Barack Obama visits Evansville, Indiana

Barack and Michelle Obama came to Evansville last night, after waiting for the polls to close in Pennsylvania. They came to Roberts Stadium, a large venue that holds up to 12,000 people. Due to my son’s rescheduled baseball game and my daughter’s unknown arrival from an out-of-town track meet, I was unable to attend the rally. [...]

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Michelle Obama visits Evansville, Indiana

I went in to work late this morning so I could see Michelle Obama speak at Harrison High School. I got there early enough to be towards the front of the line, so I waited (and froze) for about an hour before they let us in. While we were waiting outside, a young man was [...]

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Hillary Clinton visits Evansville, Indiana

My daughter and I went to the Hillary Clinton rally at Harrison High School tonight. We waited in line for 2 hours and 15 minutes before we got in. It was just in time, too. It was getting pretty cold outside. Inside the gym, it had to be 80+ degrees, so we warmed up quickly, then [...]

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Snow!

It snowed a heavy, wet snow last night, which brought us a 2-hour delay for school this morning (just enough time to write a quick post). The kids were hoping for a day off school, but the weather didn’t fully cooperate. I love snow, possibly because I’m originally from northern Indiana, where snow in winter [...]

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