And then there were 3

[thruhike00]

Sis just outside of Lorton and niece is in Alexandria. I have an eight year old and we make several "educational"trips a year to Smithsonian, natural history museum, art museums, monuments, etc. Crazy thing is her school doesn't allow free passes for these trips and counts as unexcused absences, and really gives me a hard time for taking these trips. Times have changed since I was in elementary school. They gave one of her classmates unexcused absence for behind the scenes tour and the very last shuttle launch that her uncle was on. Evidently, an education is only something you can get in the classroom these days.