The morning flew by as the 1st Lady and I watched the morning talk shows......and then we spent some time with out sample cabinet door and drawer pulls. WHAT a job!!!! Do we want them horizontal....vertical....short....long....in the middle....at the edge........which length at which place......:???????????????? Did we decide???? What do you think??? Of course not......it will take another hour or two of trial and discussion before we can decide.....and it IS difficult with the tubular pulls we have selected!!!! Tomorrow????
Then Joe Brown who is going to lay the granite tiles on the countertop and I left for STL and a trip to The Tile Store on West Manchester in west STL. We discussed the ins and outs of laying this type of tile.....watched a video at the store on the correct placements, measurements, etc., etc. and then headed to Panera Bread for a quick, late lunch.
Following a great bowl of broccoli and cheese soup and turkey/cheese/etc sandwich we drove back to the center of town to Forest Park for the McCaskill Rally at the World's Fair Pavillion.
It was to begin at 4pm.......well,.......these political events NEVER begin on time, and by the time we had stood there for over 2.5 hours as close as we could get without a VIP ticket, the event began.....and the chanting, the cheering, and the great crowd roared and urged the speakers to greater moments in their speeches. There were several thousand people there.......and thankfully we were inside, even though the winds blew into the Pavillion, the crowds helped to keep the temps higher!
On the speaker podium and speaking first were Gov. Roger Wilson, Rep. Russ Carnahan, Sen. Jean Carnahan, STL dignitaries....and also sitting on the stage were Jay Nixon (state Attorney General), former Sen. Tom Eagleton, and many, many others. And then.......Claire entered and gave a rousing and exciting speech......and she was looking great this evening. THEN.....
Sen. Barack Obama came in and the crowd went wild!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHAT a charismatic person.....but.....BUT.....what an incredible speaker!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! He has a message that resounds with truth and honesty and feeling.......and his thoughts are with the COMMON folks.....and it is sooooooooooooo positive and full of HOPE!!!!!! WHAT A DIFFERENCE THAN THE NEGATIVE, FEARFUL speeches we have endured for the past 6 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It has been a LONG, LONG time since I have seen a person excite a crowd like Obama can do.....and did tonight!!!!! As tired as I am from standing for almost four hours in ONE square foot of space on concrete.......I have not been able to go to bed....I cannot come down from the "high" which he gave tonight to each and every person who was there.
Back in 1968 I attended a rally/speech in Omaha, NB for/by Bobby Kennedy.....just days before he was shot in a hotel in L.A........and that was the last time I have seen an individual work a crowd like I saw tonight by Obama!!!! AND.....their messages are sooooo much the same......it is all about you....me.....the good folks of our country.......and the hope that there is for everyone. Oh my God.........what an exciting, exciting hour!!!!!!!
And so.......after being sooooo pumped up by such an incredible individual.....
LIFE IS GREAT.....AND I HOPE IT IS FOR ALL OF YOU, ALSO!!!!!
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