Tag Archives: White House

Christmas At The White House

On the 24th day before Christmas my true love gave to me 4,638 red ornament balls, 17 Christmas trees, 269 wreaths, 1,089 feet of garland… and a partridge in a pear tree. Quite a gift, wouldn’t you say? And one that is currently on display at the White House for all of us to enjoy. “This is a beautiful old house to decorate for Christmas,” First Lady Laura Bush told news reporters yesterday as she unveiled this year’s “Deck the Halls and Welcome All”-themed dressing up of the executive mansion. Joining the thousands of ornaments, dozens of trees and hundreds … Continue reading →

Fun with History – The White House

My daughter came home from school today and told me that the President lived in the White House. She wanted to know why it was called that. So we trotted off into my office to pull up the web page on the White House and to read about it. Let me preface this whole story with the caveat that when all was said and done, she wanted to know why the President got to live there and I told her it was pretty simple – the house was built to be a home for the President – whomever he or … Continue reading →

Dreams Really Can Come True

When we enter into the work force many of us strive to get to the top of our field. Whether that means one day becoming the CEO of a company, becoming a tenured professor or landing the role of head chef. But, what if you were a chimney sweep? What would your dream assignment be? If you are Wisconsin-based chimney sweep Jeff Smittinger your dream would be to spend the day cleaning the chimneys at the most famous house in America. That’s right; Smittinger has always dreamed of cleaning the chimneys at the White House and by a stroke of … Continue reading →

“American Idols” Meet the President

What does it take to be given a private tour of the White House by the President of the Untied States? I would guess you would have to be a head of state, a Nobel Peace Prize winner, or at the very least, a friend of the first couple’s twin daughters Jenna and Barbara. But, apparently all you need to do (not that I can do it) is to sing well in front of millions week after week. If you haven’t already heard, 10 “American Idol” finalists had the opportunity to “hang” with the president at the White House on … Continue reading →