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Okay, my post on Tuesday was a little weird. But I cannot
stand to see people hurting in our Country and not receive the help that they
need. I am off my soapbox.
Instead, allow me to explain my sometimes here sometimes no
attitude towards blogging lately. I took it upon myself to run for the local
School Board and I had no idea just how much time it would take from my regular
routine. It was a three month blur of talking, meeting, talking, smiling,
listening, talking and making sure people knew not only who I was, but what my
platform would be.
I did this because a one income family does not have extra
cash to spend on a campaign. Besides, nothing makes me more irritated than to
hear the National Candidates’ spent over a billion on their campaigns. I don’t
want to buy your vote, I wan to talk to you, tell you my ideas, hear your
concerns and then let you know that if elected, I am going to work hard for our
students.
My approach worked. Despite not having a committee to back
me, yard signs to plunk strategically down the most driven streets and no
experience in the position I was running for … over 2,500 people in the
community voted for me. Guess a reputation can make a difference in an unknown candidate.
Because to tell you the truth, I bet there are more kids in town that know who
I am than adults. I volunteer quite a bit, and make it a priority to give each
kid my undivided attention so they know I am there for them. Not me. Not anyone
else. I am there for the kids.
The election ran so well for me, that at the end of the
first count I was one vote ahead to gain a seat on the Board. One Vote! If that
is not democracy, I don’t know what is. And if you think to yourself, “my vote
does not really matter,” well this is key evidence that it does!
Now we move onto counting all the absentee and provisional
ballots which could be finished soon, but could take as long as December 4th
to determine who the Board member will be officially. In the last update on the
County Recorders Office it said I was behind my opponent by 30 votes. That is
still a very small margin, so more waiting will follow.
So, yes, now I know how Bush and Gore felt in 2000. I now
know what a long wait means. I now know what I could have done differently and
what I did right. Either way, I am thrilled that so many believed in me and
chose to give me a chance in this election.
But this is a blog about adoption, and it is National
Adoption Month so I SHOULD be writing about that topic, not an election that
for some is now history. I want to write, but just cannot keep my mind off of
the future here and now. I have tried, but have failed to write coherently what
I want to convey. SO instead of babbling on, I will leave you today with this
post from NAM
two years ago. It is a post that will provoke thoughts, perhaps some anger but
mostly I hope it brings some deep contemplating about what you can take from my
words.
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