Election Day

As of last Friday I am now a Stay At Home Mom, I am capitalizing it so it looks like a professional title. I can put that on forms where they ask for occupation. So far (3 whole days!) Ben and I are doing well. I think he is enjoying his mommy time. He has occasionally asked about going to school, but is Ok with the answer that he gets to stay with mommy now.

Being home now means that Ben got to come with me to vote yesterday. Our polling place was in an elementary school gym, with a playground right outside!

Ben: What you doing Mama?
Me: Voting.
Ben Oh. I see a basketball hoop mama.
Me: yes we are in a gym.
Ben: What you doing Mama?
Me: Voting.
Ben Oh. Mama, is this a school?
Me: Yes honey it is a school.
Ben: What you doing Mama?
Me: Voting.
Ben Oh. Can I play on the slide outside?
Me: Yes as soon as I am done.
Ben: What you doing Mama?
Me: Voting.
Ben Oh.

And that is pretty much the way it went for about 10 minutes as I filled out my ballot!

In other Election Day news, Obama's rally here in Chicago took place just steps away from our building. You could feel the excitement on the streets, everyone was so pumped up. Every time they called a state for Obama you could hear the roar of people. They estimated 150-200,000 were in attendance. But as Todd said, there were just people everywhere, the restaurants were full, the bars were full, there were just people walking around outside wanted to take it all in.

Todd went out for awhile around 9:00 and walked about 4-5 blocks from our house but did not cross over into the park because there were just so many people. He took some pictures of the streets and then went up to our roofdeck and took some pictures of what he could see from up there, which was basically the whole park.













There was no news of violence or police activity, everyone was peaceful, everyone was respectful. I could not be prouder of this city.

So here is to change and to hope. Let's all work together to make these next 4 years a better 4 years.