May 16, Ellen's house

I guess there were eleven of us last night. Maureen came late 'cause both her munchkins were home from school. They had to eat and she ate with them, but didn't abandon the WWE.
The talk was of local politics to start. "Why I didn't vote for the new library," was the main topic. There was a little rumor-mongering about proposed locations mixed in with comments about taxes and traffic. The conversation gradually rolled around to national politics and who Obama's running mate will be. A woman governor, Kathleen Sebelius, from Kansas was mentioned.
The march to the main event, eating, was not led by Carol but instead Ellen took the lead. As usual, everything was delicious. There was cake, two kinds with coffee and tea.
We stayed late, breaking up about quarter to twelve.