Our hometown had a parade today for homecoming days. It was pretty fun. Nothing is like a small town parade. Even the Govenor was there and all sorts of politicians. There were some cute floats. The usual preschools marching, the cub scouts, and garden clubs. One of our favorites is the Shriners. They have these motorized little cars that go up and over (on tracks) a carrier vehicle while driving. They zip around and slow down to high five all the kids on the side of the street.

And of course, there was plenty of candy. No longer can they whip it like they did when I was a kid, they have to hand it to the child. Safety...I guess. Seems like they could gently scatter it on the street. So long are the days of diving for candy and being beemed of the head. The candy dispersers are about 25 feet behind their float because of long it takes. Anyhow, one thing I thought was pretty cool is they handed out ice cream sandwiches and ice pops. My kids were in their glory. Ate as much candy as they wanted, an ice cream and icepop. Got a few stickers and pencils too.

One thing that drives me nuts is parents that don't monitor their own kids. There was one little girl who was so greedy and keep snatching up all the candy. I know her Mom who was standing right next to me and she was totally oblivious. Shocking. There is nothing worse than wanting to put another parent in their place. All she had to do is say to her daughter that she had to share. This little kid is going to be a monster when she grows up if she continues like this. I can't just believe she stood there and watched her child just be a selfish brat. Grrrr...nothing is worse than a parent who won't do their job and parent.

Ok. Enough rantings for tonight.