Awesome Wednesday follows Super Tuesday.

Oh my goodness. First of all- hurrah for the momentous occasion that was last night in Grant Park, Chicago (and, in fact, all over the country and benevolent parts of the world)- Barack Obama! A new president! Can you feel the economy begin to prop itself up on its elbows? Who else feels this crazy urge to buy more cowboy boots on eBay? 

P.J. and I watched from our quiet living room, although we envied friends (and, apparently, entire neighborhoods) who were able to cheer downtown with Oprah and Jesse Jackson. (Just another Tuesday night in Chicago, folks.)

After hearing all day about incredibly long lines for voting I was extremely apprehensive about spending all night in line at the Audubon School. P.J. went at 6am and stood in line for almost an hour and folks I work for spent crazy amounts of time in line for early voting this past month! Turns out, I owe them all a huge thank you. It seems that everyone and their nanny voted early...leaving me with zero lines. And sixty judges and appellate-type people to vote on. (I had a list of approved candidates from Jack's mom who's a lawyer...but seriously, I probably would have voted for John Doody anyhow.)

And another mammoth happening...my big sister Kate's 30th birthday is today! So, happiest of happy birthdays to the girl who was the co-proprietor of the Starlight Cafe in our basement (on a Fisher Price stove with Jack and Jill wooden chairs), the announcer at the roller rink and the emcee of our Laugh-In episodes- also in the extremely roomy basement- the architect of the best tree houses and chairperson of the waterways at the Hancock Road brook and the co-fanatic of the Mickey Mouse Club, Kids Incorporated and Where In the World Is Carmen Sandiego. (Also the best big sister of the babies. Who are now 21. But who still mess up all our best blanket tents and Cabbage Patch hospitals.)

That whole Barack thing...early present for her. You (and the world) are SO welcome!