Walkin' the line

Today was the first "Walk and Roll to School Day" for Saugatuck. The kids were dropped off at the Saugatuck Christian Reformed Church at Allegan Street and Blue Star Highway at about 7:45 a.m. and walked to their schools.

Elspeth was going to ride her bike but changed her mind when a friend said she was going to walk, not ride. Good thing. Elspeth's backpack weighs like 500 pounds and she had to tote her trumpet for band class. She's pictured above not wanting anything to do with me and everything to do with her friends.

Alyssa walked -- I went along for fun. She's pictured above holding the hand of her friend Kirsten. We were the last of about 300 people to make it to the school. Man, we were slow. Alyssa (on the right in the blue coat in the picture) moves at her own speed.

Then, we adults had to walk back to where we left our vehicles.

It was chilly out -- we're under freeze warnings -- but when the sun hit, we got warmed up fast.

Other bits

We're all waiting for the next character on "Total Drama Island" to be voted off. We watched the new episode Thursday night -- to heck with the debates. We're all pulling for Gwen and Owen.

My vacation is wrapping up. Not one for the ages, let's say. I did manage to clear up a plugged hose in the washer without having to call a $100-an-hour plumber and repair a door to our upstairs porch (the roofer forgot to reattach it so Elspeth asked me the other day why it was sprawled out on the roof. No wonder there was a heck of a draft upstairs!). No bike riding, which sucks.