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Washington Monument
May 2, 2011 |
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Ford's Theatre--taken by my husband, May 2, 2011. I was sad I did not make it there, sadder that
he didn't realize that Lincoln actually died across the street so he didn't get a picture of that. |
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| Ford's Theatre |
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I love this picture--preparing to go to the White House; trying to figure out the camera.
May 3, 2011 |
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Bangs or not? Prepping for the White House
May 3, 2011 |
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Taken by Brandon while waiting to get into the White House after passing security.
May 3, 2011 |
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| View of White House |
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We met with President Obama in the Oval Office, one by one, by height. I am a hair
taller than Shelly Moody, Maine's TOY (dressed in red) and Wilma Ortiz, Massachusetts' TOY (in the black suit).
Here we await the Illinois TOY, Annice Brave, and then commence to sweat in the 87 degree weather
as each teacher has his or her time with the president. |
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For some reason, even though it was a flawlessly bright day, we still had giant spotlights shining on us.
May 3, 2011 |
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View from the Rose Garden
May 3, 2011 |
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View from Rose Garden
May 3, 2011 |
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Action shot of my conversation with Senator Kelly Ayotte. I need to learn to speak
with my mouth and not so much with my hands...
May 3, 2011 |
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Looking up at the stairs in the Senate House Building. Beatiful!
May 3, 2011 |
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I love this picture--it makes me look all senatorial, talking outside the Senate Building,
but really I'm talking baseball with my son!
May 3, 2011 |
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Senate Building and a lingering "boy misses Mom" conversation
May 3, 2011 |
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Me, totally enraptured by this whole experience. This is the Supreme Court. Sigh.
May 3, 2011 |
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The Capitol
May 3, 2011 |
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The real Capitol Steps.
May 3, 2011 |
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View of the Smithsonian Castle (to the left) and the Washington Monument
from the Capitol.
May 3, 2011 |
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The Capitol on a glorious day
May 3 2011 |
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A secret little place we found right outside of the Capitol. An underground spring.
May 3, 2011 |
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Meeting my hero
May 3, 2011 |
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Phil Wilson (Alabama) & Drema MacNeil (West Virginia) @ the gala
May 4, 2011 |
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| Julia Williams (Louisiana) |
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SMART Board training
May 4, 2011 |
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SMART Board training
May 4, 2011 |
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SMART Board training
May 4, 2011 |
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| Brandon & me on the way to the Sphinx Club for our National Teacher of the Year gala |
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| A grand entrance |
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| Our table |
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| Jon Rolle (DC teacher) |
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| A scrumptious dessert! |
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| Me with Wilma Ortiz (Massachusetts) |
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| Kelly Nalley (South Carolina), Cheryl Conley (Florida), and Jennifer Facciolini (North Carolina) |
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| Kelly Nalley (South Carolina) and Angelica Jordan (Department of Defense) |
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| My husband, Brandon |
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| Me with the lovely and uproarously funny Kentucky TOY, Erika Webb. I love this girl! |
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| Brandon and me |
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| Kimberleigh Doyle our amazing SMART Board leader and me |
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A late night return to The Fairfax, where we stayed. Because of my camera issues,
I only had my phone to take pictures with, and while most of the pictures from this evening
came out poor and oddly colored, the effect on this photo was beautiful. |
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| Matinga (Michigan), Joe from Delaware's date, Wilma (MA), and Brandon arrive back at the hotel. |
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| Me in front of the United States Department of Education--so excited I could barely breathe! |
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The parent and community involvement table at the DOE
May 5, 2011 |
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| A working lunch at the DOE |
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| Chief staff members of the DOE listen to me. At least they're smiling! |
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| Me addressing the DOE |
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| Joe Masiello (Delaware) records "My Favorite Teacher" |
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| The DOE presented us with a cake, tuned up some music, and showed us that all educators know how to have fun! |
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| A view from our reception and legislative conversation with Education Counsel |
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| A view of the Capitol |
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My wonderful wonderful friend, Joe from Delaware, on our Target bus tour
May 5, 2011 |
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| The Target buses driving by the Capitol with the sun setting |
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| The Capitol |
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