Thanksgiving to all our friends and family.

White guy with Oprah

Ok- I heard on the radio today that the white guy that Oprah was leaning on was- Steve Perry. Some Obama supporter from California who she didn't even know til that night. She is having him on her show tomorrow to thank him for allowing her to cry on his shoulder. I saw Stedman there- maybe he was too tall for her to cry on. Oh well. The mystery is now solved.

Change has Come to America!!

Mike called the election officially at 9:20pm for Obama. Yes, Mike beat everyone- CNN, MSNBC, etc. I watched Obama's acceptance speech- and Mike fell asleep on the couch. Did you see Jesse Jackson crying?? At first I thought it was all fake tears- and then I realized he was really crying!! Wow!! Then it just got all uncomfortable, because the cameras were still on him and the people around him seemed to be ignoring his crying. Weird. Enough about Jesse. Who was that White guy in front of Jesse and then later in front of Oprah- she even had her head on his shoulder. Must be someone rich- if anyone knows (Jill??) please let me know. Obama is now our next president-- Finn and I dropped off cookies for Obama at his "office", which really must have secured the win for him. His speech in Wicker park was historic- I will have to post video from it later. Thanks to everyone for voting- Mike stood over 2 hrs in line to early vote- Finn and I only had to wait 20 mins. As I type this, it looks like Obama may win Indiana by 14,000 votes- if so that is a feat that has not happened here in over 40 years. Must be the Cookies!! Or my yard sign!! OR my bumper stickers?? OR car magnet?? Or Obama buttons on my coat?? Or just that finally Indiana woke up and got a clue!! Ha! Goodnight from a New Blue state!!

I'm Voting for "THAT ONE"!!

I watched the debate this evening, and I would like to thank John McCain for helping me with my voting decision. I was going to vote for Barack Hussein Obama because I like people who pal around with domestic terrorists- but now I am just going to vote for "That One". Here are pictures of Finn and I at the Obama Northwest Indiana headquarters working the phones. Finn is pretty smart. He took these pictures (except the one with him in it) and when the debate started he got all excited seeing his friend Barack on TV. The other day he asked me, "Who's the other guy?" I said Joe Biden. He said- yeah, that's right. (Ok- I know you are thinking McCain is what he meant, but trust me that kid is bright and if I hadn't given him the right answer he would have told me if I was wrong.) Obama emails me everyday and calls me at least once a day- I don't know how he finds the time to prepare for debates. Indiana has been RED for a very very long time, we even voted for Dole! But I have a dream...

There is not a liberal America and a conservative America - there is the United States of America. There is not a black America and a white America and latino America and asian America - there's the United States of America. Yes. We. Can. Vote Nov. 4th.

Wow! The End of the World as We Know IT!!!

Wow! I have been watching/listening etc to all this crazy stock market business and tonight while I listened to President Bush talk, it occurred to me- that just like 9/11 this is one of those BIG time history moments. It is unbelievable how much greed there is in the world. I am so glad I had a Dad and Mom that taught me that there is more to life than money. I see busy working parents everyday that can't put down their cell phone or blackberry to spend one minute with their child, or have to rush home during a planned family vacation to attend to a client's needs. People need to stop feeding the need for big cars and big houses. As my kids sleep- all I can think is that they have no idea what is going on right now- Molly just wants 50 cents for ice cream tomorrow and Finn is thinking about what he is going to wear for purple day on Friday. So with the local flood (it smells like dead fish everywhere!) and the financial crisis looming, what do we do in Munster.... we dance!! Enjoy!

The Flood of 2008

Munster is now an island thanks to the flood. I think it has flooded around here about 5 times since we have moved in, but this is the worst. The water is about a block away from our house. School has been canceled for two days now. Molly is so happy- she already understands the joy of "no school" days. Just like the blizzard of 1979- Scott, Jill, and I played in the snow for days without a care in the world. I didn't run the race on Sunday- the water kept me home, but I did run 12 miles that afternoon. Nothing stops my marathon training, not even a silly flood. Mike said- "I'm glad to see that the storm of the century happens about once a month around here." Stay Dry!!