Oops

Guess who's not rocking the vote this year? That would be me, shirking my civic duty. I missed new voter registration. It closed this Tuesday. Oops! You see, to vote I would have had to get my driver's license changed to reflect my new state. And to do that I would have had to take the written test. And to do that I would have had to read the little booklet of driving laws. And I was too lazy. Shame on me! I was just getting all geared up to do it, though, when I heard that registration was closed. And I'm pretty sure it's too late to get an absentee ballot from Michigan, so I'm out of luck. I'm trying to console myself by saying that I was completely undecided on who to vote for, and that the debates didn't make things any clearer for me. But I am bummed. I won't get my cool "I voted" sticker and my kids will probably notice. One or two of them always went with me to vote.

Another oops goes to the BYU Cougars, who stunk it up tonight against TCU. I watched the first half, but am now blogging because I can't stand to watch them play so poorly. I hope they can recover enough of their season to get a good bowl bid! I'm still a fan!

And last but not least, Hayden said something funny a few days ago. He was talking about how everyone in our family needs a "food" name. He's Pea, Jillian's The Bean, Kara is Asparagus, and so Kyle and I need a name too. He told me I could pick mine (I'm still thinking about it), but that Kyle should be known as "Kyle Baloney." I thought that was quite appropriate. Hee hee.

We're off to go apple picking and pumpkin choosing this weekend. I'm hoping we stumble upon some fresh donuts and cider. They were plentiful in Michigan, but I haven't heard of any here. Here is a picture of the kids four years ago at the pumpkin patch. Look how blond Hayden was!

Amy

Oh, and in case you were wondering I had a perfectly normal conversation with that same woman the other day. All of your kind comments and advice must have helped.