Inaugural Fever

I am not a huge fan of politics, but I love a good speech. Naturally I am captivated by Obama's eloquence and eager to hear how he embarks on his presidential journey.
So, today I am going to park myself in front of the TV and watch the inauguration of our 44th president. All the while, explaining it to Rex and trying to persuade him to going to DC instead of the Wilderness for our birthday getaway. (My cousin's April wedding is helping immensely with this fight as there are water slides there he can enjoy, those of course the main reason he is refusing to give up the Dells.) When Nate gets home from school I will pull it up on You Tube and have him watch it as well. (He already watched a few previous inaugural addresses on the history channel website this morning. Kennedy, Roosevelt, pretty good stuff.) I'll gab until Todd's ears fall off or he goes to You Tube himself. I'll sit with Harry & Lisa describing the details as long as they let me.
They are all aware this will happen, as it has for every speech Obama has given in the last year, a few by McCain, and most recently Bush's farewell address. I can't help it, so they have no choice but to deal with it as best they can.