Votes .. Boats .. Stickers and Floats!

I went to get Joshua this morning and he was sitting up in his bed.
"Who that talking, Mom?"
I had already looked out the window of our bedroom to see the craziness. We vote about 100 yards from our house ... at the private school. A stream of our neighbors, probably 100 deep, standing in line to vote. The pre-work voting crowd. YIKES! I hope it calms down by nap-time when I expect to be in line with many other moms with a similar plan.
Back to Joshua ...
Me: "Oh. You probably heard people talking. Today is a very important day. Today we get to vote."
Joshua: "Yeah. I go to California. I get on a boat. I get VERY VERY soaked!"
ME: "No. That would be silly. You thought I said BB-Boat with a B and mom said VV-Vote with a V. Remember when we went to school and voted and got a sticker?"
Joshua: "I take that sticker to California. I get on my boat and I float but I not get really soaked because that would be silly."

And there you have it ... I'll make sure somebody takes that kid to California with a boat (and a sticker) just so he won't be disappointed ... no matter what the outcome tonight!

J How and Me after voting in the Sept. Primary