DC Day 1!

White House Tour! After much waiting in line, the group was told that Franklin was on the tour list but not the individual Students. So un-line. Then re-line because they sorted it out! One of the 7th graders asked if Obama was in the white house, a security dude corrected his too-casual question "do you mean President Obama? He's at his desk working." Derek said it was interesting but they filed thru pretty quickly.

Numerous war memorials later (sobering) everyone was back at the hotel for dinner. The kids make their dinners in the kitchenette; tonight Alex browned/seasoned taco meat while other kids chopped veggies so they could eat Tacos.

Alex called me when they got in LATE LAST NIGHT (I think all the kids had dropped off to sleep by 1 or 2am Eastern time...) and he called me again tonight. He is having a very good time, they were cold walking around today especially at the Washington monument which is on a hill.. but they are DRY. He didn't say specifically that he missed ME but evidently he does miss the DOGS and wondered what exuberant welcome he could expect from them!

Casey and I hung out after school to play, like we nearly always do, but I told him we could stay AS LONG AS HE WANTED so we pretty much shut that place down, even the office was closed! Then we went up to Albany for Burgerville (Casey's request) so he could get ice cream and soda (two very special treats!!) We've been having a very good time just us two :)

tomorrow (Saturday)... National Archives, Natural History Museum, Lunch at Old Post Office Pavillion, American History Museum, Millennium State "Puppets from India" !