White House Memory

I know some of you have been waiting for pictures of where I fainted in the White House. Well, here you go. There is the door that I fainted into. Here is a closer view of the door.

Here you can see the door opened and where I was standing outside of it. Yeah, that flower arrangement was where I was standing before I fell. It wasn't those flowers, but you get the idea.

Rochester Lights

Dad and I were in Rochester the other night and had a chance to see their downtown lights.

Tinkerbell

The girls received a Tinkerbell movie for Christmas. So Aunt The-The put it on her laptop so they could enjoy watching it on her bed. Claire was the only one who watched the movie the whole way through and then asked if she could watch it again. She loves Tinkerbell.

December Bulletin Board

It is my turn for the main bulletin board at school. I picked December. Usually I make my bulletin boards funny, but this time, I decided to do something a little different. My students really like it and had fun watching me make the stained glass window. I had one student of mine say, "Oh, Miss Reed, you are such a good artist". Haha...good one.

Cookies and Christmas Trees

The Senior Youth got together today to make some Christmas trees and cookies for the shut-ins from our church. The best time came when we dropped off the gifts and saw everyone's smiles.

My Lost Frisbee

When dad visited me a year and a half ago, I had him take me to the Air and Space Museum, so that I could get a cool orange frisbee. This thing just slices the air and is so fast. Yeah, so the first time I've ever used it, I took it to school so the kids and I could throw it back and forth. Well, Josh Klug got ahold of it and threw it really high up in the air so the wind could catch it, since it was a little windy outside. However, he didn't think before he did it. So, his funny throw turned out to be not as funny for him. Now it's in a tree in someone's yard, right next to our property. Josh has already lost two gym balls trying to knock it out of the tree. No success for him, and two balls over the neighbor's fence. He owes me now! Can you find it?

Chess Game

This is called the Chess Game. It's in a park in downtown Washington. Thought I'd show you.

Sometimes when you are between lanes of traffic and waiting for a light, you just have to take a picture.

Leaving Daycare

One of our sweet little daycare students is leaving us for good due to a switch in mom's job. Jeff and I really loved her big personality. She was always the last student to leave daycare each day too. So, we will miss her alot. We each just had to take one last picture with her. :)

Trunk or Treat

This year at Trunk or Treat, Jeff decided he would be a nerd and his mom and I would be his books. I wanted to be pirates, but oh well. Next time. It was so cold that night, that we actually packed up much earlier than expected and spent the rest of the time indoors. One woman had her car represent Jonah and the whale. Can you see it?

Jeff, the Nerd, and Josh is what we liked to call "the Unabomber or Americanized Taliban". Nice book that Jeff picked. We were close to Reformation afterall.

Red Ribbon Week

For Red Ribbon Week we helped an organization called A-SPAN, which stands for Arlington Street People's Assistance Network. We did all types of things for them that week, including collecting new socks, coloring brown paper bags for the nightly meals they give out, and also walking to bring more awareness to the organization. Here are some pictures from our walk. We even received nice shirts, which I have since used to help dust my furniture at home. :)

It was a nice experience for the kids.

Smithsonian Teacher's Night

By the time I arrived in D.C. off the metro, the sunset was almost gone. It was a wonderful night at the American History Museum. I received so many nice visual aids and free teacher lesson plans for free. It was great. The nice food and drinks weren't too bad either. It was a first for me to be strolling out of a museum in Washington D.C. drinking white wine. I can't wait to go again next year. This picture was taken while moving, but you can see how many people are there, and that was only in one area. Think about three floors of that.

I got a chance to take some pictures of some good displays without anyone crowding me. Here is one from the Olympics.

Of course, you have to get a picture of him.

And then the famous dresses of the First Ladies. This first one is my favorite. It is so beautiful. The back is even better.

Can you guess who wore the rest of the dresses?

Hey You! Yeah, I'm talking to You!

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Changing Times

See what Concordia did behind the chapel at Ann Arbor. Shocker! I had fun exploring in that jungle of growth back there and now it's gone.

Visiting Allison and Leah

I just love baby yawns.

Luray Caverns

Rebecca and I went to Luray Caverns today, southwest about two hours from Arlington, in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It was amazing. Certainly a must see in Virginia if you have never been there. The tour is over a mile long and takes about an hour, but it is well worth it. I think we both took hundreds of pictures. Here are a few of the best. Make sure to click on each picture so you can see it even better. This was one of our favorite spots. It looks like there are pieces coming from the ceiling and the floor, but that is not the truth. In reality, a few inches of water lay on the surface of the ground and reflect the ceiling. It is a very cool trick of the eye.

The colors in the cavern were breathtaking.

I can't wait to go again.