A Historic Day

I have been anxious over two important things that were resolved today.... Our local elections and whether or not to vaccinate Liv for the Swine Flu. Back in 2005, the state of Maine voted to define Marriage as a union between a man and a woman. Earlier this year, our legislature decided to pass a law legalizing homosexual marriages in our state. Before the law was enacted, it was repealed by a citizen's petition and put up for a vote in this election. We were facing a major and scary change, redefining marriage as a union between any two people. All of the studies showed that it was going to be a very close race. I read a quote in this morning's newspaper that said, "this was never a battle against gays and lesbians, but rather a battle to protect marriage." I agree. Marriage and families are the most important unit of society. The lifelong commitment of marriage is necessary in order to create the ideal environment for rearing children. When the institution of marriage is already weakening in our society, the thought of changing it in this way is scary to me. The best way to improve our country is to raise children with strong morals in a stable home with a mother and a father who love them and love each other. We need to do everything we can to encourage this environment for children. I was grateful and relieved when we saw the front page of this morning's newspaper announcing that #1 had passed.

Here is a link to an EXCELLENT article from my church leaders on the subject. This is an important issue that especially all parents should understand because it can have serious consequences.

"The Divine Institution of Marriage." an article from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The next important issue was whether or not to get Liv the seasonal flu vaccination and the H1N1 vaccination. And whether it was worth waiting in line for 2+ hours at the area clinic for school age children. In the end we decided that (especially with Beckham around the house) we needed to get Liv vaccinated. I took Liv over early this morning to wait in line for the vaccines. Luckily I had been warned and we knew to bring a bunch of supplies: a Portable DVD player, Books, Food, Gum, and Candy. We waited for a little over 2 hours, but felt lucky that we arrived when we did. Just after we got there a rush of 100+ people arrived, taking the line way out beyond the building. Waiting in line wasn't so bad, but I am learning that Liv has a major fear of shots. I've never seen fear in her eyes like she had today. That part wasn't fun, but she tried hard to cooperate. She is pretty proud of herself now and so are we.

The first thing she said after she got her shot was, "Okay, can you take me to school now?"

Her sticker says, "Watch me, I got a shot today!"