Election Day 2024

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 Hello!


Today is election day 2024 and we've got Harris/Walz vs. Trump/Vance it will definitely be a historic election and we are both checking the news regularly and avoiding updates simultaneously. Grant showed me a cartoon from I think either the NYT or WSJ that will likely be the cartoon of the year and it depicts a dad voting and his daughter behind him asking "who are you voting for dad?" and he responds "You". I tear up just thinking about this cartoon because it is so relevant for us as a family. 

We will show up, we will advocate, and we will keep doing it for our entire lives. Not because we will "win" because there is no winning. There is just continuing, to paraphrase Steve Irwin, to run up the football.

On a lighter note, we made our sausage gravy with vegan chorizo and oatmilk last night and it was AMAZING!!!
Next time we'll add a light green salad on the side but it was perfect. 

This morning it was Ina Garten's gruyere omelets and toast with Grant before he signed in for a work from home day and then a nice hike at a nearby trail.

It was so great to spend this time together and, even though there were a couple of rough moments when the kids got a little overwhelmed, it was the perfect start to the morning. 









That's all for today, now to watch the news... a lot.

💛 Jess




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