Yay!

The election is over! And I would be this happy, even if McCain had won. Because it's over. People can find something else to degrade one another with now. Good times.

I was asleep long before they even entertained the idea of calling the election. Working out twice within a 24 hr period, as well as getting up at the butt-crack of dawn to vote yesterday made me a little more than sleepy. Aaron said I didn't even stir when he came in to tell me the news.

Here's a little funny about the elections. As many of you know, Hamilton County, is a hotbed of Republicans. Typically there isn't anyone to run on the ticket for the Democrats because they know it's no use. OK, whatever. But it's most irritating when people start teaching their children about their candidates. We were at dinner the other day, and Erin said "Obama is going to give money from people who don't have it and give it to people who already have it. And that's not nice." So she was convinced to vote for McCain. Um. She's FIVE. And she didn't hear this at home. So we talked to her about this a little bit, letting her know that isn't necessarily how things work. Well, yesterday, they had mock-elections at school. They even had little photo ID cards for the kids. Was very cute. I commented on this to Griffin, who was so very happy that Obama won. Erin pipes up, "I voted for Obama." "You did?" I ask her, "I thought you were voting for McCain?" Her reply: "Yeah, I WAS going to vote for him, but I voted for Obama at the end." It was just so funny to hear her say it. Remember, she's five! And it's funny how very much children tend to go with whatever their parents do. We'll see what happens when my kids are older, and how differently they'll feel... or perhaps they'll have similar views. I think mine differ from my parents.