Swearing-in week - Saturday, Sunday and Monday

     With Grady and Chelsie in town, Mo decided to test his member-elect super-powers.  On Saturday evening we drove to the Congressional office buildings.  Mo flashed his badge and they let us in!  Mo asked a Capitol Policewomen where he could go and she replied, "Anywhere you want!  This is YOUR place!"  We went through the tunnels to the Capitol.  We wandered around, only running into more Capitol Policemen and occasionally a custodian.  If we saw a sign "Authorized Personnel Only", we made a bee-line for there.  We couldn't get into too much trouble since many doors were locked.  The highlight had to be when we went to Mo's office and saw the plaque on the wall in the hall.  We couldn't get in, but it was another reminder that this was really happening!   It was so much fun, we went the next night, too!

Wow!  It's even spelled correctly!

     On Monday we got the keys to the new office.  It's beautiful!  We did a great job with the arrangement.  When Mo and I got there, the staff had already tweaked things to make it even better!   The girls (Kathy, Sandy, Nita, Rebecca) arrived shortly after.  Diane Pettitt was there, too!!  As you can imagine, the first day was very chaotic.  Mo and I met new staffers, there were all kinds of workers everywhere, and constituents were already calling in! 
     We had the girls over for dinner with Mark, Chelsie, and Grady.  That made nine people in our little space.  Very cozy!  Afterward, Mo and I took the girls to the Capitol for our third visit in as many days.  This time, things went a little differently, though!  In the Capitol Visitors Center we met up with a Capitol Policeman who said that Mo was not officially a Congressman yet, and said we needed to have an escort.  He called another officer on his walkie-talkie, while I rolled my eyes.  Boy, was I surprised!   It turned out to be a fabulous thing!  He and another officer took us on a fabulous tour!  They told us a whole lot about the history, architecture, and lore of the building.  They let us into the Old Senate Chamber, out on the Speaker's Balcony, and into the House Chamber!  They were wonderful!