Tuesday, June 26, 2012

"I Foted!"



When Ashley ("Jonesy") was about three years old, she went with her daddy to the polling location and "helped" him fill out his ballot.  She was so excited to get that sticker, and proudly told everyone that she "foted." As a little girl who couldn't pronounce her r's, it sounded like she was unashamedly owning up to passing gas.  We all got a chuckle out of it, and subsequently tucked her word seamlessly into our family's vocabulary.  Today, Steve and I were sitting on the couch watching t.v. when a news blurb came on about the low voter turn out.  We looked at each other,  put on our shoes and raced down to City Hall and literally walked through the doors at 7:59 p.m. to exercise one of our precious rights as citizens of this great country.  WE FOTED!  In the hallowed words of our brother-in-law, Treion...."I LOVE AMERICA!"