hope

lately our house is full of election talk. at the breakfast table while we read the paper, all throughout the day as we relate new things we heard on the radio and with pretty much anyone who enters our home. bee is soaking it all up and we have to be careful about how we talk about things. she knows where we stand but we are also trying (as hard as it sometimes is) to let her know that we have our choice, but others have theirs, and that is ok. 

she is full of questions ranging from why presidents wear ties to what a president does. earlier this week bee was quizzing me about the latter. i gave her a nice, age appropriate speech about how the president helps people and makes sure that things are nice in our country. she then asked why we want barack obama to be president. i told her that he would make sure that everyone would have a nice home to live in, a good school to go to, a good job and that he would make sure to take care of the environment. bee thought about it for a minute and then said, "well, i wish that my ceiling could be lower so that i could touch it." i laughed and said, "well, when barack obama is president, anything will be possible!"

but seriously, i am bursting with joy to be a parent during this historic time. things are going to be good, i can feel it!