Going Boating!

Today Dave stayed home so we could go vote. We took the kids to breakfast, and on our way out, I told Jon that we were going to vote. He said, well, then where are we going? I said, well, then you're going home. He looks all concerned, and says, "You're going to leave me home by myself?" I say, no, Mama would never leave you home alone! Jonathan is getting frustrated at this point, and says, "Well then why are you going away on a boat???"Anna kept thinking we were going to a boat also, but she was even more confused because my Mom calls her minivan a boat. She always says, C'mon guys, let's get on a boat! So Anna thought we were going to get in Nona's van. Needless to say, they were both bummed out when we pulled up to our precinct to vote. I suddenly remembered the last time I took Jonathan to vote (on a very dark day back in 2004) and he also thought I was taking him to see a boat. Of course, he was only about one then, and he was very satisfied and delighted when he spotted a rowboat parked at the side of the "lake" in the 55 plus community we vote at. I think this time he was expecting more of a cruise ship type of boat. We told some of the elderly men greeting us about the confusion and they were still chuckling when we left.I did try to explain voting, but then I had to try and explain who the "president" is and what "United States of America" means.