I'm sure we'll have some stuff going on here as well. They throw candy off the christmas float to the kids...wow...you have some great memories there.

I do..........so much fun when the kids were younger, but we still go every year and I really enjoy it........except when it is snowing and freezing cold. LOL

I love the Christmas parade...my town has one every year but I think we'll be stopping the candy throwing.

Our town has a parade too and yrs ago one of our competitors would enter a float. They did a great job chipping in to help each other pt it together and I think one yr. took first place many yrs ago.

They looked like they had fun. Too cold to stand out there for me.

Missy - i love the Santa's outfit. Your clients should realize that someone so creative on their blog and providing great local information will do a great job marketing their home.

Missy, Thanks,  I missed the Parade in Milford this morning. Hope the weather warms slightly!

Missy, As you know we have a Christmas parade in our town as well. They are so much fun that my kids like to attend all the parades in the surrounding cities, and sometimes we do, but I think Ann Arbor is just a bit too far for us.

Missy - What a great tradition that is for Saline.  We have a few stories of our own with babies hidden and nursing inside jackets.  I remember one year when my son was a toddler we went to Oktoberfest (German festival) in nearby New Braunfels.  While we were there, the temperature plummeted about 30 degrees and we had to buy sweatshirts in order to continue.  My son was probably about two, and I can still see his smiling little face peeking out of my wife's sweatshirt, saying "Hi Momma!". 

I love that movie...so when is George Bailey coming to say hello to Mr. Potter:)

Monika and Jay, you all must each be on your lap tops, in front of the fire and didn't know the other was writing.

Faina, thanks so much for the complement.

Mana, I know you do I just commented on it. LOL

Jason, ahhhh, I miss those days so much. Precious times.

Neal, ROFLMAO !!

Gary, well come on down to Saline, we'll get you in the spirit.

Missy,

I love parades...Saline, huh...sounds a little 'salty' to me! :) Thanks,   Fran

Saline is a lovely town. Thank you for sharing your wonderful memories of the parade!

Missy,

It sounds like such a beautiful place, of course you have Snow! I love Snow...

Fran, it is salty it was named after the salt mines. LOL

Kelly, you're welcome, did Kim come for the holiday?

Thomas, I like snow too, once on Christmas Eve and then it can go away. I hate dirty snow.

Missy, We've had our big local parade and. like you, we've seen it grow year after year.  Frankly, I enjoy local parades rather than all the major parades on TV - it's a question of community involvement, Karen

Hi Missy,
I just love a parade, especially a Christmas parade.  Every little town in our area has one so I think we can catch three different ones this coming weekend.  Santa still throws candy to the kids.  One of the town has theirs at night, that's my favorite.

Missy, yes we do have laptops and I didn't know she commented but we do not have the fireplace going.

Hi there,

Don'tcha just love home town Americana?

Missy... I like these kind of home town parades. Sounds like you have a lot of memories. Your first memory?  rut row....  ;o)  Thanks for sharing this. PS....  where did you get and or do that Santa pic?

Missy...That is the story of our lives...

Looks like  lots of fun, Missy ! I love the tradition of hometown santa parades...even the smallest of villages seem to have them.

It's A Wonderful Life is my favourite film of all time....what a nice theme for a parade.

Jo 

Missy,

There's nothing better than working in an area that you truly love and can convey that sincerely to your clients, which you do quite well.

Missy- Beautiful and brilliant colored graphics on this post. I love the colors of Christmas! I love your memories too! THank you for sharing. Katerina

Missy, we have already finished our parade this year.  Heah!!!!!!!!!!!  Just looked and you have posted your 200th post.  Congratulations!  So glad you are here at AR.

Missy,

it seems that it will be fun, are you going to be in first place ?

Ray Saenz

I've heard that the parade in Saline was a nice one, without the crowds of the Detroit parade.  You and Alyssa must have kept each other warm that year :-)  Have fun this year Missy, and when you're there let the memories of the past parades flow into your heart.

Hi from beautiful Maggie Valley, NC!  Enjoyed your parade post, and hope to follow you with one of my own as we are decorating today for our parade.  Enjoyed your AR site as well.  Thank you!

I love parades and cannot wait for ours on December 1st ! I have more reasons this year because it will be my oldest son who is also in the parade for ROTC this year !

