Border concerns

L made it home safely from her Washington DC trip. It seems that one of the 3 buses had a tire blown out just as they were heading home. They were able to fit the kids from that bus onto the other 2 buses, but before they got to the US/Canada border someone realized that the luggage which had been left on the injured bus wouldn't be able to enter Canada unaccompanied. So the kids with luggage on that bus had to wait at a mall near the border until that bus could get to them. L was home by 9pm and the last she heard, the delayed bus was scheduled to arrive at the border mall by 9.30pm to get the kids. Hope they made it home by midnight, as they must've all been tired and exhausted as L was.

I heard a bit about the museums, there was a Korean war memorial that L appreciated. She said the artist subtly depicted the facial features of the statues in different ethnicities to represent America. But for most of the girls the highlight of the trip was 6 hours at an upscale shopping mall while the boys decided to see a movie. Some of her friends had gone to the trouble of mapping out the mall prior to the trip and knew exactly where they wanted to shop.
L said she and a friend chose to eat at an authentic sounding Spanish restaurant one day, where they served the most delicious Tapas appetizers.

This afternoon we plan to visit the tile store to finalize our order for delivery. That would be after laundry and cooking. At least K managed to finish all his homework yesterday (LCM and Exponents).


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