Christmas Parade- 2009

A beautiful, sunny but very chilly day in Dublin today. Around 4pm, John and I walked across the street to watch the annual Dublin Christmas parade. It lasted about an hour and a half. Both sides of Bellevue in downtown Dublin were lined with onlookers eager to get a glimpse of what was to be an fun, entertaining afternoon. Once the sun went down, chill filled the air. It is supposed to drop to 29 degrees for the low tonight, the coldest temperature so far this season. Floats, marching bands, local politicians running for office, the local/state police and sheriff where there to show off their new fancy police cars. Various merchants were also among the festivities for todays event. Santa Claus made his appearance not once but twice!  There were goofy clowns, a very scaled down old VW bus with silver spinners that had a suspension that rocked back and forth. Mr. Pig from Piggly Wiggly came to visit the kids along with Cookie Monster (least looked like him to me). The horse that had the sunglasses with a Santa hat was a hoot and cute! Some pictures below for your enjoyment.

As for the house, we spent the day painting, priming and chaulking. The utility room has two coats of paint and is ready for the washer and dryer to be moved in! I need to do laundry in the worst way. No more laundry mat except for certain things that cannot fit in a standard size washer like comforters, blankets and so forth. The shelving has been installed so I can put laundry room stuff on it. It is pretty sturdy shelving unit with adjustable shelving so as our needs change we can change up how things are stored above the hot water heater and washer/dryer. We went for a hot meal then came back, walked the dogs and did some more work in the bathroom. The second coat of white paint has been applied to all areas of the bathroom except the tub area. That should be completed by tomorrow so the trimwork can start. The medicine cabinet/mirror that goes above the sink is on special order so we don't have that yet. Once the bathroom trimwork is finished, then back upstairs to repair the baseboards that had to be torn out for the electrical outlets to be installed and possibly a fresh coat of polyurethene for the floor.

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