Yeah, it’s about peer pressure
Between you and me, I probably wouldn’t have gone to Obama headquarters if Kristen hadn’t signed us all up. I mean, I’m busy. My husband just started a new job. I have these deadlines and yesterday was a lousy day of errands and missed messages and phone interviews and general exhaustion. Who could blame me, right? But Kristen, darn her, is a joiner and I knew she’d be understanding in that Kristen way of hers but I also knew she’d be disappointed in me if I didn’t join them so hell, I went.
It was me and Kristen and Abby, of course, because apparently we can’t exist without proximity to each other several times a week (I am not kidding when I tell you we are all now cyling more or less together. I know. We’re ridiculous). And we made our big kids go because now that they’ve seen Obama in person (in a crowd, sure, but still in person) they are big fans.
I am phone-phobic and did my share of phoning random strangers this week anyway what with these damn interviews so I happily did data entry. I type fast, my friends, speedy speedy so I cranked out the voter and volunteer registration forms. Abby and Kristen, harboring no fear of phones, went ahead and called total strangers to ask them political questions. I know! They’re brave! And the kids made signs. Lots of signs. And chattered. And were happy.
(Noah’s favorite sign he made said, “Obama is another word for hope.” Couldn’t you just smooch him?)
Then today Madison and I hung up flyers in our windows from the literature table. We like seeing Michelle smiling at us when we drive up to our house.
We’re doing it again next Thursday. Want to join us? Have elementary-aged kids who want to color? Hit one of us up and we’ll tell you where and when to meet up with us!
*whining* Thuuurrsdays are soccer practice nights. (But Mondays are childbirth ed class nights, Tues/Weds. could be seeing client nights) Oh, the whirl of gaiety.
But keep me in the loop. I’ll sledgehammer a space in the schedule sometime.
i’ll totally go. of course, i’ll miss knitting, but it’s for a good cause. maybe i’ll bring fisher. he’s good at coloring, and he keeps asking, “who is obama again??”
I was going to go make calls again on Tuesday, but Mr. A has to go out of town for work. If he will be home on weds or thurs, I am going to try to go again, so maybe I will see you there.