genius.

I love to vote.  I have rarely missed voting in an election.  Even when I was a million months pregnant I voted early at the Clerk's Office.  I remember because everyone was freaking out and acting like my baby's head was already dangling out of my vag.  No, no it wasn't.  Not even close.

Voting with a kid is a little um, let's say, less fun.  Or maybe it's just voting with my kid that is less fun.  Goddamn that boy is nosy.  "Whatcha doing?" "Voting? What's that?" "Who's the lady you're voting for?" "What's that guy doing over there?" "Can I see his ballot?" and on and on and on.  Most of these questions I answer numerous times, usually beginning in the car on the way to the polling place.  The little old lady/man precinct workers are all enamored with Henry and isn't he cute and oh he asks such good questions.  In my head I'm all why the fuck won't he stop talking and I'm trying to vote here and why does he hate civic duties so much and my god boy please be quiet.  Mostly the please be quiet part is because when he rambles on and on like that he eventually starts talking about his wenis, butt crack, poop, pee, and Jesus Christ, which are pretty much the things that make me blush and try to make him stop talking and he just yells them more loudly.

Tuesday is going to be a great day.  Today I am working on Henry's own ballot.  Before I vote I will present him with his ballot and a marker with which to indicate his choices and we will both vote in peace and quiet.  When we are done those precinct workers will present us both with I Voted stickers and it will be a great day in God bless America. 

Actually, they won't present us with stickers.  Our poll workers are usually pretty lazy and just leave a bunch of them laying on a table and we have to pick them up ourselves.  I just realized the sticker won't really be an incentive for him to vote because he always gets a sticker anyway.  My very cool picture ballot is going to be incentive enough.  At least that's what I'm telling myself...

Right now I have to go find a sample ballot so I know exactly how I will vote before I go so it only takes 30 seconds once I'm there.  Just in case.