Month of Thanks

I have taken the challenge to post something that I am thankful for every day of November...I have done this on Facebook and it has been a blast.  I try to come up with something unique every day to be thankful and not just the normal things.  Don't get me wrong, I am very thankful for the normal stuff, but it makes it more fun to think of crazy things to be thankful for.  Today I am thankful for getting to sleep on Batman sheets last night.  I love Batman and getting a great nights sleep on them was pretty amazing.  It has been great thinking of all the way the Lord has blessed my life.  I sometimes focus on what I don't have, but then I miss out on all the amazing things I do.  If you have never tried this in November, or any other month...give it a shot.  You never know, it could change your life.

Election 2012

So on Tuesday, Nov 6, 2012...I finally did something I have tried to do for the last two elections.... VOTE.  I know, I'm a history teacher how could I have never voted?  I have ok excuses, but non that really mean anything, mainly I didn't care in the last election.  This year, even though I again did not have strong feelings for the people running for president I did have a decent opinion for my Representative in Congress.  One person running wanted to pretty much get rid of the Department of Education, as a teacher that scared me.  So I mainly voted for that reason, and the person I wanted won.

What scares me is the reaction people have had over the outcome of the election.  I understand that I live in a very Republican state, so most of the state was disappointed in the outcome of the election.  But I heard all kinds of statements from my students that shocked me.  I know they only said it because they heard it at home.  I had to explain to several students that even if Romney had won that President Obama, would still be president until Jan.  They were in total shock...and were still planning on moving to Canada.  Others were bragging that Obama won, then I would ask them why they liked Obama and they couldn't come up with anything real.  Sometimes I worry about our future.