Early this morning I was reading the lineup for tonight's Christmas Parade, and was reminded of another parade about 7 years ago. My grandchildren were in the Pulaski Co. Parade. It was in the afternoon. Amy, my daughter, received a call that her house was on fire. Jason's sister stayed to pick up the children, and Amy called me as she was leaving town to get to her house.

They live about 14 miles out of Somerset in an area called Shopville. There is a Fire Department within 2 to 3 miles from their house. AND guess where all the Fire Department trucks were? In the Christmas Parade!

Daddy, Mom and I got to Amy's house from Columbia about the same time the Fire Department did. Some firemen got to the house earlier, but all equipment was in town. Then when the trucks got there, no water was in the trucks, because they wanted trucks to be light while driving in the parade.

The house was a total loss. Now every year when I see all trucks from Knifley, Breeding and Columbia, I think, "What If?" - Mitzi