Christmas Parade

Tonight, my family and I participated in our local Christmas parade with a Huckabee for President float. I have to admit that I was somewhat nervous. I wasn't sure exactly what the reaction would be. I told my husband beforehand that I would probably cry if I was booed. But, I had nothing to worry about.

Our float was very simple as I only had a few hours to prepare it. I made a mad dash to Wal-Mart around noon to buy supplies and candy. I bought chocolate in hopes that parents would steal it from their children like I do. ;) When I got home, the kids and I worked like mad putting labels on candy and making a banner to put on the back of my father-in-law's truck. I also bought bags of army men and added tags that said "Join Huck's Army" and the website address.

During the parade, my children rode in the back of the truck waving their Huckabee yard signs. My father-in-law and husband walked and handed out candy while I drove. The response was overwhelmingly favorable! There was an old lady that was booing so loudly that I was afraid she was going to pass out and one old man that yelled "Go home Huckabee". I figure he must really like Mike if he wanted him to come back!

There were many MANY people that were excited to see the Huckabee "float". People were yelling and clapping. I have to admit that I felt pretty stinkin' important. Now I know how Mike must feel when he walks in to a room and people clap and whistle.
"Go Mike" "Mike's doing great!" "Yeah Mike Huckabee". It was awesome!
I enjoyed driving, waving, and giving as well as receiving thumbs up. It was great!

It was said that this year's parade was bigger than it had been in many years. We estimated that there were a few thousand in attendance. For $50 in candy and 30 minutes that's an awful lot of people that we reached tonight. I would strongly encourage all of you to find a local parade to participate in this Christmas season. All you need is a yard sign and a smile. Oh, and maybe some army men. :)

Why I do this....

About a year ago my husband and I started talking about how great it would be if Mike Huckabee ran for president. As residents of the state of Arkansas we've had the opportunity to see first hand the great things Mike has accomplished here.

When Mike announced his candidacy earlier this year I started looking for ways that I could get involved. As a stay at home mom of 4 kids, I wasn't sure there was much for me to do. A few months ago I was preparing to run a local 5k and an idea came to me. I made myself an "I Want To Be Like Mike" t-shirt to wear to races. The shirt featured a picture of Mike crossing the finish line at the Little Rock Marathon. Within a week I had some "Runners for Huckabee" t-shirts made that I gave to some of our local runners and sold to others across the nation. The few that I didn't sell were shipped to New Hampshire where Mike was running a 5K.

I had many non-runners asking me about other Mike Huckabee t-shirts. I looked around on the internet only to find that most of the t-shirts out there are extremely overpriced and none of the money goes to the campaign. After that I decided to have some Huckabee '08 t-shirts made. I sell them for about $5.00 more than the production cost and shipping. That extra $5.00 is contributed to the campaign.
My kids love helping me. I have one child that takes care of the "inventory". Another that packages and labels the shirts for me. And another that likes to pull them back out of the box.

This is our way, as a family, of getting the word out about Mike Huckabee as well as generating some extra income so that we can donate to his campaign.
If you would like a t-shirt, please visit ebay or contact me directly at andysprite2@yahoo.com.

Time to bring out the stones and a sling!

I have a feeling that tonight's debate is going to be unlike any we've seen thus far. Mike will be on stage with five smooth stones in his right pocket and a slingshot in his left. Those stones are called Immigration, Fair Tax, Faith, Iraq and Education. Mike will carefully withdraw each stone and fire it when the time is right. The opposition will wobble from the blow until they eventually fall on their faces, leaving Mike as the last man standing.
Just as David defeated Goliath, so will Mike Huckabee defeat the political giant that is standing in his way. Fervently pray for Governor Huckabee tonight and especially in the coming months. Goliath won't give up without a fight.

PICTURES FROM HUCK'S SURPRISE!

More pictures have been posted at the following link from today's flyover and tailgate party:

http://www.forum.hucksarmy.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=2446

We don't know for certain if Mike saw the banner. Maybe he'll post a report on his blog to let us know. :)

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!

We did it! Thanks so much to all of you that contributed! I am going to keep the 'donate' button up so that you can donate toward the next "flyover". We're hoping to do another by the end of the year.

Here are the details about tomorrows event:
The plane will be flying over Columbia, South Carolina, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The banner will read "Huckabee for President! www.HucksArmy.com".
We should be reaching hundreds if not thousands of tailgaters as well as other commuters and residents of Columbia.
Some of our guys on the ground in South Carolina are going to get pictures and/or video of the event. Check back here for more information in a day or two.

Thanks again to everyone that participated. Below are the names of everyone that contributed:
Lisa King
Wayne Wilkinson
Brian Donegan
Jonathon Hill
Light of Faith
Del & Leslie McMillan
Quad Cities Media
Kristin Murray
Justin Thomas
Karen Mims
Christine Thompson
Swinton Hudson
Howard Ferada
Kerry Ott
Robert Dunn
Sharron Martin
Kyle Baer
Linda Harrington
Helena Creamer
David Bacon
Lori Smith
Alison Doree
Marie Stokes
Lisa Frazier
Jack Somers
Jane Hall
Scott Watt
Courtney Fletcher
Heather Hawkins
Anthony Citringo
Christian Events (UK)

Y'all are the best!

Surprise for Huck UPDATE!

I just talked to the ad company and we're not too late to pull off the surprise I wrote about in my previous post. We are only about $500 short. I need contributions sent via PayPal ASAP. There's a 3% PayPal fee that I will take care of.
In the event that we don't get this together, I will personally refund your money via personal check or money order so that we can avoid another PayPal cut.
Please use the PayPal Donate button on the right to contribute.



Let's do this for Huck!

HELP ME SURPRISE HUCK!

I know everyone is "gave" out after yesterday, so I appreciate those that are willing to help with this. :)
I would like to have a banner flown over the Clemson/USC game in South Carolina on Saturday. Governor Huckabee will be at a tailgate party previous to the game and I think it would be an awesome encouragement and surprise to him!
In talking with three different aerial advertising companies, only 1 would be able to do it. I talked to them on the phone after I received the following email. They need to know something ASAP as there are "other candidates" wanting to fly over as well. I need to give them a definitive answer within the next few hours.

Here's the email I received form that company:

Hi Andrea,Good morning. We have you confirmed now. This is a popular game and we now need to bring in another aircraft from the Atlanta area to accommodate you. The cost for two hrs (minimum) will be $1,050 (inclusive of your banner production) and a $500 roundtrip ferry fee for movement of equipment, banner, and personnel. So your total would be $1,550 net.

Please let me know immediately if you would like to proceed and we can then take care of the paperwork and get you scheduled.

Thanks,
Max

So far I have $285 pledged. That leaves $1265. We can have a maximum of 45 characters on the sign. We need 45 people "purchase" a letter for $28/each.
I'm posting this on my blog and the main site. Please PM or email me if you'd like to help or if you have any suggestions. Thanks y'all!
andysprite2@yahoo.com
You can send donations to me or directly to the company via phone or PayPal.