The day after

Super Tuesday is over. No real surprises on the Democrat side. On the Republican side it looks like the Huckster is still in it.

Yes We Can - Barack Obama Music Video

Vote!

“The life of a tall, gangly, self-made Springfield lawyer tells us that a different future is possible. He tells us that there is power in words. He tells us that there is power in conviction. That beneath all the differences of race and region, faith and station, we are one people. He tells us that there is power in hope.”

Barack Obama

On this the eve of Super Tuesday I am excited. Excited that tomorrow I will vote for a man that inspires me, a man that encouraged us to be audacious enough to hope.

Tomorrow's election, while exciting that I finally will get to cast my vote for Senator Obama, is somewhat bittersweet for me. Since I have been able to vote in Jasper County, I have always walked into my polling place feeling somewhat special and entitled (I probably should not have felt that way, but I did), for you see, I am the County Clerk's daughter. My father has been the Jasper County Clerk for the past 22 years and this will be his last election. My Dad has decided to retire from public office.

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Even if I did not tell him or show him, words cannot express how proud I am of him and the work he has done for the County of Jasper. I would guess that much more than the majority of people will never know all of the wonderful things that he has done for our county.

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Tomorrow I will go to St. Thomas to vote. It will be nice to see Valena and Ronnie. Hopefully Mr. Thompson will be there as well-I love it when I get to see him. But tomorrow will be hard, for it will be the last day I walk into my polling place as the County Clerk's daughter.

JUNO

I saw the movie JUNO this weekend. I don't think I have the words that could give this movie the credit it deserves. It is smart, funny, and touching. It was one of the best movies I have ever seen.

CONGRATS!

After weeks of speculation on my part, Jill Bierman finally confirmed this morning that she is with child!

The Bierman's are having a baby! Mrs. Bierman is pregnant!

Congrats Bierman Family!

Saturday afternoon Jack and Cliff went outside to play in the snow and make Jack that snowman he had been waiting so long for. We gave the snowman a Wiggles party hat left over from Jack's birthday and used the frozen mini carrots I found in my freezer as eyes and nose.

polls are closed

The votes are in and out of 40 votes, 31 of you have thrown a pan away because burnt food was stuck to it.

What shocks me is that 9 out of 40 have NOT thrown a pan away! What do you think-9 male voters?

My guess, 8 male voters and Martha Stewart. I am pretty sure she reads my blog.

Lesson learned during the snowfall----

CROCS do not make good snowshoes.

It took me three wet pairs of socks, four falls in the snow, and two muddy pairs of CROCS waiting to be cleaned on my front porch to learn that CROCS should not be your go to show when playing in the snow, walking in the snow, or going anywhere outside when there is snow or a large amount of moisture that may lead to mud.

CARDSHARKS

In preperation for next weekends annual Farley Euchere tournament I went over to Rebekah and Jeremy's house last night to play some cards.

Rebekah and I took on Amanda Zumbahlen and Jeremy.




Can you guess who the winning team was?

OF course it was the Diel Sister team!

Hank and Chad look out!! We are coming to get you!

SNOWDAY!!!!

Jack has his first snowday!

Preschool is cancelled tomorrow.

Hopefully the snow will stop long enough for him to go outside and make that snowman that he has been talking about for so long.

Now I just have to figure out how I make frozen sliced carrots into a "snowman carrot nose".