It wouldn't feel like Memorial Day without a parade, and we were lucky enough to have a reason to attend the Newtown, PA Memorial Day Parade. Josh just moved up this spring to Troop 380 based out of the Presbyterian Church in Newtown. His Uncle Mike is the dedicated Scoutmaster, and the troop was marching in the parade. Grammy and Pappy came up to watch with us. I have always wondered what would happen if there was actually a fire during a parade, when all of the firetrucks are winding their way through town on a parade route. Today I found out. The whistle blew, and the firemen, in their wool suits and white gloves, came sprinting back to the trucks, threw the boots/pants out into the street, and were dressed and ready to go within what seemed like less than a minute. Unbelievable. The quick-thinking groups in front of the trucks cleared out, and the trucks were on their way. So those guys are so well trained they really are ready to go on a moment's notice.

We played hookey (sp? on that?) today. I picked Rachel up at 11 a.m., and we headed to South Street, Philadelphia to have lunch at Johnny Rockets. They have the best malts in so many flavors - Rachel's was the best, Heath Bar Crunch. Then we strolled South Street. There weren't very many stores we could go in with the kids, and we had a hard time explaining why some were completely off limits! Still, the sun was shining and we had a great time.

Wow - this is my third website and blog design in two years, but I think I have finally hit on the one that I will be happy with. I love the clean design of this site, and the HUGE post displays. While I was changing things up, I decided to redesign my logo into something a little "happier" looking. Of course, now I have to backtrack and redo all my marketing materials (sigh).