The Homecoming Parade, that we almost didn't get to participate in, was actually pretty fun.
The boys and I hopped in the van ready to head to the high school so the van could be decorated for the parade. Not a full two blocks from home, it died and would not restart. We were already going to be late and this was not helping.
Dear one to the rescue! He drove his vehicle to where I was stalled and let me take it to the parade instead. Unfortunately he had vacuumed and washed my van but not his truck, which was in dire need of a good scrubbing.
The kids seemed to have a good time wrapping it all up in streamers and flags from different countries (it was the International Club that was doing the decorating).
As we started driving the parade route, the teacher who had bummed a ride with us, popped in a CD of German music that we were supposed to blare while we made our way along the route. It was awful! The cover said something to the effect of "German music for merry making and beer drinking." Not my cup of tea!
Along the way, all the folks who had come out to see the floats and prom court waved to us. I cheerfully waved back while anxiously awaiting arrival at the football field so I could turn the radio off.
We had the back hatch of the truck open and the teens kept taking turns sitting in the back. It's a little disconcerting trying to drive with the back end of the vehicle readjusting to the varying weights of the riders getting in and out.
Overall it was fun. The clouds that hung and sprinkled us a little as the decorating was going on, dispersed as we drove and by the time we arrived at our destination, the sun made an appearance. The clouds totally cleared from the sky and the game was played under the lights with a beautiful moon hanging in the sky.
And to top it all off, our team won the game!
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