We did our civic duty and stood in line for two and a half hours!

Well, what's been going on recently in our lives??? The biggest news is that Alli FINALLY has a tooth (I know this because I was bitten by it, and you can actually see it)! Alli is now saying "da-da." She started saying it on Chris' birthday. What could have been a better birthday present? We learned that Alli likes guava...and it stinks! Alli had her first Halloween...see pictures below. She was a cute tiger. I was sad that we only had 5 trick-or-treaters. What happened to the days of when kids went out trick-or-treating? Chris wasn't too sad though. He got all the leftover candy. Chris and I both turned 31. The tigers actually won a game...who would have thought? Now, we'll see what happens with the rest of the season. The question now is will we get 6 wins and be bowl eligible? My bet is no. Basketball season starts soon...maybe they'll actually do well. We had Fall Break Mon and Tues. It was nice to have some days off. I had lunch with an old friend, Kay, and her sweet daughter, Violet. It was a good time. I'm glad for Alli to have a little friend around her age, and for me to have an old friend back, who's also a new mom. Chris and I stood in line two and a half hours to vote...unfortunately, not the outcome we had hoped for, but I guess we can say our vote contributed to SC being red. I wasn't all that excited about McCain, but was/am anxious about Obama's experince. No matter who is going to the White House, they have some big shoes to fill, and they definitely have our prayers. We did our civic duty. Now we'll see over the next 4 years what the outcome will be. At least the Congress and House didn't both go to the democrats, so there will still be "checks and balances."