Pentagon Memorial for 9 11 '08

Kimberly took us on a VIP tour of the Pentagon. We walked right by Secretary Gates' office. Alexis' job was to direct us out of the Pentagon. It's looks like a maze on the inside, with all the coridors and different rings. It's giagantic, it's a good thing we had Kimberly with us.

Here are some interesting facts about the Pentagon:

Total length of corridors: 17.5 miles (28 km)

Stairways: 131
Escalators: 50
Elevators: 27
Windows: 8,999
Rest rooms: 500
Fixtures: 4,900
Drinking fountains: 691
Clocks installed: 4,200
Light fixtures: 16,250
Daily lamp replacements: 250
Total glass area: 309,276 sq ft (28,733 m2)
Telephone cable: 100,000 miles (160,000 km)
Telephone calls made daily: 200,000
Pieces of mail handled monthly by the Defense Post Office: 5,000,000

Home Sweet Home Continued

This is what our new home looks like. These are pictures of our view. If you'd like to check out Alexis' new school here is the link. http://www.harrisonburg.k12.va.us/skms/. Guess what her new school mascot is, yup, you guessed it, Falcons. What are the odds.

Home Sweet Home

This is our living room and kitchen. There are four electrical outlets in the kitchen. I could use all of my kitchen appliances at the same time and I actually have "counter space". No more using the kitchen table, which actually works out really well considering we have no kitchen table.

As you can see Alexis has lots of room to lounge around, jump around, or do whatever. Still working on the furniture, but hey who needs furniture when you have Central Air -- no more sweating in the house in the middle of the day, not even when using the oven -- a Garbage Disposal, and a Washer/Dryer. I feel like such a grown up.

Another great feature is two bathrooms. YEAH!!! Especially since the teenage years are right around the corner. Where does the time go.

The Sweetest Place on Earth

We went to Chocolate World in Hershey, PA this weekend. You could smell chocolate in the air. Alexis' favorite was obviously the Reeses Peanut Buttercups. She wanted to buy the World's Largest Reeces Peanut Buttercup. Much to her dissapointment, it stayed in Hershey. She also wanted the world's largest chocolate bar that also stayed in Hershey.

Play, Work, Swim

On Weekdays, this is where I've been editing transcripts. Isn't the view spectacular. This is what Alexis and her friend Alexis do after school. YEAH for friends!!!!