Life in Washington
Flowers are Helpful Anna returned home President's Day weekend for a visit. She came home to dog sit Benny as her parents had plans to go to Ohio to visit Grandma and Grandpa for their 52nd wedding anniversary. After a delayed train on Valentine's morning, she arrived with a very red hair color (matching the Valentine's Day theme). There are no photos due to other distractions over the weekend (details in a moment). Like many things, the best laid plans do not always materialize. It was a memorable Valentine's Day for all the wrong reasons for Theresa. Rather than a trip to Ohio, she canceled to go to the office for what is now known as the Federal Valentine's Day massacre, the firing of thousands of Federal employees who were in their 1-year probationary period. Theresa lost 8 staff members (80 for her agency) - all new, talented employees. It has truly been a challenging time to work as a federal employee. Despite all of the chaos,...