Laura in DC!

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yesterday

there must have been something in the air, because

1) I wore mismatched earrings.

2) I locked myself in the computer lab at Juma's school while I was taking out the school's recycling. After hours, in the dark. I had keys, but they wouldn't work to get me out. (Luckily, someone happened to be in the office, and I had the school's phone number in my phone already. And her key worked.)

3) I turned the wrong way down a one-way street. (Luckily, I didn't cause an accident, though I did get honked at.)

Good thing yesterday is over.

exercise

Juma: I really would like to get in an hour of exercise per day, but I just don't have the time.

Apparently, he learned about heart disease in science class.

unpacking

We've been in the new place about 3.5 weeks and are still unpacking.

This is how we feel about it:

Juma's questions at bedtime

Why do we exist?

Why do we have to learn?

What does gravity look like? What is it? Like, is it a gas like oxygen or what?

Why do we have to learn math. What good is it outside of school?

Why do we play sports?

frumpy

This morning I was feeling stressed from school and just felt like just wearing something comfortable, so I put on a hoodie. I walked into Juma's room to say good morning to him. I popped my head in, but he asked me to come in all the way.

Juma: Why are you wearing that?
Sarah: Because I felt like it.
Juma: It looks too big.
Sarah: That's because it is. Does it look bad?
Juma: Yeah, kinda.

And because I'm visiting Juma's class today to talk about our pioneer ancestors, I changed into something he wouldn't be embarrassed by.

We've hit a new stage: Embarrassed by Parents.

Ugh.

moving

We're moving this week. I'll try to remember to send out the new address, but if I don't, then ask me for it. Still Baltimore. Same cell numbers.

I survived 2nd term

Do I get a medal or something?

DC, Gettysburg, and Philly

Justin's sister, Andria, and her husband, Matt, and their baby, Amelia (aka Millie, Miller, Mills) came out to Baltimore to visit us for Thanksgiving. We took the opportunity to go see some amazing sights in Baltimore, Washington, DC, Gettysburg, and Philadelphia. (Well, I went to work the day they went to Philly.)

The long walk along the Reflecting Pool in the freezing cold wind up to the Lincoln Memorial:







The man himself:




The White House! There were a bunch of presidential-looking black SUVs out front, so we guessed Obama was inside. Did you know you have to request tickets from your representative at least 30 days in advance to see the inside of the White House? We didn't either. So we didn't see inside.




Lincoln at Gettysburg:




One of the many cannons and memorials throughout the 25 square mile battleground:



We got politely chewed out for letting the kids climb on this cannon, by the way.


Juma climbing on part of Philadelphia's Washington Monument