Crazycanuck,
UNFORTUNATELY it is not the presidential election. In my state we have a senate race (very important) where the GOP guy is telling everyone that he will act like a democrat when he is elected even though he's in Bush's pocket... I am hoping that not too many people are fooled by this.

Notice to all, my parents are not showing up here either. The last photo i have of them together (and the first one too) is of them both at my christening. (I am not in the photo, can you imagine, they put me to bed during my own christening party!) They are cute and young and happy. I always wonder what went wrong.. well, not that much. I can watch my mother today with DH #5 or 6..
What is a normal family?

Yesterday after I posted here, I jumped on my bike and in the fog rode 2.5 miles down the hill (and up too) to Seward Park, a beautiful old growth peninsula right off seattle. (technically, it's IN seattle) THere I met my friend who has gotten some really strange malady which she believes was caused by her being vegan for too many years. It's an autoimmune thing. She lost strength in her hands and has never gotten it back. SHe's gone from gorgeous to skinny. SHe's having expensive treatments done, I hope it helps.
We walked aroundthe park 2.5 miles in the cold fog. She was freezing. I was feeling great thanks to the bike ride down. Then I went back home and on to 1000 other silly chores.

This morning, it's raining. But it's so early thanks to the change in time that it might have stopped raining by the time it gets light out.