Hello Marlena Eac> I *did* end up telling Ben what happened--his main reaction was to ask if he Eac> could tell his 'main' teacher what had happened (his social studies teacher Eac> is very very pro-Bush but not his science teacher who is his homeroom teacher Eac> and whom he likes very very much [he just got his report card---he was making Eac> 100% in social studies until they started studying the election--so he now Eac> has 93%. He did make 100% in science though <g>.] He told her--and then Eac> also told her that I had made muffins as a reaction to it (I admit that is what Eac> I had done--I made banana nut muffins [the bananas were ready to go bad if Eac> they were not used anyway <g>] and he told me that she smiled at that and said Eac> "That Marlena--of course she would!". :-) (I like banana muffins.. ) Eac> Yes, I have a new sign out...(since I know where to get them <g>) But, I Eac> do have one in my window now--thanks for the idea! (and it is good--the one Eac> on the yard looks sideways to each side--but the one in the window looks Eac> out--for the people driving upward and ready to turn--we live on a corner...and if Eac> you are driving upward, you cannot really see the sideways sign since I Eac> moved it closer to the house...) right -- good -- we have the window ones simply because most of our houses lack the kind of front garden you have (or are we shy?!). Eac> I am looking at both a security system (but the company owned by a friend Eac> has Bush signs on its lawn so I will not use the 'hometown security company' ) Eac> and the concept of a motion detector as was suggested... ah -- yes! Eac> Missouri will be interesting in a couple of weeks. Even in KC they are Eac> expecting problems... I read about it, yes. I also read Missouri is very close but Bush is expected to take it -- but really the whole election is too close to call Eac> Thanking you for caring, you're welcome Judy -- Judy Evans, Cardiff, UK mailto:judithevans001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html