Busy

I've been so busy lately. The kinda busy where you feel like you're doing so many things but nothing is getting accomplished. Friday, Mandy came over and we made some stuff for the Christmas show next weekend. Saturday was Cole's 4th b-day party, and then Sunday we had an ornament party.

Cole's birthday is really tomorrow but Saturday worked better for the festivities. He had an awesome Star Wars cake and got lots-o-toys. We got him a kids digital camera and a preschool learning laptop type thing. It looks a lot like my laptop, and has a full keyboard and mouse attached. Last night he asked me if I wanted him to work with me. (because I was sitting on the couch with my laptop working on freelance) and I told him yes. and he then he says "Okay, I guess I'll work with you" and grabbed his computer and sat next to me. He was mad because his computer makes lots of noises and mine doesn't :)

In other news...
I'm working the polls tomorrow on Election Day. I'm the "Judge" which means I have to set the voting machine before each person votes, give them an over view on how to use an electronic voting machine (if needed), and at the end of the day print out the tallies from the machines. The only downside to all of this is being there by 5 a.m. which is rough for me. I'm a night owl.
Here's some rules... no one can be in the voting room with campaign stuff in plain site. Tshirts have to be covered, hats taken off. Buttons removed. And the words republican or democrat cannot be spoken. at all. So when I ask/tell the voter "If you would like to vote a straight ticket" I must say "the choices are on the left" or if someone says "I want to vote Democrat" then all I can say is "the straight ticket choices are on the left".

I'll be paid $95 for the day and includes two meals/refreshments.
All I got to say is, it's better inside, than outside in the rain/cold passing out pencils and cards. I was doing that last year and it was a LOOONNGG day.