Oh, Mama! It's Obama! And other election results....

Last night was weird. I didn't really care for Obama or McCain but as I watched Obama win, I just felt kind of nervous. And I was hoping that all those people cheering for him weren't being deceived but that he really will bring good change to our country. I was reading an interview with him and his wife in Parents magazine (thanks Emma & Leah!) and they seemed like really great parents with good values who are trying to teach their daughters to be respectful citizens. I hope he brings that to the White House. I do have to admit that it's pretty cool that the next President will be African-American.

It's also pretty cool that it looks like Proposition 8 will pass, keeping marriage between a man and a woman! I've read that there are still millions of absentee ballots to count and problems arose while counting San Francisco ballots. Some news stations are reporting that it will be a couple of days before anything can be determined for sure. However, msnbc.com says 98% of precincts are reporting and it's 52% for Prop 8 and 48% against. It will be awesome if it really does pass!

My vote also goes out to Jenna as the cutest, funniest little girl. Oh wait, she ran uncontested! Hehe! Today we heard an airplane in the sky and she pointed to it and yelled, "AH-PAY!" When I asked her where the airplane was going she said, "Hi-o." I asked, "Who lives in Ohio?" And she replied, "Sydney! Macey! Sydney!" We've started babysitting a little baby in our ward whose mom is taking an English class at the junior college. She is from South America and doesn't speak much English so she's trying to learn (what a good example she is!) Jenna loves the baby and when he cries she says, "Ohhhh baby. Sad." And does this fake little crying face. It's so funny! She also loves to "cook." A few days ago she set up a very elaborate kitchen on the bench outside and was lifting the lids to her cookware and declaring it "hot." She's been doing this for a while but that day she got a little more creative with her ingredients which included leaves and a little bit of dirt. And yes, she is only wearing a shirt and crocs because that day she refused to wear a diaper or big girl undies! And yes, I cleaned up potty about 10 times that day. Story of my life these days..... cleaning up potty and getting songs like, "If you can read a-y AY! then you can read way and pay and can you can read ray and tray and you can read AY! C'mon give it a try all you need is a little a-y!" stuck in my head.