Mama

Putting Owen to sleep last night may well be one of those things I try to remember forever.

He studied my face and touched my eyelid. "Eyyye?" he asked. Yes babe, that's Mama's eye. He touched my nose, "Noooo?" Yes babe, that's Mama's nose! He did the same for my hair, lips, cheek. Then he said, "mama keee?" Kiss? "yeah". So I gave him a kiss and he wrapped his little arms around my neck and stayed like that for about 15 seconds until he giggled in my ear, "Mama".

Change.gov

Obama has put up a great website at www.change.gov to keep the citizens informed about the process and workings of the new administration. Kind of cool.

YES WE CAN!

We did it! We elected Obama as the 44th President of the United States of America.

I am so proud to be an American today. I feel like I know my country again, I belong here, I see all the people around me who wanted a change and were willing to put their faith in Obama. I am so overwhelmed with happiness about this, I can hardly speak to it adequately.

The only damper on my day is the probable passage of Prop 8. I simply don't understand how anyone can justify amending our state constitution to limit other citizens' rights. It's despicable.

Today I will just have to relish in the Obama/Biden victory, and pledge to keep fighting for GLBT rights everywhere!

OBAMA! OBAMA! YES WE CAN! YES WE DID!

Election day

This morning, Owen woke up and looked at Keith and said "Daddy!" as he does every morning. Keith opened his eyes and said "Good morning buddy! Today is the day we change the world for you."

My heart - it bursts!

My husband cracks me up

We had a Halloween party at Owen's daycare tonight where we spent some time making a colorful macaroni necklace for Auntie Meg. I put it around Keith's neck as we wandered around the other activities. So, I am sure Keith felt very pretty as he picked up some things from the drugstore on the way home.

Allow me a moment to vent

Political season is wrapping up in 15 days, and I do not think I can adequately articulate how nervous I am and how fervently I hope Obama wins.

It's something the other side feels as fervently, but if course in the complete opposite way. Sometimes I am a bit sad that, no matter who wins, nearly 1/2 of our citizens will be unhappy with the outcome; some - many, in fact, will be desperately unhappy.

I know this isn't new, certainly I cried my share if sad, bitter, scared tears in 2004 when Bush beat Kerry. But this time it just feels so much more important and terrifying. This time I really believe there is a person who can bring about the changes we desperately need. I'm fired up about election day and also exhausted from trying to engage in discourse with brick wall Rethuglicans who wouldn't know an unbiased source if it smacked them in their thick prominent brow.

Thanks, that feels better.

Top 5 things I love about my sister

5. When she complains about her thighs being too big for jeans.
4. That she can eat a bag of Cheetos without gaining the weight in the bag...or any weight at all.
3. That she ever "forgets to eat".
2. When she gives me crap for not updating my blog and she doesn't have a blog.
1. Her undying love for Celine Dion.