Just a quick update on the last week. On Wednesday Mom went to a holiday open house for federal employees at the White House. The decorations were beautiful, and there were several choirs from all over the country singing in the different rooms of the East Wing. We were a bit delayed getting into the function as all entry and exit were blocked but the arrival of Marine One on the lawn -- that was about as close as we got to the President, and it was pretty neat to see the helicopter land right in front of us, although it was kind of a cold day to be milling around outside.
On Thursday, Mom had another near brush with fame when Kevin Bacon and his brother came to HQ! Mom had to leave early that day to help out with the Moo's Holiday Pajama Party at school, but thought she would try to sneak down and get a picture and a handshake. I got there about 30 minutes before the time he was scheduled to arrive and found that there were already 200 people in line! Needless to say I did not get to meet him, and frankly I am bit surprised that that many people had so little going on that they could stand in line that long! Still, my understanding is that the Bacon brothers were very gracious and thanked everyone for the work that they do, which was very nice and not something that we hear a lot from people outside the building!
Tonight we are going to Lightfoot -- where we have all our major family celebrations -- to celebrate Dad's newly conferred degree and the Bean's birthday. Maybe we will see someone there!!
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Hey, that's quite a lot in a short period of time. We're not only proud of hubby for earning his degree, but we're very proud of you for all you do for so many people both at home and at work. We hope the celebration tonight is a great one. You all deserve it!
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