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November 03, 2004
Cutest cutest cutest boy.
I just went upstairs to check on Gus.
The room is so dark that it takes a few seconds for your eyes to adjust and to figure out where the heck he is in the crib. Often I gingerly stick my hand in the crib, gently feeling around to find him. Tonight I had luck, I found him on my first pass. First I found his chest, which was lifting up and down, heavy with sleep. Then I found his head (I like to feel his ears to see if he's cold or not since blankets do NOT stay on the child. Ever.). Then I found the cutest thing ever. Gus had his arms wrapped around his sock elephant from Grandma Shirley. He sleeps with his sock monkey and sock elephant every night, and most often he's either sleeping ON them or they are in opposite corners, with Gus in the middle as referee.
OH MY GOD.
Elephant=GOP symbol
Elephant embraced=???
After the news of today, is it still cute?
Ah, the news of the day.
I felt sad. I was left wondering what would happen to all of the hope and energy and excitement that had been built up, all directed toward making a positive change.
And then I thought more about what happened. Our country is so divided, just as divided as it was in the last election. How do we go forward? I wanted to believe Bush when he said today that he would work to unite us, but I just didn't find his words sincere. I hope that changes for me because I really don't want to feel toxic about this administration for the next four years.
Posted by janna at November 3, 2004 09:35 PM