I went to the parade. My favorite thing was the floats. Especially the school ones. The school ones were bug ones that were really cute. People were walking up and down the streets selling things. I tried to sell mushrooms but it wasn't any use. Great-Grandma let me have a lot, a lot, a lot, a lot of chocolate.
Auntie Jana got to Grandma and Grandpa's house. We went in the river, explored the island, got stuck in the currents, then got tired. Then we went through the Tunnel of Doom - it was very exhausting and the obstacles were tremendous.
Then we had a campfire. I collected wood and got sticks and burned them and made smoke pictures and sent sparks everywhere. We had S'mores.
When you're exploring the island that me and Auntie Jana explored, avoid the Mud of Doom which can also be found in the Tunnel of Doom. Be careful - the Mud of Doom can slip your shoes off and they could get stuck there forever unless you have an extreme puller-out shoe expert like Auntie Jana.
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Up, up, and away early to go guard Mom's front yard before the Cherry Royale Parade.
Mom was nervous because we were a little late, and she thought we would get blocked out of the driveway, but all was well. Jeff Culver came over as soon as we got there and asked for permission to use Mom's yard for his cookout - he already had everything set up. In exchange, he provided beer and hot dogs. The parade was nice this year. The temperature was perfect, we sat in the shade, and we had pleasant people sitting by us. Dylan is old enough now to sit down and really enjoy the proceedings. Mom surived the afternoon OK - although she was very tired. She ate two of Jeff's hotdogs! We were amazed.
Chip had fun going between Jeff's party and the Hardy Party, which was one block south.
Dick stayed home because he was meeting Jana's plane at 2 p.m. Jana arrived safely. After we all got home, Jana and Dylan spent about 2 hours playing in the river. After a great steak dinner, we had a campfire and S'mores. A very pleasant day.
Today was the wedding day of Peter Garfield and Laura Sices, in Cleveland. Their wedding was at 4 p.m. Tom was a groomsman. Peter didn't have a best man - he had 3 groomsmen: his best friend from high school, college, and grad school. Best wishes to them from us.
