So I had a call from my grandson who goes to college three blocks from my house

[Mira]

He's in an art school where his major of theater design and production demands evening classes from 6 pm to 11pm frequently, and this coming week he is scheduled to be there Tuesday, on election night.

He says:
"I wrote an email to my crew supervisor and asked if I could please have that evening off to be with my grandmother on election night.
You are, I told her, an avid Democrat, and I said I just want to be with you and by your side".

"WOW" I said :"This is great, I'd love for you to come over, but your supervisor laughed at you, right"

"Oh no, I got the evening off after 7:30".

"That's too cool. I'm so glad I don't have to be by myself while I'll be so nervous."

"You won't be by yourself at all. So far I have 4 of my buds who are coming with me. It's a party."[/div class]

Does anyone see anything wrong with that?.

We will, after all, have a huge country wide party, we Democrats will.
I can feel it in my bones.

[redwitch]

1. That is wonderful!

Hey everybody, PARTY AT MIRA'S HOUSE!

I'll bring chips and dip.

[Mira]

7. Just show.

Everything you need will be here. Including the win that is now only in the air will turn real........
I can't wait.

[redwitch]

10. I can't wait either.

A bit of a wreck at this point. Felt that way last time too, worked out ok.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I do not see ANYTHING wrong with that, my dear Mira!

Wait..........so far he has 4 of his buds who are coming with him???




You will have a blast, and the evening will be fun for everyone!

[Mira]

4. Then I told a friend in an email

and now she's coming, too. And this is just a little while since it happened.

Last election he was 16.
We had been to Washington twice, he and I, to protest Bush.
I was invited at the local Y for election night, they had a party of about 50 folks. 4 of them white, 2 of those were grandson and I. We were therefore in an almost all black party when the first black President was elected.
This is not anything grandson and I will EVER forget.

Then, on inauguration day, we came to Washington in the red eye bus from NC and froze our asses off on the mall but our eyes were shiny.

That's a little of our history. It all makes even more sense now, doesn't it?

[Voice for Peace]

18. that is a SWEET tale, everybody should have a grandma like you.

[Voice for Peace]

20. I confess

when I first read of your grandson's grand plan, it sounded
like hey dudes, my grandma lives a couple of blocks from
here and we can go paaaarrty.. lol .. my concept of college
boys.

when I read this post, I got goosebumps. Changing the world
one grandchild at a time.

[elleng]

3. Have a GREAT time!

[mercymechap]

5. Wow! What a nice

grandson. I'll be working as a poll watcher in a precinct where some people have been told they couldn't vote. Should be interesting.
I won't get off till 7:00, so I'll probably come home and watch it with my husband.
I keep hearing that Obama is a shoe-in, but I'm still nervous, those Republicans are so sneaky/sly, no telling what they are capable of doing. Otherwise, I would come to your party Mira!

[Indpndnt]

6. That really does sound like a party!

Have a blast! I have the feeling we're going to have a lot to celebrate. [url=http://www.cosgan.de/smilie.php][img][/img][/url]

[Control-Z]

8. I don't have any grandkids

(Yet!). When I do I'll now know what to expect from them!! Hehe.

You've got yourself a good one there. And it sounds like your night will be a lot more fun than mine. I have two kids at home who will moan and roll their eyes at my excitement.

All three of my kids are registered democrats, btw.

[Mira]

12. While I'm already telling about him and elections....let's go to the year 2000

He was 8
It's Bush v. Gore.
It's about 1 am and his parents he and I are huddled around a little TV.
Grandson is sitting on the floor, in the corner of the cabinets staring at the TV that calls it tied.
"Oh my God" - he says " and I thought this was going to be boring".

I don't know how old your children are, but it's all in the presentation, the preparation, and tailoring what you tell them about what is going on to their age.
They will get it why it is exciting.

[Cha]

9. FUN! What a sweet caring grandson you have, Mira! Reminds

me of my son.

[Mira]

22. That means you are blessed and

have been there to the degree that being there matters.
(IMO it's about 50 percent of karmic nature you bring in with you that nurture cannot alter)

[Solly Mack]

11. Party at Mira's house!

Sounds like a good time!

[Mira]

13. You are so invited my dear

photographer friend.
Bring Fluffy.
OK!

[Solly Mack]

28. :)

[libnnc]

14. Hi neighbor!

Gonna be a hot time in Washington Park Tuesday night!

[Mira]

16. WHAT - you are saying hello again?!?!

I know where you are, but that's about it. Every time I drive by your house I wish I knew you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You know where I am. Hell, you could walk here we are so close together. (1/2 mile, anyway)

Ring my doorbell.
Introduce yourself.
Come on in.

