The little old ladies who run one of our town’s political parties nominated me for Justice of the Peace at their meeting. They got their wires crossed and none of them ever notified me.

I went to vote (I think it was 2 years ago) and there was my name on the ballot! I let out a gasp which made our Town Clerk roll her eyes…she had asked those ladies if they were sure they had contacted me!

I couldn’t believe it. Didn’t I just look like some out of town upstart? I did not want to be classified as a homeschool mom of 6 young children with any ambition outside the home!

I didn’t even vote for myself, but my silly husband did. He thought it was a riot. Sure, I am busy enough, just justifying peace in my own living room!

Luckily, I lost. How embarrassing! To undo any misconceptions, I sent a note to another little lady who writes our town newspaper column, describing the misunderstanding. (The nice ladies did apologize to me for the mix-up, but it wasn't necessary.) 

It makes a great story, and we still love to bring it up and laugh about “the time Mommy was on the ballot.” Hahaha   It really is funny (anyone who knows me knows how ludicrous the idea of my being in politics is. Let’s just say my husband is the diplomatic one, not me.)