November 2, 2010

Election Thoughts

I stopped blogging politics quite some time ago.  There were many reasons.  A lot of it had to do with writing at BlogHer.com.  It wasn’t the right forum for me.  No pun intended.  The truth is a lot of the things I love about politics I hate just as much.

Tonight I voted for Republicans.  I voted for pro-life candidates.  Many people get upset with me for one-issue voting, but the right to life is the most important issue for me.  I cannot vote for a candidate who does not oppose abortion.  I just can’t do it.

I couldn’t vote for Feingold or Lassa.  They voted for the health care bill despite the fact that the majority of Americans were against it.  It was a slap in the face to so many Wisconsin residents.  I truly believe that Wisconsin went from a blue state to red state because of this issue.  And perhaps because our unemployment rate is the highest it has been in many years.  My job is on the line.  The company I work for is opening a factory in Mexico.  They will most likely relocate the corporate office to Texas.  Three hundred-fifty jobs are at stake in my hometown.

I know that the Republicans are not going to magically make things better.  Americans are sending a message that they are upset with the current situation.  I think it’s time our politicians listen.

November 1, 2010

Tricks, Treats & Star Wars Cuties

Yesterday I took the boys Trick-or-Treating around the neighborhood.  I’ve never had more fun.  Dawson is an old pro at the “getting free candy” thing.  This was Owen’s first time and it was so cute to watch his face whenever candy was placed in his pumpkin pail.

The first house we went to was the next-door neighbor’s.  Dawson rang the doorbell.  He was a Star Wars Shadow Trooper this year.  When our neighbor came to the door she was carrying two large bags of candy.  Little Owen, dressed as Yoda, stood in the middle of the driveway holding his pumpkin pail and didn’t really understand what was happening.  When Dawson put some of the candy into the pail, Owen just stared inside with his mouth wide open.  It was like he couldn’t believe someone gave him candy and Mom didn’t swoop in to take it away.  I don’t usually let the boys have candy so this must have been Heaven to both Dawson and Owen.

I let Owen walk up to a few other houses and then put him in the wagon while Dawson continued around the neighborhood.  Every house we went to gave tons of candy to Dawson and then sent more over for Owen’s bucket.  I think we have enough candy to rot the teeth of an entire village.  We only went around the block and across the subdivision this year.  Then we came home so that Dawson could hand out candy to kids.  He had such a good time answering the door.  Owen was a quite startled with every ring of the doorbell, but I think he liked seeing the costumes just as much as the rest of us.

Check out my cute little goblins:

Halloween 2010

How was your Halloween?