[libnnc]

36. I just might!

I used to honk every time I drove down the hill on my way to church. We're members of Green Street UMC.

[Mira]

38. How funny. At Green Street we

definitely have mutual friends.
I keep thinking I'll see you in your front yard and stop and introduce myself...

[renate]

15. how lucky you are to have a grandson who brings his friends over to hang out with you!

What a DARLING! And what an awesome grandma you must be, for him to be so proud of you and so caring. That just warms my heart like I can't put into words...!

[Mira]

17. Yes. I'm very lucky. And I earned it. Yet...

we don't often get what we have earned.
Then gratitude comes into play, so we get a little more of it.

[KT2000]

19. That is great!

Have fun!

[fadedrose]

21. What's that address again?

[kath]

23. Be sure to tell your grandson not to advertise the party on Facebook:

Facebook invite draws thousands to crash Dutch girl's party


(CBS/AP) HAREN, Netherlands - Riot police were out in force in a small Dutch town Friday night confronting about 30,000 people who showed up for a girl's 16th birthday party that was inadvertently advertised on Facebook.

Authorities say 34 people were arrested Friday night and in the early hours of Saturday morning as rioters clashed with police in Haren, 115 miles north of Amsterdam.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-33816_162-57518299/facebook-invite-draws-thousands-to-crash-dutch-girls-party/

[xxqqqzme]

24. What a great history you two share.

I have a while to wait. My grandson will be 3 in December.

[Mira]

25. ...

that's when the bonding starts.
Tell him all about politics and your own self. The only subject you wait for HIM to broach is sex. Then do no more than answer questions truthfully.
You just learned all you need to know.

[NYC Liberal]

26. That's great! My grandparents are coming down to visit for election night. :)

They are from Vermont and both big Obama supporters. We'll be going out to dinner then watching the returns -- nervous as hell as always! Hopefully we will be celebrating by the end of the night though!

[condoleeza]

27. Don't the polls close @ 7:30?

[kanda]

29. Awesome!

Have a great time. You might want to stock up on Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper--at least, that's what it would be if it were my sons' friends!

[Mira]

30. They are college students

and old enough for the Champagne that I'll be serving around 10 or 11 pm.

[struggle4progress]

31. Excellent!

[SomethingFishy]

32. Ok now that is awesome...

My son has been volunteering in Colorado for Obama 14 hours a day for the past couple months, and my mom has been volunteering it in central Florida.

She called me last week and mentioned that she and my son had been talking, that he just called her up one day to talk about the election and they had been staying in close contact ever since. Your post reminds me of them. Just awesome!

[Mira]

33. WOW - so nice about your son and his grandmother! I just learned

I will have 3 new volunteers coming in (I housed one in the last few days already) and they will sleep here and party with us tomorrow.
Onward and upward.

[RepublicansRZombies]

34. wrong? I'm jealous! What an awesome family!

good work!

I can already feel the mass celebratory vibe, as the Republicans realize it is way too far out there to attempt to steal, they have already conceded.

With all their shenanigans, they still have no chance.

Thank God the American people are not as stupid as the media would have us believe.

:thankyouGod:

[marew]

35. That's great!

But in the meantime, where's the xanax?

[whistler162]

39. Here....

http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Xanadu/1139832?trkid=2361637 :}

[H2O Man]

37. Very good!

Recommended.

[randome]

40. Tell us another one!

You look too young to have a grandson!

[DonRedwood]

41. What a wonderful night!!!

Have a blast!!! (are you gonna bake anything special?)

[DonRedwood]

47. Readers demand to know! Is grandma baking cookies? A cake?

A fun night at grandma's house eating cookies and watching the election. Now that's good stuff!

[Care Acutely]

42. That is SOOOOOOO

[font size="7"]AWSOME!!!![/font]

I'm genuinely, incredibly happy for you.

[Mira]

43. Thank you so much. Your name is wonderful

and apropos of (to?) the message.

[Tigress DEM]

44. I LOVE IT!

[rufus dog]

45. That is so damn cool

You did a great job with your son or daughter, and then a great job was done by you son or daughter with your grandson.

I am so proud of you!

[tammywammy]

46. That's sweet.

I have class tomorrow night. We're supposed to go over two chapters, so I unfortunately expect to be there the whole time from 7pm-10pm. Usually I don't mind being there the whole time, but hopefully the professor will not be so chatty tomorrow evening.

[dixiegrrrrl]

48. Drats..I live too far away to drop by.

But, I can easily imagine the get together.
Your grandson is a very cool dude, I must say.
Pls. have a glass for me, k?