Christmas Parade Part II

Here we have more pictures-- a few of which are rain-splotched--from Saturday's Christmas parade.

The Mathews Maritime Foundation  always does a nice job.

You don't see these every day, now do you?  I think I want one.  Whatever it is.

Here we have my friend Catherine's son, Brian Owens, and and my friend Kathy's daughter, Olivia Gwyn, representing the sophomore class in the Homecoming Court.  Since the Homecoming parade was rained out, they were incorporated into this parade, very nicely may I add.

This might be my favorite photo from Saturday.

Also representing the sophomore class...

Jason Moughon and our neighbor Sabrina Barrack

Madison Owens plays basketball with Daughter. She's a fierce rebounder.

Homecoming Queen Jacqueline Stewart

And, of course, Santa's sleigh is pulled not by a reindeer but by a John Deere.

Only in Mathews.

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On Thursday I'll post pictures from Saturday evening's Holly Ball-related festivities. Wednesday will be a day off from blogging since tonight after work I travel to Rappahannock High School located in the western part of Oklahoma Richmond County for more basketball. We're overdue for a win, but I am still hopeful. All I want for Christmas is for the basketball team to win!

Christmas Parade Part I

This weekend was a flurry of flurriness* starting with the Mathews Christmas parade on Saturday.

John Deere made an appearance or two in the parade.

Our Grand Marshal

Among other things, Nelda handles the county's Meals on Wheels program.
Her driver Mr. Gibbs was my high school geography teacher.
They are both wonderful people who also happen to be avid runners.

Heavy duty farm equipment followed by the Gloucester Chic-Fil-A cows.

Mathews High School Class of 1982 is always well represented in this parade.
This is Glenda Burroughs and one of her two beautiful daughters.

Daughter Two waves.

This was one of my favorite entrants.  A boat with pirates.
And parrots. And turtles. And....

CRAB HATS!!!
This group gets two claws up from Chesapeake Bay Woman.

In this picture is Craig Lewis (brown jacket and hat, click here and here for 

past posts featuring his mad boating skillz); 

Scooter Ransone in the blue jacket; and in the far background wearing the red jacket talking to bystanders rather than 

marching in the parade is MHS Class of 1982 representative #2, Sterling Ransone.

(He's also known as Dr. Ransone.)

Not until this float went by did I notice the best part.

This child's body language captured what a few of us on the sidelines
were feeling due to the drizzle and the cold.

This was my favorite.

Mathews High School Class of 1982 Entrant #3:  Alda Hudgins Barnett.

Looking befuddled.  Daughter Betsy looks on.

Yes, here in Mathews we still have (in the background) signs boasting "high test" gasoline.

Miss Betsy Barnett

At this point during the parade it started to sprinkle, hence the blurred spots in the picture above.  Nevertheless I kept taking pictures and will share them, along with pictures from Saturday night's Holly Ball, later this week.

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*Flurriness is a word I just invented which, loosely translated, means too much flurry for one's own good much less one weekend.