Where Were You During the Inauguration?

What a historic in history! I began the day by having our own Inaugural Ball at school. I asked everyone to dress their best, and we had quite a few fancy outfits. A bunch of parents and kids got together for our own paparazzi picture taking session, followed by a song "There was a man in the White House, Obama was his name-O...O-B-A-M-A! O-B-A-M-A! O-B-A-M-A! Obama was his name-O!"

I talked about what a special day this was, because Barack Obama was the first man with brown skin to be President. Interestingly, many kids brought stuffed dogs to school, so that was a perfect segue to discuss the fact that the Obama family was trying to decide what kind of dog to get as a pet.

Our special art project was Obama collage. Each child picked a sheet of paper (red, white, or blue) and decorated it with images of Obama that were cut from magazines and newspapers. We listened to a jazz CD as we worked, by the band Shaker (on trumpet, our own parent alumnus Eric Hanson!).

After school, I met up with three friends and their kids at the Beacon Street Tavern, where free champagne was served and two big screen TVs were showing the Inauguration. We toasted, we cheered, we cried. We applauded when Obama said powerful things during his speech. One funny moment was when Obama talked about "The Muslims, the Christians, the Jews, and the non-believers..." and at that point, a couple of women cheered loudly. We also cheered loudly when the Bushes flew off in their helicopter. It was great to be with a bunch of people during this special day in history, A NEW DAY!!!