The Adventures of the Little Indian Girl

It's been a sad week. we are just feeling sad.

• The cold weather has brought around the first round of cold virus. We are all walking around with sore throats. bleah.


• The early darkness that falls upon is just depressing.


• The refusal of dressing in warm clothes is just adding to the misery. I get the, "what a horrible mom!" looks often, while I am all bundled up and my dear daughter is prancing about in a sleeveless dress. She wore a pant/legging as a favour to me. sigh. So, the dresses are hibernating now.


• Just the cold and the forecast of a colder winter than last year is just making me want to revisit the whole, "why did I leave Hawai'i?!" question again. Winter there meant wearing socks with flip flops.


• The election results, I should just pack my bags and go somewhere else. Those who have won at least on the Right are questioning Climate Change. So obviously nothing will happen there! Our work suffers. ugghh... we were feeling blue at the office.


• Yet, Ted Cruz was earlier claiming they are going to continue the fight against horrible laws being passed. So, have to say it's the first time in history that politicians were running on, "we are not going to change!" ticket. How do we continue to reelect people who have been so unproductive!! Hubby would have been fired long ago if he tried the same thing! bleah...

bleah.... But we had a nice weekend! D took a long nap yesterday afternoon - she's clearly still fatigued from the bug. But our friends came over and the two had a blast! Today, D & I went to a German church service in DC with friends, where we made lanterns (I think related to St. Martin, somehow? I don't understand a word of German, although they did translate!)! We are walking in the parade next week by the White House! Looking forward to it! D made a lantern for Jasper's 2 year old sister, abandoning her own since she wanted to make Leila happy! She took very good care of Leila.

So, really I should not be complaining. I know we are fortunate that we get a break in the cold weather every now and then! But hey, I am a summer-girl. But just miserable nonetheless. 

We watched the Republican National Convention.... on CSPAN. We had begun watching it on CNN but we only got to hear what CNN thought we should see and that was just so annoying. And since yesterday we been watching the Democratic National Convention. 

I have to say though RNC was a little bit of a snoozer. The NJ Governor gave such an emotional speech the rest I almost fell asleep. But definitely Romney gave his best speech that night! People complained about Eastwood, but I found him funny. Yeah, he made no sense and probably didn't provide any boost to numbers, but it was a good laugh. I thought he was playing his character from the movie - forget the name now! 

The speakers at DNC were better speakers! Just wow...they kept me captivated. I am just talking about their communications style.  And the way the evening was organised, speakers focused on certain themes was nice not just having one speaker after another just rambling!

And the First Lady Michelle Obama was just spectacular!!

D has been around when the TV was on. All through these weeks of campaigning, D recognises Obama immediately and shouts his name "Pedent-Obama". N says I should be fair and teach her Romney too. I do, I have, on many occasions, even before he had suggested the idea. She never remembers his name. She repeats it so cutely, "Rommy" but doesn't recognise him when she sees him.

I am happy and scared that I will be away election time and when we are back a new President or the incumbent will be (re)elected! ooof...