Posted in Family Life

... and my fingers can't spell tonight anyway. My backspace key is getting quite the workout.

So just a few notes:

I got another "so good to see you again" at the Republican booth tonight, this time from the undersheriff who acted as the PCO of my neighborhood last spring when the one in that position was down with a brain tumor. (She's completely healed, BTW, and has a wonderful testimony, but that's why I ran for the position.)

My mom and sister joined me in judging 4H demonstrations tonight. We only had three, but tomorrow's lineup looks more in the way of twelve. At least we'll be sheltered from the 104-degree heat by a newly AC'd building. I love this job, and having my mom and sis with me makes it even more fun.

Mom, Dad, Sis and I spent way too much time giggling with our chiropractor in the commercial booth too. To keep themselves busy, he and the staff have taken to dropping quarters in the path and betting on who will pick them up. Tonight we upped the ante -- literally. We had been watching for who would pick up the nickel (the food booth I stopped at didn't have quarters, and we were trying to mock the chiropractor, so we went with what we had). Then my sis dug out an old Starbucks card with only a dollar on it (she's not a coffee drinker obviously -- I would have had an empty one in my wallet!) and tossed it in the path. We then each claimed an age/gender combo that we thought would pick it up, and tossed in a quarter for the pool. His insurance expert won a few minutes later, so she got the dollar-fifty. But then we had to do it again, but back to the quarter -- people actually pick those up quicker than a card for some strange reason. We'll check in when we get there in the morning to find out who won. Too funny!

Anyway, not too much wisdom or humor elsewhere in my life today. Just trying to get everything done and stay cool at the same time. Much easier to do when you stay inside with the AC on, but then the animals get a little upset, and chores don't get done, and stuff doesn't get mailed. Yeah. So, goodnight, sleep .... uh .... cool. Yeah.