I became a single mom on Thanksgiving

Election day, it’s down to the wire

Read my post at BabyCenter.com about why Obama’s win means so much to me.
More blogging friends who joined in this conversation, please check them out:
Honey and Lance: I Canvassed for Barack Obama on Election Day
20-forty: Will Obama’s Victory Affect Attitudes Toward Interracial Dating?
Miss Polyamory: Barack Obama - The 44th US President
Very Smart Brothas: [...]

Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, and Halloween with two grandpas

This morning, I got to be Sarah Palin’s hair stylist.
Let me back up: Mae and I left the house an hour early to pop over to a neighbor’s, who was going as Tina Fey as Sarah Palin to work.
Before leaving, Mae and I watched a YouTube video about the best way to get a Sarah [...]

What my dad says this morning, by email

“I would love to get Mae a bike for her birthday. Is that her dream?
Love,
DAD
P.S. Re-read your book last night.”
Note to self: I’d better get my dad a new book to read.
Any suggestions? He loves to read memoirs.
Photo: Mae feeding her Grandpa some birthday cake.