Texans, if you want to vote in the November 8th elections (and I know you do!) next Tuesday, October 11, is the final day you can register to vote. If you have any questions about registering go here

What are we voting on? Well a few Proposed Constitutional Amendments Make sure to do your homework on all the issues. Don’t show up to the voting booth with no idea what your voting on.

By the way, some people don’t register because they think it will get them signed up for jury duty. Fact is if you’ve got a drivers license you’re on the list. So no excuses, register.

Two warm little chubby hands gently holding my face.

Big green eyes twinkle with delight.

One tiny little mouth opens, ready to say something.

What is it this precious angel has to say?

I wait as he takes a deep breath and finally lets out in his sweetest voice . . . .

“Mommy, I peed my pants”

Lovely.

This yummy meal has become our traditional “election night” fare. While some may tease I’ll go ahead and tell you a secret. Each time I eat these meatballs I am taken back to November of 2000. Even now I can here Dan Rather’s voice coming from the living room. “Florida goes to Gore” I listened intently as I simmered my little balls of meat. After supper we had quite a few leftovers. (there were less kids and they didn’t eat so much back then) Kurt went to bed well before Dan said “Turn the lights down, the party just got wilder.” I sat on the couch for hours waiting for the results. The little meatballs called to me from the kitchen. Sometime in between Mr. Rather’s “This race is tight like a too-small bathing suit on a too-long ride home from the beach.” and his “Smelling salts for all Democrats please.” I finished off the meatballs one by one. By 3AM with the fridge empty and the news anchors delirious I finally went to bed.

The 60th Carnival of Recipes is hosted at The Glittering Eye.