Safe-T-City

After graduation with mom at Wendy's (where he chose to go for celebration lunch).

The view from the bleachers of George marching in.

George receiving his diploma.

George sitting with his classmates before singing "Yankee Doodle" - with safety modifications of course.

George and Deputy Chief Diggs.

George graduated from Safe-T-City, a program for kids entering Kindergarden in Toledo, on July 7th. He learned about fire safety, bike safety, railroad safety, health care, how to cross the street, stranger danger, and a variety of other information. Now he has something more to talk about than Xiaolin Showdown and other shows on Cartoon Network!

Catching up

The family at a park in Chinatown.
Kids at the Chinatown gate.
Kids waiting for the trolley car - it was an ozone action day so we rode for free and squished in with lots of people ...
Admittedly it has been a hectic few weeks. Our trip to San Francisco was very fun - got to see Chinatown, Fisherman's Wharf, ride a trolley car, go buy chocolate coins at Ghirardelli Square (George's highlight), spend hours at the Exploratoreum, cross the Golden Gate bridge, see the lovely views from Sausalito and Half Moon Bay, and swim in 3 hotel pools. The working and lecture parts of the trip were productive for me and hopefully Grandma Muffin enjoyed spending time with the kids and seeing a new place. It was great for the kids to meet Jack, my friend Stephanie's son, and my highlight was eating lunch at one of my favorite restaurants, the R & G Lounge. Estelle decided the aisle seat was boring, so we had to negotiate for positions on the way home. The other news was that Grandma Muffin ended up in the hospital on Tuesday after arriving home late Sunday night. She had her appendix out - thankfully that waited until she was home to happen. Glad all is well now!