Tuesday Road Trip

On top of Yosemite Falls. Miles' 4th grade class trip.

Tomorrow morning (Tuesday) at 6:30 AM I will be piling into a van with one of my favorite mothers and a group of 5th grade boys. Bleary eyed but excited, we will head off to Monterey on my son Miles' 5th grade class trip. We will visit two missions, a couple of museums, historical buildings, Dennis the Menace Park and  the Monterey Bay Aquarium. We will eat cold cereal, peanut butter sandwiches with little bags of chips, and spaghetti. We will sing "Ghost Riders In the Sky" and "The Rattlin' Bog" around the campfire and climb into our sleeping bags sticky with marshmallows. There will not be a lot of sleeping. But there will be a lot of energy and enthusiasm. These are certain to be contagious.

I am tired now. And will be even more tired in the morning. But I will fall asleep tonight grateful that I have three days to learn and explore with my son, grateful to his teacher for working like a dog to pull this trip together, grateful for the terrific group of parents I get to spend the next three days with, and grateful that Miles attends a school that places a high value on community, exploration, curiosity, and good old fashioned fun.