December 32nd

If you could add another day what would you do?
If we took all of the 31st out of the year, and put them all together, what would you do - -No Taxes, no work, a free week, what would you do?

This comes to my family as we were discussing how the year repeats itself, so come the next leap year, I will not celebrate February 28th, I will celebrate December 32nd or January -1st, don't know which one.

Cae

I'm Cae and I Approve This Message - Flashback Friday!

This week's prompt:

What are your memories of politics and the voting process when you were growing up? Did you parents vote regularly? What, if anything, did they teach you about voting? Did you ever go with your parent(s) when they voted? What type of voting system did your town use? What was the first election you remember voting in? Did you or your parents ever campaign for anyone? How does your parents' example/teaching influence your voting today?

Politics! Oh, how much I love them! DISCLAIMER: I cannot vote yet, but I am politically educated (sorry Linda for stating I'm that young!)

Okay, politics. My first major memory would be when Mom ran for 100th District State Rep in CT in 2000, I would campaign with her and we would walk and call and I would check if they were for, against, or undecided. I absolutely loved it! While Mom was campaigning, I met the governor of CT, we have a picture with him, somewhere in the house (I'll have to dig it up). From 2000 as I grew up with my family, everything was about politics, especially during November. I've grown up with two Republican parents, okay one Democrat because he though Mom was a dem, and have followed politics most of my life. I actually can't remember a time when I didn't follow politics. I would love voting with Mom & Dad, especially when CT still had the old voting machines, I loved them! Especially because I could pull the levers down and have them vote for the person they wanted, I also loved the little curtains, that was pretty awesome. Mom lost in 2000 by 1, 232 votes, but she ran a good race and I loved campaigning with her! In 2008 Mom ran again, this time for Tax Collector and was in town, she lost that election by 76 votes, and enjoyed running with her also. During the elections and the months following the election we would always talk about politics, and we still do. You'll hear at least once while at a meal with us something about politics, this morning it was about CT not having a governor, last night it was about the election and how it didn't end up the way we wanted it to. We're always talking about politics, and it's fun to always talk about politics. Just remember that 2026 the first female president will be elected

Cae for President 2026

I'm Cae and I approve this message

Why I Love Work

So while I was at work, I had a usual patron come in. This patron was in middle school and was in last week, finishing up a school report that was due the next day. After the report she came over to me and asked how the cookbook, which was for English. I said that it looked pretty good, and wished her luck. She said that she needed a really good grade on it, because she wasn't doing the best in the class. So back to the present day, when she came in I asked how her project went, she goes "Great actually Cae, I got an A- on it! Mom was happy and was all like 'Oh, great job! This is really awesome'. I didn't think I would get such a good grade on it!"

It was great to hear this, and it made my day, and it also made me realized why I enjoy work so much. It was just another glory of work and how much I love my patrons.

Cae ♥

Elections!

Here I am bloggers, writing to you with less than 5 hours of sleep. Why you ask? Well I kind of stayed up to watch the results for both the MA elections and the CT elections, since I had two friends running and I wanted to know who would be governor. Well both of my friend lost, one lost by 1500 votes, which is close and my other friend lost by only 261 votes, another close race. The governor in CT, well is still undecided courtesy of Bridgeprt and the secretary of state  - - - Who orders 2,000 ballots for a town that have over 64,000 registered voters?! Anyways, I'm still waiting to hear about the governor in CT, but here in MA some times people just can't think when they vote!!!!!!! Deval has been reelected (why, I don't know), Polito lost (why, I still don't know!), McKenna lost (why? Maybe because he was running against Coakley). The three positives that happened last night between 9pm - 12:30am was that Senator Brewer was reelected and Representative Smola won AND The sales tax on Alcohol was voted down (I do not drink yet)!!!!! Oh, and the Republicans have taken over the house*!!!!


*Side note: We could have taken the senate also, if Reid didn't win in Nevada!


Did your state election turn out the way you wanted it too?


Cae

Giving Thanks Day 2

2. I'm thankful for being an American Citizen.

Did you know that it can cost around $15,000 to become an American Citizen, yes you read that number right. $15,000, fifteen-thousand dollars to become an American Citizen. $15,000 can be a down payment on a house! I am so thankful for being born into this country, for being born into freedom, and having a voice and being able to use my voice.

Cae

Giving Thanks

I was reading Mocha With Linda and saw this blog post, and I said you know what! I'm going to give it a try! We, humans, need to be more thankful for what we have. Weather it's for people in your life (like S) or for special things (like Girl Scout Cookies) or maybe it's serious (like having a relationship with God). Anyways, if I'm thankful for it I'll put it up on my sidebar, right under the lovely picture that's above and I'll add something I'm thankful for every day of November. If you would like to do this yourself click here!

1. I'm thankful for books!

Cae

The Cardturner by Louis Sachar

The Cardturner by Louis Sachar, author of Holes, is about Alton, a teenage boy, who is forced to play bridge with his blind, dying, uncle in attempt to get Uncle Trapp Lester, to add his family into his will so all of Alton's family's money problems would disappear. Alton slowly starts to fall in love with the game of bridge while being Trapp's cardturner. Alton starts playing at home attempting to understand the game and become a better bridge player. When Trapp dies Alton doesn't let the game go, and neither does Trapp. Trapp and his first bridge play, Annabell channel there bridge experience through the children. Trapp talks to Alton, while Annabell talks to her granddaughter Toni. The Cardturner is wonderfully written and not only follow's Alton's life and how he's feeling, but also adds in a little bridge. This is a must read book for all genders, and I highly recommend it!

Cae