Sniffle, sniffle

I think standing outside for over an hour yesterday in 50 degree weather did me in. I decided to vote early. I figured if I waited until Tuesday, that would be the day that Eric would need the car all day, and I wouldn't be able to get off post to vote. So I went to the county election office with 40 of my closest friends who also decided to do their patriotic duty. Unfortunately, there were only 20 seats inside the office, so the rest of us were outside.

I get there, I go inside to sign in on a yellow tablet and fill out a one sheet affidavit. Then outside to wait. Five minutes later they call my name. Cool, I think to myself, I'm on the fast track. Must be the only one in the crowd who requested a republican ballet, so they're getting to me first. Nope, I filled out my paperwork as Melissa Cryer, not Melissa D. Cryer. They called me in to put a D in 4 places. Sigh.... Anyway, an hour later, I finally got to vote. Only 5 machines in the back, which is why the wait was so long. I've never voted touch-screen before.

But this morning I'm not feeling so good. Actually, this whole week I've been feeling run down. I guess all the stress has caught up with me.

Monday was good. I had bought 2 bookshelves for my 'sewing' room - aka the dining room. I got them assembled and most of MY books on the shelves. I was pretty proud of myself. Then I went out into the storage room to look through some other boxes. When I opened a box marked "Christmas", I found it was totally filed with more of my sewing stuff. Sheesh. I had no idea that I had so many quilting books! In the old place, I had stuff stored in 2 different places. Here it's all in one room, and IT'S OVER TAKING THE WORLD!!! Eric has the same reaction with all his military gear and his radios, so I don't feel so bad.

But the downside of messing with the bookshelves and the books is that my back finally gave out. Spent most of Tuesday on the couch with a heating pad. Did take Nathan to Wallyworld that afternoon to look for a halloween costume. He still says that he's not wearing it for trick or treating, but his class does have a party on Friday that he wants to wear it to.

He picked out Batman. Black body suit with a fake enhanced chest. It was supposed to come with a belt, a cape and a mask. Unfortunately, since we basically waited until the last moment, none of the remaining costumes actually had any of the accoutrement's. Luckily, he has a cape that he got at Six Flags this summer. I also let him buy some batman gloves. He thinks those are the best part. So we get home, and he immediately stripes down to try on his new costume. Not the body suit, mind you, but the gloves. So imagine him in scooby doo under-roos and black gloves that almost reach his elbows, striking a heroic pose. He kept asking us if we thought he looked cool. Another challenge as parents is to not fall out of your chair laughing at your child and hurt his feelings.