Wow, what a rough couple of days, especially today. I have a sore throat, an achy body, and an awful headache. Today was so tough because I was determined not to ruin my children's time in Washington. I have been here many times on field trips, but this is the first time for the kids. We went to a couple of the Smithsonian museums and several of the monuments. Thank goodness it was cold and windy because we were supposed to go to the zoo, too. I switched back and forth between ibuprofen and tylenol every two hours and managed to survive.

Tomorrow we had planned to stay and go to the National Cathedral before going home, but we don't want to take a chance on the traffic, so we told the kids that we would take them to one of the museums in Richmond. I just need to survive until tomorrow evening.

Btw, when I came back I tried to take a nap, and during this time I "heard" my dog who is always at the foot of my bed. He makes licking, hmmff noises and that's what I heard. I have heard many voices before, but this was the first time I heard a dog.

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