Dampa! Dampa! TV, TV!Grandpa dropped his newspaper and ran to the kitchen, as he always does when summoned by his granddaughter's urgent sounding voice.
Look! Obama! Obama!
Sure enough, our next president, Emily's first president-elect, was on the screen.
We wonder if she'll remember this day.
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Moments ago we received an excited phone call from Ingeborg Wessel, a 65-year-old friend from Hannover, Germany, where much of the populace has been up all night watching the returns and were now celebrating.We hosted her son at Chaska High in the 80s and she visited us in subsequent years (photo, left). She loves America.
"What a wonderful day," she gushed to a surprised Kathleen as she scrambled our breakfast eggs. "We think of Americans much." Obama drew 200,000 when he appeared in Germany and she, and 78 percent of Germany, are big fans.
Remarkable communications. And her English ain't bad for a foreigner.
