A Busy June Monday

Not only was June busy, but July has been as well. Pastor Dad's birthday ushered in the month, followed closely by Independence Day which we celebrated on the 5th, and then a week getting ready for our church's Teen Week at camp. Camp is where I am now and is why I didn't continue my DC trip run-down. I haven't had much time to sneak to the computer.

Anyway, to return to events that took place almost a month ago. . .



Pastor Dad and I woke up Monday morning a bit sore from walking more than usual the night before, but we were prepared to resume our exploration of the city. But first, there were still more clothes to be purchased for the Bear.

We received a message asking for certain clothing items. I'll admit that I am partly to blame for this mishap. In my quest to make sure that he had all the required business clothes for his week at Leadership Training Institute of America, I forgot to put casual clothes on his packing list.

Well, duh!

I take back what I said about Santa having nothing on mothers. I should've made my lists and checked them thrice. A quick run to K-Mart remedied the situation and for a lot less money than the cost of the dressy wardrobe!

After dropping the purchases off at the dorm in Arlington we made our way into DC. The Daughters of the American Revolution website tells how to get to Continental Hall from two different stops on the Metro. Neither is extremely close to the building but we were not adverse to more walking. So that's how this Daughter found herself posing for this picture:


I spent a couple of hours inside doing genealogical research (some hints and how-to's coming in a future post!) while Pastor Dad graciously toured the museum and the period rooms furnished by various state organizations. He showed me around once I had finished in the research room.

Continental Congress convened a few weeks after our visit. I've never participated in one of our Congresses but hope to have that opportunity one day.

For my fellow-Ohio Daughters (Is it correct to call you "fellow" Daughters?) here is a picture of the Ohio room. Ohio Daughters might host a tea while "at home" in the room:

When we departed the DAR we wandered toward the White House. My, but things have changed since I was a kid and 9-11 (two events which were not contemporary with each other, obviously) because the views of the White House that I remember as we drove by are now seen by foot if seen at all.

Perhaps we missed an opportunity to party at the White House! We saw that there was a catering van in the drive:

When it comes to Presidential parties, I wasn't in the mood to discover personally if the staff is any better at "making a list, checking it twice" than I am so we continued our walk. We circled around to see the other side:

After leaving the White House district we made our way back toward the Metro. I was startled when I met a mouse on the street! We also saw the gigantic rat used for the strike at the American Red Cross headquarters, but what I narrowly missed touching was not a rodent full of hot air. It was an actual, live mouse that passed me on the sidewalk! As circumstances would have it, it was not the last mouse I would encounter face-to-face on my visit to our nation's capital!