Part Two of Chets D.C. Adventure

Well, the time has come to head back to Jacksonville. I had a great time in Washington DC! Let me see if I can pick up where I left off on my last post... On Friday, I got to go back to the math conference. I got to meet Stuart Murphy, the author of the MathStart book series that we have in our classroom. He was a lot of fun. He even autographed a few books for Mrs. Phillips' sons! I got to meet the lady that wrote our Calendar Math program and the man that wrote our Math Investigations program! I told them how wonderful all of you are and how great you are in math. They were both very impressed. I even collected a few cool things from the vendor booths to sell in our Auction. I think you are really going to like them!

I went out to a fancy restaurant Friday night and tried Calamari for the first time. Have you ever had it before? I also had the most yummy chocolate dessert with strawberries on top. It was the best!

On Saturday, I got to tour the Arlington National Cemetary. It was amazing. I got to see the Eternal Flame where President Kennedy is burried and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and watch the changing of the guards. There were a lot of veterans from World War II there. Everyone clapped for them and thanked them for their service. It made me very proud to be an American bear! None of my ancestors are burried at Arlington. Are yours? After that, I went to the National Portrait Gallery and saw some amazing portraits of our past presidents. It was amazing.

I headed back to the airport Saturday afternoon and we made it into the Jacksonville airport at midnight. I had a great trip, but boy am I tired. I missed you all and am glad to be back at school with you!

Love, Chet