Washington D.C.

We arrived here at sister Jeanette's home. Well, she and son Geoffrey are in Hawaii, but husband Greg is here. Thanks Greg for letting us stay!!! (It's not like he would kick us out for crying out loud. I'm the family matriarch for heaven's sake!)
These roads are SCARY! There is so much construction. And my passenger side brakes are not working too well. Neither are Norm's actually. You see...Norm believes brakes are totally optional when driving!
We did a test run today - driving downtown (from northern Virginia). Followed directions and made it to our destination. (We're attending the Faith and Freedom Convention the next two days.) So Norm dropped me off at the hotel (just getting info b/4 tomorrow's kickoff) and went off to park the car. He didn't like the fee at the lot across the street and found "two hour" parking on the street. I walked out to the car to get his glasses for him (his back is really acting up!), and there was this tiny pocket person writing (electronically) a parking ticket. And she didn't stop when I walked right up to her! You see, Norm didn't see the big blue P for "pay for parking" box he parked right beside. So instead of paying $20 to park all day across the street, we're on the hook for a $25 parking ticket! One can only LOL! Then we found out that was not a police woman issuing that ticket but a private company who pays these ticket writers commissions and bonuses for writing tickets!!!!
I love Washington! There can never be too much pomp and circumstance here. I love going up Connecticut Avenue and looking at the embassies and lovely homes on the side streets. I love the museums and monuments.
Today we stopped in Georgetown--my ole stomping grounds when I was here in the 60's. In particular I was looking for "The Cellar Door" which was a hugely popular hangout for folksingers. Sadly I had a bit of a brain burp and kept asking everyone I passed who looked like they had lived in Georgetown for a while for "The Blue Door!" No one ever heard of it! One can only LOL!
Well, we found some ice cream and drove back here. We had a great dinner with Greg; we're turning in early 'cause we'll be gone all day tomorrow. Hello Mitt, Herman, Tim, Michelle, and who knows who else!