Today

Today is a monumental day. For a few reasons.

First of all, and probably the most expected reason, we have a new president-elect. The first African American president. I’m not a big political person – I actually despise discussing politics, but watching that coverage last night when they projected that Obama would win about made me sick. Really. An overwhelming feeling of heaviness came over my entire body and I felt sick to my stomach. I was surprised by my reaction, but that’s what it was.

I actually like Obama okay as a person, not that I know him personally or have done much research about him, but the way he presented himself during the debates was much more pleasing to me than McCain’s presentation. What a creepy old man. And he was a little childish and quick to slander. Obama seemed to keep his cool and stick to the facts. BUT that doesn’t mean I liked his facts. I’m scared to death of his plan. “Spread the wealth?” Seriously? Spread my wealth (ha) to others who haven’t earned a thing? Anyway, not getting into that. I just wanted to point out number 1 reason for today’s monumentalness.

Second, Bennett is up to about 15 steps or so walking! And the only reason he only takes 15 steps is because that’s how far apart me and Josh, or me and Daddy, or whoever and whoever are. But he’s not quite to the point that he’ll just take off and walk into the kitchen from the living room. He is SO not afraid to let go and go, though. He’s too confident for his own good, actually. You’ll hold his hand and most the time he’ll try to get you to let go of him before he even has his balance. He wants nothing more than to walk.

Lastly, and this just warms my heart. Don’t get me wrong, I am the proudest mother of them all to see my boy starting to walk and nothing makes me happier than to see that big ol’ smile headed towards me before he collapses into my arms, but the way new sheet rock looks in a once run down rat’s nest of a house just makes me beam. The sheet rock went up yesterday in our money pit!!! It is so beautiful! They are mudding it today, will sand it tomorrow or the next day, and we’ll be ready to paint either this weekend or Monday! HALLELUJIAH!

Okay, so we’ll be ready for paint, but we won’t paint yet. There is still lots to do before that step, but still. To be to this point is a dream come true. I thought we’d never get here. I was going to post some pictures of the unfinished sheet rock, but I thought I’d wait until it’s all smoothed out and finished. YEA!

I know I already said, “lastly,” but can I just add that gas at the Race Trac down the street is $2.05?

Ohhh (with a sigh), I don’t know what our future holds, and it is a scary thought that the Democrats are going to be in control of it, but for today I feel good.