"I like your hat!"

"I like your hat!"--Senator Hillary Clinton, to O

After church yesterday we surprised O with a trip to Elyria to hear Hillary Clinton stump for Barack Obama.... true, this may not be what every eight year old thinks of as a fantastic way to spend a Sunday afternoon, but it is definitely this eight year old's idea of a great day! We got to hear many local "dignitaries" speak, plus the President of Puerto Rico. Muy bueno! After awhile, this got really long & boring, but he held in there through all two hours of speeches until Hillary took the stage, and that doesn't count the 45 minutes we waited in line outside to get in! We were sort of stage-left (if you consider behind the left side of the stage as stage-left), so we got to see lots of the backs of politicians' heads and lots of Secret Service activity. Pretty cool!

After Hillary's speech, we headed over stage right, where it seemed she would be exiting. Then, when she started signing autographs, we worked our way to the front of the pack. From his excellent perch on P's shoulders, O was able to get Hillary's attention. As she reached to grab the paper he was holding out, she noticed his "Seal of the President of the United States" hat that I bought him at the Ford Museum. She looked right in his little eyes and said, "I like your hat!" and gave him a big smile. And it became one of the best days EVER!!