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Last night I "had"  to be away from home due to a rehearsal responsibility I had to some fellow singers, and even though I previously, in writing, requested not to be rehearsing from 7 - 930 PM Election night, I was told I would not be "off the hook."   Okay, so I honored my commitment.  I left my kids at home, even though they were so sad knowing how personally important this night would be to me. And I went into rehearsal.  But, once I got there -- still,  all I heard from people running the rehearsal were dismissive comments about our missing the election results -- such as "Oh, well I'd rather be with my friends singing than just watching TV.   I can watch it later on TV, anyway."  What?!   Sorry, but that's offensive to me.   I have spent a great deal of time and energy working so hard to do what I could to help get Obama elected, local Democrats into office, and -- this is what really strikes me as unfair -- I've done so much to prevent P...

The day began on a happy note, and the children's sincere enthusiasm for this historic election day had my spirits high..., but then , after I dropped them off I began what I can only describe as a creepy ride home on Election Day, in Los Alamitos, CA. Then, I started noticing the signs...Which I think were actually pranks, but only showed up now. I don't know who "B.A.M.S.M.A.S.H." is, but they managed to plaster the area this morning with some bizarro signs. Later, I passed a Prop 8 Rally where the demonstrators were people happy to show their colors -- until, that is, I pulled out my camera...then they hid behind their signs. Pretty funny, actually. See for yourself the kind of signs I saw today on the way home from dropping my kids at school. I don't even get some of these signs...

From the moment we woke up... ( "Mom! Today we decide who our President will be! " ) ...To dressing for school in celebration of our right to vote. ...To the kids at Juliet's middle school, all clearly as happy as we grown-ups are to see that it's finally ELECTION DAY, at last! The excitement -- everywhere-- is infectious. Some photos of this early morning's events...

First, there was the general excitement at our house about this historic day as we left home to go to school. Turns out my oldest daughter's middle school is having their own election today. She and my youngest daughter showed off their pro-Obama Biden duds for the camera! The kids at school were very excited, today, as well, as you can see by their election day signs and T-shirts.

So, according to "a very, very good friend" of mine, not all marriages are in agreement as to how far one should go to fight for their beliefs. Take, for example, the subject of Yard Signs. Or rather, the removal (?) of them. Is this act always officially considered to be "foul play?" Even if the yard signs are mean lies? Well, this was the subject of some debate for a "good friend" of mine last night. According to my good friend, here's how her day went yesterday, on this very important final Sunday prior to the all important Election Tuesday. At the encouragement of her family, my "friend," (let's call her "Emily") spent the afternoon at a rally for Debbie Cook (running for Congress in her area) and then she came home and did some online work blogging for her, after going door to door in her district handing out fliers where registered Democrats could find their polling spot... Then, later on, post sunset, with her two...

no need for this now...

  SUNDAY NOVEMBER 2, 2008 -- Some photos I took today at  the local Progressive Democrats For America rally for   Debbie Cook For Congress ,   in Huntington Beach, CA Today is the Sunday before election day.  Just two days to go. I've already voted.  I have been blogging for Obama and to support voting No on Prop 8.  However, due to having had a cold for a while, so I haven't been to a rally for a long time. Luckily for me, there actually was one near my house today. This one was for Debbie Cook, our Huntington Beach, CA mayor who is currently trying to unseat Dana Rohrabacher for Congress.   This may sound easy given the support for Obama and other Democrats lately, but here in Orange County, a largely very red population , this will not be an easy victory.  In fact, she may lose if every one of us doesn't do everything we can to help her win Tuesday.   So, I went to the Progressive Democrats For America Rally for Debbie Cook ... Get Out The Vote Rally and neighborhood ...