*yawns*  Hey everyone.  The Santa Claus Parade was a great event.  Wow, was it ever cold in the marshalling area on Nicola Street, though.  Cold breeze running straight up from the ocean.  Kids did a stupendous job of smiling and waving....little guys in my group rode in a Stanley Park horse-drawn trolley and the older kids walked behind and jumped over the horse manure.
 Took Skytrain downtown and back...and didn't lose anyone!  It was a great day.  Looong day, though.  Left home at 9am and got home around 5pm.