When I first saw the news release that Obama was going to be in Keene, I thought, Our students have to go. Fifth grade needs to be there when the president comes to our little community. And a couple of days later, the announcement was made at school that yes, indeed, fifth grade was going to get to go. Then Scott got a chance to go because one of the fifth grade teachers is a Limbaugh/Fox inflexible, and I want to say bigoted but I won't, Republican and REFUSED to go with the class. HE WOULDN'T TAKE HIS CLASS TO SEE THE PRESIDENT DEDICATE A NATIONAL MONUMENT!! So Scott got to take his place (and this man now gets to spend his day on Monday teaching Scott's second graders...that will be an experience for him because he also thinks primary teachers don't work as hard as intermediate teachers...) and I thought, shoot, I want to go too. So I went to the UFW website and filled out the application and got a sub and now I will be there on Monday too. It feels like a personal visit, even though there will be thousands of people there, because it is not a fundraising campaign stop (although I realize that everything both candidates do at this stage of the race is done with an eye on the media) but to recognize the work of a man whose grandchildren we have taught. So I am curious and excited to see how the day will unfold...
Update: At 7:00 Sunday night, after I had my special bag packed and my clothes all picked out, I got an email that said, unfortunately La Paz would not be able to give me a ticket after all. Scott still got to go with the school kids, and had a wonderful experience. The whole community was talking about our visit from the President and all his secret service men.
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