First, the Politics…
I did get to vote yesterday.  I went about 10:30 and was driving out by 11:30.  Not bad at all!

I sort of guessed that Obama would win.  I refuse to spend the day in discouragement and sadness because I did my part.  And our country will not tank completely (we did survive 8 years of Clinton, after all!).  But we now bear a huge responsibility to pray for our country even more because Eric was right when he noted yesterday that fiscal liberalism comes and goes because it isn’t sustainable.  So it will always shift back to fiscal conservatism eventually.  But moral conservatism, once lost, is much harder to get back. 

An interesting thought occured to me yesterday in the shower.  I was thinking about voting.  I am called, as an American citizen, to vote, to participate.  I am not called to control outcomes.  So all I must do is know where I stand and cast my ballot when the opportunity is given.  And suddenly it struck me how much prayer is like that, too.  I am, as a Christian, called to pray, but I am not responsible for the outcomes of the situations about which I pray.  God wants me to come and talk to him about my needs and opinions and worries, but then leave the final results up to Him.  I haven’t totally finished thinking this one through, but it was interesting to consider…

And on to the Non-Politics…

I went to Babies r Us yesterday because they were having a big sale.  I think I now have enough clothes to survive most of a week with two babies without having to do laundry.  That will be very good, I think!  I did realize later that I bought the wrong size of socks, so I’ll need to remedy that issue.  But I think I have time for that…

Today will be much more weighted to sitting.  I’ve been on my feet too much the last couple of days.  My feet and legs need the rest.

My parents came up last night.  They joined us for dinner: we provided the food, they brought the funny stories.  Then my mom cleared the table while I set up the ironing board.  Then she ironed the dust ruffles for the cribs while I loaded the dishwasher.  Then we both went upstairs and put the cribs together with all the bedding.  I am SO glad she came up to help me with that, too.  It was a much bigger job than I could have easily done by myself (we ended up having to move the cribs to work around them), and having her help made it go much smoother and faster!  My mom is the best!

So now the nursery is almost totally ready for babies.  We still need a chair, and the rest of the items need to be stored somewhere or hung up, etc.  But if they came tomorrow, we’d be in good shape, I think!  Woo hoo!

For the most recent pictures of my belly and baby stuff, check out this link.  Then click on the Babies album.  I hope it works for you!

Happy Wednesday…