Whirlwind Week
Jun 25 2009
We’ve had a whirlwind week, finishing D.C. with a White House visit. It was a public tour, not a personal meeting and a little different than usual because we were in at 9 a.m. on a Saturday and there was a birthday party for the younger Obama daughter, Sasha, at 11 a.m. Of course we were hurried through, but it was neat to see the White House being set up for regular life activities. There was a blow-up jumping castle in the back yard (I wonder if they got that through Andrews MWR?) and the dining room was being readied to accommodate a lot of fun-loving little kids — I don’t know if the guards and ushers knew what was going to hit them.
From D.C. we went to Cape May, New Jersey, and then on to Philadelphia (we’re in New York City as I write this). The best event from Cape May was checking out of the RV park. I was telling the manager about our trip and our 41-foot RV and he comments, “You mean like that one rolling away?” and he pointed out the front door. I looked and, sure enough, there was our RV rolling forward — all 41 feet going past the front door windows (they’re big windows, too). I jumped and ran toward the door wondering what the heck happened. Halfway there I saw that Mary Claire was in the driver’s seat and was just pulling the RV up to a better spot to hook up our car. What a scare. Then I turned around and the manager was laughing — he knew this the whole time.
Did you let the guide doing the tour know who you were? If they had known you were the famous wandering Wahls I bet you would of got to meet the President or at least Bo the dog!
I would of loved to have seen the expression on your face as you watched the RV rolling past the window. Hmmm bet that added a couple of years to your life.
Enjoy NY but be careful!
Give a kiss and a hug to MC and the kids!