Wednesday

Up even earlier today!! Breakfast at 7:00 and on the road at 7:30. Our first stop was the Library of Congress, a beautiful building with more books that 100 Shannon Rokaws could read in a million lifetimes. We joked that if the alarms went off, we would know that Shannon couldn't resist the urge to pick one up!

We went through an underground tunnel into the Capitol building to take a tour of the building. There were so many student groups there...it was loud and some line waiting time. I am so grateful for the group that I have. They have been so patient.

There was lots of walking UPHILL and downhill today. I'm not sure we'll be able to keep our balance when we get back to the flat land of Florida.

We went to the Longworth building for lunch, then walked up hill again to the Supreme Court. After another wait, we got a lecture tour in the actual Supreme Court. When given the chance, students asked questions. I cringed at first when I saw their hands, but the questions were excellent. Even the docent giving the lecture was impressed.

Walked again to the front of the Capitol to get our picture taken, then off to the Holocaust Museum.

It was very intense and somewhat graphic. I marvel at how humans could do this to other humans, and God loves us all!!! Any person who denies the holocaust should be required to take a tour. Nobody could see all of the artifacts, pictures, letters, video of human suffering and deny that it happened. God help us to educate our children against intolerance and hate to prevent this from happening again.

Well, any 7th graders reading this....get ready for 8th grade next year. I have some great new ideas to implement!!!!

We are off to our Dinner theatre. Maybe an update later if we return in time. My internet connection expires at 10:30!!!