Sunday, November 5, 2017

Door to Door


I haven't been part of a door to door movement since I was a Girl Scout peddling cookies.  Something many people don't mind you coming to their door about.

Yesterday the Indivisible group my husband and I belong to, Franklin Action Network (F.A.N.), held our first door to door voter registration drive.  We went door to door asking people if they are registered to vote, and if not, did they care to.  I have to admit I was pleasantly surprised.  People were very receptive to what we had to say.  The most important being, did you know that Kansas threw out 13,717 votes in the 2016 election, beating Florida who threw out 13,461?!  And yet Florida has seven times the residents of Kansas.

Some other information that is important to remember is that most of the votes thrown out were from people who registered through state affiliated sites.  So if you need to register, make sure you are using the federal form.

If you believe you're registered but want to make sure you can check your registration at:   https://www.headcount.org/verify-voter-registration/.

Of course, we all believe that everyone should vote.  Our goal is to see that everyone who wants to vote is able to vote, and that vote counts!   We want you to be ready for the next elections in 2018.

And if you're already registered, see you Tuesday!!



Friday, November 3, 2017

Projects and Parties

















It's been a busy week, to say the least.  But just now looking back over the pictures, it was wonderful.  Of course if you would have asked me in the middle of it I would have said I was just a bit overwhelmed. 

From the moment we returned from the lake I used every spare moment, and even moments I should have been doing something else, sewing on Rowen's birthday book.  This was her last one, my 14th!

We then made the immediate transition from birthday party to Halloween parties.  It's no surprise on Halloween afternoon I started coming down with a cold.  While at my son and daughter-in-law's home they made me something called a flu bomb, made from holistic oils.  Wow!  I've been using essential oils around the home for sometime, but not internally!  Now I know I need to start!

The top picture is of three little dresses I just finished knitting for the three youngest granddaughters.  I'm hoping for a photo opportunity of all three of them wearing them together soon.