Promotion

Well, today I was named campaign manager, for lack of anyone more qualified. I like how that sounds: campaign manager. I asked Duncan if I could add that to my resume. He answered, “Let’s see how far this campaign actually goes before we put anything on our resumes!”

So I actually have to run this campaign now, make decisions, scrounge up volunteers, money, locations, banners, contribution envelopes, and everything else. And of course do everything else. Today, add cleaning out the car to my list of duties. Last week I extricated a Shetland sheep, who had stuck her head through the hog-wire fence beneath the manger in the paddock and couldn’t figure out how to pull it back out.

I tried to explain to Berck when I got home today that I wouldn’t be seeing much of him anymore.

The 5th Congressional District

My boss, Duncan Bremer, is running for Congress.

Joel Hefley, the U.S. Representative from this district, has been in office a long time–since when my family used to live here in Colorado Springs–and he isn’t seeking reelection. He just announced this on Thursday.

This district is predominately Republican, so the focus will be the primary, not the general election. And to get on the primary ballot, you’ve got to get enough delegates from the precinct caucuses held on March 21. Things are moving pretty fast.

I spent the weekend terribly excited. Today I was hit with an overwhelming amount of stuff to do, with Michele constantly wanting to talk to me about clothes (we spent most of Friday trying on blazers), Duncan emphasizing the need for databasing, and all the bill paying and scanning and filing that I do already.

I get tired just thinking about it all again.