Home for awhile

We would have enjoyed staying a few more days but have obligations now and then so reluctantly we headed south. We initially planned to fly back with Jon on his flight to Orlando. But, knowing the fickle nature of pass riding, we decided to take a bird in hand instead. There was a 1:30 flt with about 20 open seats and Jon's at 3:15 had fewer seats. We boarded our flight at gate 137 at Newark. Jon's flt was to depart from 98...opposite end of terminal. As departure time came and went for our plane, we sat there listening to endless announcements of why we weren't going anywhere....and then they shut down the plane. The plane was broken but they had another one waiting for us at gate 96......right next to Jon's . He had been checking in periodically and was aware of the situation. He offered to get us on his flight but we chose to stay where we were (we had good exit row seats). We finally did get out , AFTER Jon did. He met us in Orlando but had to return to Newark so no time for a bite to eat. We both flew into crummy weather and he flew back north in it while we drove home in it.

One of the events that we always looked forward to when living in Newtown was the annual Labor Day parade. This year, they were visited by Irene and it was cancelled for the first time ever....and rescheduled for today. We would have loved to be sitting on the curb as our cute grandsons marched in it......here's the Scout leader himself. (it doesn't look much like a parade in that picture.....the boys are in the background, near their float) I remember years of marching in that parade along with the boys in various organizations. And we always had perfect weather. Maybe next year we can make it.
Meanwhile, the weather continues soppy down here. We woke up to heavy rain and then a lull for a couple of hours and now it is coming in again.
I know you're waiting expectantly for pictures from the new equipment but the learning curve is steep and it's still practice, delete, practice, delete......but it is starting to sink in..........

Watching the Broncos attempt to play football is a bit embarrassing ........... : (