Last night, we sat and talked about what we were going to do today. We decided that getting an application for an absentee ballot was first on the list. Plus, we needed to get copies of our driver's license to send off with the ballot request.
That sounds easy enough. Right? Not at all. We went to library and Tommy renewed his library card while I obtained one from his library. First, Tommy started off telling the woman our needs backwards. Then, while I was on computer, he was using the mouse to click on things. I don't know if it was the computer or his clicking around while I tried to work. But, we never found the site and information I found at home to make sure we could find the site easily.
I sent him back to the front to ask a question and he never came back. It was so far to the front. I did not think I would make it. All the chairs were hard plastic molded kind. I told Tommy I was waiting in the car. Finally, he came out with all we needed. My back was surviving. My car seat is sooo comfortable.
We picked up the grocery ads on the way there and some on the way back. I still have not looked at them.
As we neared the house, Tommy exclaimed 'that was our mower.' Then, when we got home, the yard was mowed. So, I called mower and told him we were here if he wanted his money. He came back. He left and then we had something else to give him, so he came back again. Tommy usually writes a check but used cash today since he still has car money from when he sold it.
Tommy was funny giving me a $50 bill to buy envelopes. He was cute being the bigshot, asking me if that was enough.
I barely got into the house and went to sleep in my chair for about an hour. For dinner--chicken breast, two kinds of slaw, mushy tomato that I could not finish, and an apple. Tommy had chicken breast sandwich with bbq sauce, coleslaw, and mushy tomatoes. The insides of the tomatoes are the consistency of applesauce! He said I ate the last of one kind of slaw, the kind with kale.
It is 8 pm, and I have to hang black clothes, use leg pumps, and fill out request for absentee ballot. It is not a lot, but it feels like it. We will mail it at PO tomorrow. We need to go to his credit union to deposit his cash. Also, take recycling to Publix.
I think putting out our few Halloween decorations will be on the list for tomorrow. We also need to separate plants outdoors. Some are dead. Some are still alive. Tommy quits watering plants when they start to 'die' instead of reviving them with water. Maybe next year, I will just have bulbs. Maybe I will start packing tomorrow. The request for the absentee ballot is foremost. We do need to make reservations for hotel rooms! I keep forgetting.
Do you vote by absentee ballot?
What are your plans?
I have never voted by absentee ballot. We have early voting nowadays and there a zero lines on those days. Hubby and I usually go then.
ReplyDeleteAlice,
DeleteThis is only my second time to vote by absentee ballot. Early voting with no line sounds great.
I vote in person on election day.
ReplyDeleteAnne,
DeleteI like going to polls, but cannot walk that far or stand.
In recent times I have requested a postal vote. It's easier than queueing.
ReplyDeleteI'm a fan of chicken sandwiches. A local cafe makes them with almonds for crunch and it's a very nice touch
kylie,
DeleteI would never be able to stand for so long, even in a short line. Sitting on my walker is excruciating.
Tommy just took a slab of chicken breast and put it on bread. He did not have chicken salad. The sandwich you eat sounds delicious with the almonds. I would use pecans.
It's great that your car's passenger seat is so comfortable!
ReplyDeleteI vote in person, but voting by mail seems a very attractive option.
You guys are making me want chicken salad!
Sue,
DeleteYou would not believe how comfortable the seat is, shape and softness. I imagine the padding in the Rogue was compacted.
I do like to vote in person, but that is impossible now.
We passed Chicken Salad Chick, and I wanted some. But, we had a BK Whopper, Jr., two for $5.
Here the state sends out mail-in ballots to all registered voters. It is up to each person to decide if they choose to mail their ballot or go to a polling center the day of an election or drop it off at certain sites in the 2 or 3 weeks before an election. As an example. many libraries have voting boxes inside.
ReplyDeleteI have mailed mine for many years! The USPS notifies me when my local PO received it. They emailed again when the registrar receives it, and lastly they then go on to notify the voter a third time when your vote has been counted and registered.
Janet,
DeleteThat is efficient! And, to be notified, too. I think I remember getting some sort of notification, too.
According to Google: "Missouri allows eligible voters to request a mail ballot. All other voters are expected to vote in person. Check to see if you're eligible to vote by mail on Missouri's site: https://www.sos.mo.gov/elections/goVoteMissouri/howtovote#absentee."
ReplyDeleteWe've only voted via mail-in ballot once while traveling. Otherwise, we vote in-person the day-of before going to work.
Tiffany,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great resource. Thanks.
Until I could not walk that far or stand in a very short line, I enjoyed going to the polls.
We always vote by mail. As a youth I enjoyed going to the polls, the thrill of being among other voters. But those were happier times. Nowadays it too ugly to vote in person.
ReplyDeleteUrspo,
DeleteThe political climate might make for an ugly mood at the polls. But, I could not get teir if I wanted.