Five minutes with my Senator...

So it turns out my sister knows a girl...

She's on my state senator's staff, and has offered to hook us up with a VIP tour in Sacramento when we are there. I am way toooo thrilled about this for a normal person. I am a natural advocate, and homeschooling has taken some knocks in the last year, and so I've been asking myself all day, what should I say in my five minutes with my legislator (who happens to be on the education committee no less)? What if my kids pick THAT five minutes to turn into wild children from the Lord of the Flies? What if I say something stupid, or worse, what if I say nothing at all, and then think of 15 wonderfully witty and brilliant things to say as soon as I leave? Clearly I have some time to think about it, and welcome all suggestions!

Planning for Road Trip 2009 is moving forward, despite some bumps. Dh's schedule has unexpectedly changed and that has thrown a wrench in plans for the first few days and the last few days. But, we are ironing out our options and determined to make the best of it.

The question of the question has also come up. During Road Trip 2007, the girls asked people in just about every stop the same question: "What was the most important thing that happened to you in the last year?" We recorded the answers and found them fascinating. So should we ask the same question again this trip? Should we come up with a new trip question? The Jury is still out.

And the details: we ordered a new car stereo, because the CD player on the old one broke (thanks baby A!). So I'm beefing up our audio book collection. We've had the car looked over and cleared for take off. All destination reservations have been made, though some need to be changed slightly. I still have some route research to do between Sacramento and San Fransisco. I still need to look for overnight options between destinations in a few places. Otherwise, ahem, we're ready to go!