The Cam'PAIN' trail...

We are not professional campaigners, in fact we are just two small town kids trying to make a difference in our community. So when we found out we had an opponent for this years election, we made a list of things we thought we ought to do as far as campaigning goes. On that list was purchase signs and so we did. They were supposed to take 4 days and they took about 10, then when they arrived they were a bit less substantial than what we had expected, but hey we have 'em we're gonna use 'em!

So Jeri and the boys (11 and 14) proceed to put the signs together before I get home from work to save some time, 100 signs all stapled to a 4 foot stake, stacked up in the kitchen ready for posting. Jeri and the boys grab a bunch and get ready to hammer the first sign in the ground, it falls off the stake. You have got to be kidding me!!! So they gather up all the signs and at this point I'm home and we make a mad dash for Home Depot for stronger hardware. I spend the remaining part of the evening and a portion of the wee hours of the morning re-doing all the signs with the new hardware.

At this point we feel we are ready to hit the trail and get our signs out, nothing like feeling the pressure from our opponet who has had his out for a month! Again while I'm at work, the campaign team puts signs in various locations throughout the valley, only to find out that a very diligent Tooele City employee is taking them out and putting them into the back of his truck. UUGH!!! You can't be serious! Apparently you cannot post campaign signs in city park strips EVEN if you have permission from the land owner. So again, after I get off work I chase down our signs and posts them in the correct areas.

We are now approaching Memorial Day weekend and we still only have a handful of signs posted. We are at the point of laughter now over the whole deal. Our campaign experience thus far has been a real cam'PAIN'!!

Our kids are making us take a break over the weekend to go camping with them. Our second son is leaving next week for the active Army, this will be our last family get together for awhile. While we know we will miss him, and his wife and daughter will certainly feel the pains of separation, we couldn't be prouder. We are looking forward to the break but don't worry we will be back on the trail Monday!!