Who to Vote for?

 The election is almost here.  I have filled out my ballot...aside from my vote for the President of the United States.  I have been tossing and turning over this decision for months.  It has really caused me to think.  I have read everything that I could about both candidates.  I have watched ads from both candidates.  I have watched speeches from both candidates.  I have watched every single debate.  Even after all of that, I seem to have a stupor of thought and I just can't decide who to vote for.  I honestly don't feel 100% about either candidate.  I consider myself a moderate conservative.  I don't agree with everything that Biden says...but I respect him as an individual.  On the other hand, I do not respect Trump as an individual.  What should I support?  What should I ignore?  It's been a very difficult decision for me.  I think that I will ultimately not vote for either of them.  There is so much unrest in the nation.  People are not respectful.  I wouldn't dare tell anyone that I didn't vote for Trump.  I would definitely not dare tell people that I voted for Biden (if that's what I chose to do).  I feel like people are being attacked for their opinions, left and right.  I feel like the only way to win is to not vote for either of them...especially because I do not feel good about either of them.

I have no idea why this is such a large issue for me right now.


I made pumpkin-shaped dinner rolls and a yummy homemade pumpkin soup today for dinner.  It was pretty tasty!


I got the Halloween Costumes out of the shed today.  Mason decided that he wanted to be a Ninjago while trunk-or-treating tomorrow, and then a pokeball for Lydia's birthday party on Saturday.  William is going to go as Batman.






Caitlyn decorated this cute pumpkin for school today. Also, Caitlyn had a meeting with her class and they shared their decorated pumpkins (Caitlyn's unicorn pumpkin).  It was so fun!  The the kids were supposed to write in their journals about their pumpkins.  Caitlyn wrote something different instead.  She wrote, "I miss Mrs. Roadhouse. I love her."  When she read her entry to the teacher, she almost cried.  It was very touching.  Caitlyn is such a sweet girl.



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