Conversation of this Afternoon

Matt: Get in the car everyone! We’re going to vote.

Gladys: Why are we getting in a boat?
Matt: We’re going to vvvote, not get in a boat.
Gladys, deeply disappointed: I’m too old to vote.
Elphine: You’re not too old to vote.
Alouicious: I don’t know how to vote.
Matt: Don’t worry, when the time comes, I’ll tell you Exactly How.

Now we’re hustling the children into bed so we can glue ourselves to the computer in preparation for a long cozy frustrated evening. Election night is one of my favorite nights of the year, only superseded by, um, well, I can’t think of anything. I LOVE Politics. Its so exciting!