last one out
I managed to vote today. This might seem like a "big whoop" moment for most of you...but it was pretty hard getting there. I voted provisional ballot, and there's a chance that it may not even be counted.
They closed precinct 4-E tonight at 7:57 as I walked out the doors. I was officially the last person to vote in the Grace United Methodist church at "The Wedge".
Gina was running errands so the kids were all mine. Roman & Syd got an amazing 2 course meal of Mac & Cheese followed up with apples. Cass sucked down a can of spaghetti-O's (which should be in their own category of the food pyramid). Roman and I hammered out his homework (counting by 5's, 10's, 2's and 3's) and we drew sea creatures. When I realized how late it was, I drop kicked the kids over to Joe & Amy's house while I broke all speed limit laws to get in before the cutoff.
This is all pales in comparison to the hours people wait in line to vote. To the veterans who have fought to keep us voting. To the patriots who serve in government offices all over the country. And it certainly pales in comparison to the Board of Elections staff who deal with more stress than I'll ever know.
It's a huge need for me to vote. It isn't like I'm a super patriotic person... but I feel like we're legitimizing those who have worked so hard to give us that freedom. And it all boils down to something that makes me feel safe.
I managed to vote today.
They closed precinct 4-E tonight at 7:57 as I walked out the doors. I was officially the last person to vote in the Grace United Methodist church at "The Wedge".
Gina was running errands so the kids were all mine. Roman & Syd got an amazing 2 course meal of Mac & Cheese followed up with apples. Cass sucked down a can of spaghetti-O's (which should be in their own category of the food pyramid). Roman and I hammered out his homework (counting by 5's, 10's, 2's and 3's) and we drew sea creatures. When I realized how late it was, I drop kicked the kids over to Joe & Amy's house while I broke all speed limit laws to get in before the cutoff.
This is all pales in comparison to the hours people wait in line to vote. To the veterans who have fought to keep us voting. To the patriots who serve in government offices all over the country. And it certainly pales in comparison to the Board of Elections staff who deal with more stress than I'll ever know.
It's a huge need for me to vote. It isn't like I'm a super patriotic person... but I feel like we're legitimizing those who have worked so hard to give us that freedom. And it all boils down to something that makes me feel safe.
I managed to vote today.
posted by neilgreathouse | 9:14 PM
1 Comments:
it was the first thing i did yesterday. there are these 800 year old ladies who volunteer at the church lorin and i vote at, and they get a huge kick out of the fact that we have the same name. one of them was attached to an oxygen machine and was laughing so hard, i thought i was going to witness her demise.
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