Well, there's no denying it. I'm disappointed with the results of the election. Sick feeling, actually. Nothing to do but trust ourselves to the hand of a sovereign, just and merciful God. That's a good place to be.
With all the bad news this evening, it's almost hard to remember that there was a hopeful, enjoyable day that preceded it. But it was a fun day and I'm going to share a little about it.
The younger kids and I took the day off and went on a field trip with Ryan. He took us up to Portland to a studio to watch an Intel marketing video being shot. It was fun to watch the dancer perform on a giant green screen and observe the production process. My 3 year old would observe and then mimic the dance moves. I half expected them to halt everything and thrust HIM into the spot light. I'm sure we'll be getting a call any day now.
We also got to partake in all the food they had on the set, which meant we finally got to try Portland's famous Voodoo Doughnuts. Free! Woohoo! And there was lots of pizza too. The kids were very happy.
It's always a mixture of awkwardness and discomfort for me when my husband brings us along for work related stuff. You are thrust into a room of artsy, hip, Portlanders doing their thing and are introduced as a stay-at-home-homeschooling-mom. Oh, and you have 3 of your 5 kids in tow too. You are pretty much a new species to them.
But you have your cute 3 year old with you and he is always a big hit, so you take a deep breath, smile and try not to do anything to confirm their preconceived ideas. I have to say that they were very friendly and gracious to us. We also took a nice walk through the leaves and enjoyed the break from the rainy weather. Overall, a good time.
After a stop by the mall for Legos, smelly soap and shoes, we headed back to our little corner to make dinner and watch election results. I do wish it had been a better outcome. But I know that God who blessed us with good today will undoubtedly bless us tomorrow too. His steadfast love never ceases, His mercies never come to an end. They are new every morning.
I always feel the same way! (About not doing anything to confirm their preconceived notions... ) One time Cliff and I went to a wedding that was full of the hip, trendy, ultra rich, politician, yuppy crowd. We did our best to mingle, but I had to chuckle a little when one guy started asking me all kinds of questions. After EACH one, (homeschool, adoption, stay at home mom, letting my nursing license expire, 4 kids... etc.) he said, "Huh!" with a very puzzled look on his face. I blew his mind or at least his feeling of "reality". :)
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great field trip! If they ever actually do stuff like that without needing "connections," let me know!