This week was Sarah's program. She was so cute up there dancing and singing. I was so looking forward to hearing her part. She got it the day before and we practiced and practiced and practiced. She could say it to the tee and was so dramatic when she said it. Then........... she got up to say the part and........ read it off her arm. Can we say mortified.... My child was the ONLY child to write her part on her hand and read it. AAAAAAhhhhhhhhhhhhggggggggggg. It is a good thing she is so darn cute. Love her.

The Age of Obama
Obama will need the spirits of Kennedy, FDR and Lincoln, and also a patient public.

PHOTOS
The Path to Victory
Obama's breathless race to the fin


I was so bummed last night. I have been very frustrated with the state that our country is in. It seems that these are the times that make or break people. It has been interesting to watch at work and my company is going through some changes that we have not experienced in the last 8 years. Financially I really am questioning its stability. I have watched friends, or at least I thought they were friends, make choices and react in ways I would have never expected. It is interesting what people do when they are really under stress. Sometimes, I guess that is when you really see what they are made of. I guess that is where loyalties are drawn. As the country continues to spiral it will be intersting to see if people bind together or pull apart. I suspect a little of both will appear.
I was thrilled to see the propositions that hold the family sacred were upheld. It was nice to see that the majority can still have a word. I was thrilled that at least it seems that the majority still has a foundation in what this country was founded on.
I spent the day watching the news profile what might be expected from the White House, as well as the House and Senate, for the next 4 years. I truly hope there will be a change. It is frightening to have them dominated by one party. It was amazing to see how charizmatic Obama is, I truly hope he has a plan and can initiate a change that will help the economy and reunite the country. We will see......... I guess at this point that is all we can do. It is hard to feel so helpless.

Halloween 2008

Halloween this year was fun. We carved our pumpkins Tues. night, and put them out with candles in them. The kids really had fun punching all the holes in them to create a picture and then cutting them out. We only got to enjoy them for a couple of days. I had to through them in the garbage fri. night because they were rotten. It has been so warm here that they went bad really fast.
Thurs. night Sarah had me roll her hair in sponge rollers because she wanted her hair curly. Fri. morning I woke up to her version of shirley temple. She has ring curls all over her head. It was cute. When I got home I put their makeup on and my devil fairies were off. It started off that the girls wanted to be devils, but when we went to walmart they found these great red wings and decided that they could be devil fairies. They looked cute and had a blast. It is so fun to go with them because they only want to be out for about an hour. They were pretty much done by 8:30. We came home and watched the legend of sleepy hallow. They liked that. Stephen got the privledge of staying home and passing out candy. It was a great success. It was fun to watch all the little kids. I think next year I will let Elizabeth take Sarah and I will stay home.