Karen, I love this parade,  I see so many kids and families I know.

Cynthia, we use to have our at night, but changed to 5:30 because of all the traffic having to be re-routed down MI Ave. Three ? Wow that is alot of parades.

Jay, thanks for commenting again. It is cold here so I'm about ready to crank up the fireplace.

Lynda, yes I do and love living in a small town.

Jeff, lol we'll it is a memory. I stock photos

Monika, two peas in a pod.

Jo-Anne, yep love them so much fun.

Fran, thanks I appreciate it and I do love my hometown in Michigan.

Katerina, thanks for commenting.

Kay, really I'll go look, hadn't noticed.

Ray, I'm just a spectator this year.

Kris, thanks I will and it is a good parade, want to come over ?

Susie, thanks have fun decorating today.

Melissa, that is cool, post some pictures of him and the parade.

Community activities like this ARE great selling points!  I always mention to buyers about the twice-yearly crafts fair, the boyscout chicken barbeque, and Santa's arrival on a firetruck for the community Christmas tree lighting.  (Tomorrow night, in fact, and I hope to go), and the Opening Day Parade for youth baseball.  Who doesn't want to live in a community with this kind of spirit?

Baseball ?? wow Margaret that is a Spring/Summer sport here. We have so many parades in Saline and I do point it out to all my clients. Yes, this is why it is fun to live in small towns.

We just had our Holiday/Christmas parade.  My RE/MAX office had a float and we had more fun.  This is why I moved to NC!

Missy, I can't think of any local parades, only the big one in the City. Which is a shame when so many people would love this! Santa comes by on the fire trucks for the kids but we should have a parade out here, somewhere....It IS a wonderful selling point. Great shots and wonderful localism article.

Diane, good for you, I know that was fun.

Carole, thank you !! They are a lot of work as it is a Chamber of Commerce in Saline event but we get lots of sponsors if you looked at my link.

Missy, it just goes to show, we never really do grow up huh? I love parades too! Loved your memories, they were neat!

I hope I never get to old to enjoy things like this.......now I just get COLD.

I love the theme - and it is my favorite movie of all time - how cool to have such community spirit at the holidays -

Thesa, thanks for stopping by, I love that movie too. One of the pleasures of a small town.

Missy, she did (her and John) we had a great time. Michael stayed behind...he can't miss the Lions game!

Kelly, well that was quite a boring game, glad you had fun with Kim.

Our parade is Dec 7th and it includes a promenade of two local homes that are dressed for the Holiday.  We are seeing if we can piggyback off this by having a few of our listings open the same evening with mulled cider or wine and cookies and a cheese tray.  The homes will be all decked out and hopefully some potential buyers will stop by.  If not, I'll fill up on cider and cookies and enjoy being in a festive home while I read a good book.  Last year I had my son and his girlfriend hand out candy canes with a holiday message attached and my website address.  I just can't resist a marketing opportunity, though I kept it low key in honor of the season!

Missy... what about the Santa pic....in regards to the writing on his pants....  thanks

Beth, you live in a town so similiar to Saline. My kids guidance counselor is from Tecumseh. I like your idea, of the candy canes. We are not allowed to throw candy anymore, but some groups do just low and on the ground.

Jeff, it is from imagemaker.com.  Lots of cool things there to create and play with.

Missy,

Sounds like a lot of fun!! I love parades and the excitement they bring to our areas.

Holiday events that are traditions are always the best Missy. 

What a great post! Almost makes me wish I was there, almost...
I have a serious aversion to ...SNOW!

Missy:  That looks like so much fun. Wish we could be there to celebrate with you! Blessings!

Andrew, it is so cold here today 15 degrees... let's hope it warms up by Sat.

Steve, thanks for commenting.

Vanessa, almost ?? LOL  I love snow,just don't like cold and gray days.

Elizabeth, :)

Missy - Sounds like a real good time for everyone,. You have really captured the spirit of the event with some really nice pictures. Have fun!

Missy--this is GREAT!  I have to admit that it looks kind-a-FL-like to see the girls in short sleeves and bare legs in DECEMBER in Saline!  Santa's warm-cozy sleigh looks more like it. 

Thanks for sharing your memories...

Bill, thanks

Susie, I took the twillers in Oct at the homecoming parade, but I think they will be dressed that way Sat too. So they can catch the batons.