To day wus MLK day. TJAllison
"Martin Luther King was special because he made people like both dark people and light people and they were allowed to play with each other. Tommorow afternoon Barack Obama is going to be president. I am going to the inauguration tomorrow, and we got purple tickets." TJ (age 6)
TJ has approved two guest bloggers, his Mom Vickie and his Dad Tim.
We apologize to TJ's readers for missing some entries. TJ has had a very busy and fun-filled schedule. Unfortunately, he has been fighting a cold and woke with a slight fever. He was unable to update his blog yesterday. This morning, TJ was disappointed to miss the Martin Luther King service activity at the Cleveland Park Fire Station. TJ's Daddy did a great job representing TJ. When he learned that there were enough volunteers collecting food at the fire station; he went to the neighborhood grocery store and received a shopping cart filled with donated food from the store manager. TJ, always the trooper, rallied late in the morning and was determined to have his picture taken with Congresswoman Lois Capps and the large Santa Barbara and Ventura group of Obama supporters.
The exuberance in our nation's capital is incredible. Our hosts, the Jorgensen's have been gearing up for a major Obama celebration party on Tuesday night. They have set up an Obama Christmas tree and, at a time of year when most people are taking down holiday lights, they are putting more up (TJ and his Daddy got to climb in the tree and help string lights). The Jorgensen's, as well as many DC families, have graciously opened their homes to Obama supporters. Homes across the district have people stacked like cord wood on their living room floors.
The Metro is filled with Obama supporters that have travelled from around the country and from around the world. The atmosphere is upbeat, hopeful and filled with optimism. Even the thousands of people waiting in line for several hours to get tickets from their elected representatives today were smiling and laughing. We spoke to a Metro DC Police Officer and he said that there has never been an event like this here, ever. Whether it turns out to be 500,000 or 3 million people, we will have stretched the city's infrastructure beyond its "maximum" capacity, but will do so with a crowd here to celebrate an historic moment.
We've been taking a combination of the Metro and taxi's to travel around the city. The taxicab drivers from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Iran and Morocco have all talked about how the rest of the world is so hopeful about the future under Obama 's leadership.
TJ has seen the Obama logo everywhere, from restaurants, to cars and cabs, hats and t-shirts. Each time is an opportunity for him to start up a conversation, and for those of you that know TJ, you know that he rarely passes up an opportunity to start up a conversation with someone new. For TJ, this will be the first time in his life that he will experience a Presidential transition....and what amazing memories he will have. For his parents, this will mark a turning point in American history. President Obama takes office at a difficult time in our nation's development. The turning point will be marked by a leader who approaches challenges as opportunities, who leads with hope instead of fear and asks us all to look for the best in our society and ourselves. Most of all, Obama has made us hopeful that the future is a promising one for TJ and his generation. Barack Obama has inspired all three of us to seek ways to do our part in making the world a better place.
"Martin Luther King was special because he made people like both dark people and light people and they were allowed to play with each other. Tommorow afternoon Barack Obama is going to be president. I am going to the inauguration tomorrow, and we got purple tickets." TJ (age 6)
TJ has approved two guest bloggers, his Mom Vickie and his Dad Tim.
We apologize to TJ's readers for missing some entries. TJ has had a very busy and fun-filled schedule. Unfortunately, he has been fighting a cold and woke with a slight fever. He was unable to update his blog yesterday. This morning, TJ was disappointed to miss the Martin Luther King service activity at the Cleveland Park Fire Station. TJ's Daddy did a great job representing TJ. When he learned that there were enough volunteers collecting food at the fire station; he went to the neighborhood grocery store and received a shopping cart filled with donated food from the store manager. TJ, always the trooper, rallied late in the morning and was determined to have his picture taken with Congresswoman Lois Capps and the large Santa Barbara and Ventura group of Obama supporters.
The exuberance in our nation's capital is incredible. Our hosts, the Jorgensen's have been gearing up for a major Obama celebration party on Tuesday night. They have set up an Obama Christmas tree and, at a time of year when most people are taking down holiday lights, they are putting more up (TJ and his Daddy got to climb in the tree and help string lights). The Jorgensen's, as well as many DC families, have graciously opened their homes to Obama supporters. Homes across the district have people stacked like cord wood on their living room floors.
The Metro is filled with Obama supporters that have travelled from around the country and from around the world. The atmosphere is upbeat, hopeful and filled with optimism. Even the thousands of people waiting in line for several hours to get tickets from their elected representatives today were smiling and laughing. We spoke to a Metro DC Police Officer and he said that there has never been an event like this here, ever. Whether it turns out to be 500,000 or 3 million people, we will have stretched the city's infrastructure beyond its "maximum" capacity, but will do so with a crowd here to celebrate an historic moment.
We've been taking a combination of the Metro and taxi's to travel around the city. The taxicab drivers from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Iran and Morocco have all talked about how the rest of the world is so hopeful about the future under Obama 's leadership.
TJ has seen the Obama logo everywhere, from restaurants, to cars and cabs, hats and t-shirts. Each time is an opportunity for him to start up a conversation, and for those of you that know TJ, you know that he rarely passes up an opportunity to start up a conversation with someone new. For TJ, this will be the first time in his life that he will experience a Presidential transition....and what amazing memories he will have. For his parents, this will mark a turning point in American history. President Obama takes office at a difficult time in our nation's development. The turning point will be marked by a leader who approaches challenges as opportunities, who leads with hope instead of fear and asks us all to look for the best in our society and ourselves. Most of all, Obama has made us hopeful that the future is a promising one for TJ and his generation. Barack Obama has inspired all three of us to seek ways to do our part in making the world a better place.
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Hi TJ, it's already Inauguration Day where you are on the east coast, and I am anxiously awaiting it here on the west coast (only 1 more hour!) I sure hope you are feeling better and that you and your parents will have a super-great time celebrating the inauguration of President Obama. Can't wait to see what your report is for 1/20/09! XOXOX, KP
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