Coming Home!

We are on our way home. It has been a great trip for all. Even Howard, our venerable bus driver, had to admit that it was fun. We did so much over the past 4 days: history of our country, history of early man, and so much more.
THANK YOU TO OUR STUDENTS!
The children were well behaved and actively engaged in so many of the activities we did, they showed great interest in museum exhibits, and they were flexible when needed. Although our schedule changed, our bus broke down, there was rain, there was sun, and they were asked to be quiet and respectful throughout many of the places we went, they held to our 5 core values: respect, honesty, open-mindedness, responsibility, and kindness.
Here are some others we would like to thank:

1. Howard. The best bus driver a D.C. trip could ask for.

2. The owner of Ben's Chili Bowl. An inspirational man who poured out his heart and spoke to our group with great passion about the origins of his family's establishment.

3. Southwest Airlines. Love the "cattle call" idea for lining up. Gonna use that at school some time.

4. Our security guard. Standing (or sitting) guard from 11:00p.m to 6:00 a.m. Monday-Thursday. Not sure what he did all night, but he was there. I checked.

5. Mr. Purcell. Overseeing the trip from beginning to end 2 years in a row. Great job! Is there a third year in you yet?

6, Ms. Graves, Medicine Woman. Band-Aids, aspirin, meds. What an inspiration.

7. Ms. Kunkel: An infectious laugh and a herder of human creatures big and small wearing hats and helmets.

8. Mr. Skelly. A 1st-timer with a knack for getting the boys in line and those rooms together on Day 4. Now we can see the military in his blood. He may very well be related to Corporal Jack Skelly of the 87th Pennsylvania. Check it out.

9. The ubiquitous gift shops throughout D.C. At least we always knew where the exits were. Find the gift shop, see an "Exit" sign.

10. Paul. Gettysburg tour guide. Hilarious, informative, graphic, and motivational. Awesome.

11. Any store selling hats or helmets. GDP of DC up 2,000%. The students only have one head each, right?

Thar' she blows! The old girl waiting to take us home. Yay!