No sooner have we cleared the table and put the leftovers in the fridge, then it’s time to deck the halls. It seems Christmas comes faster and faster with each passing year, and there’s more and more to do.

While the rest of the world is out spreading the wealth today on Black Friday, we at The Evening Sun are getting into the holiday spirit in our own way. After today’s paper is done, we’ll likely spend the afternoon constructing our float for Saturday’s Christmas to Remember – Parade of Lights.

Parade organizer Linda Green and I were talking last week about how our Evening Sun involvement in the annual after-Thanksgiving parade is hovering around 15 years, give or take. Our flatbed-hosted float is more of a recent development; while Linda’s spent the last decade and a half herding parade groups and organizing the lineup, my participation has varied greatly over the years. Float, judge, balloon wrangler, sign carrier, costumed character – I’ve pretty much done it all except ride a horse or wear the Santa suit.