First blog

I have so many things that run through my mind on a given day and today I thought that I needed to start a blog. So, here it is!

The drive to work is a long drive, but not boring by any means. I always seem to be navigating an argument between one of the two kids, if not all of them. Telling them that "mommy is driving and I will not get the drawing boards for you. You should have thought about that before we pulled out of the driveway". I play the same songs over and over because somebody sang somebody else's song. I've found the easiest thing to do most mornings is just tune them out. If they're not bleeding or choking or something then they're ok. I take that 30 mins to just let my mind wonder where ever it wants to.

This morning my mind wondered to the upcoming election as I listened to Rylie read political signs. I thought about how I'm really involved in this election. Heck, I already voted. And I'm sad to say this was the very first time. In my defense, 4 years ago we closed on a house on Nov 1st and had twins on Nov 5th. I really wasn't thinking about voting then. Four years before that, we were living in California and I didn't get my absentee ballot. And as sad as this is, before that I just didn't care. This election year, that has changed. I've watched presidential debates, something I never thought I would do. I've done my research and I've listened to many arguments. Rylie is learning about election day in school, in fact they are having a mock election tomorrow. She keeps asking me who I voted for and I have told her. But, I also tell her that she needs to vote for who she wants and not who we vote for. We're teaching the kindergartners about the election, since they will be voting tomorrow as well. It's so funny, because the kids know who is running for president. One little boy pipes up, "John McCain, John McCain, John McCain". I laugh every morning.