Santa visited the Little House's cul-de-sac Thursday night. It is an old tradition started by one of the families that built one of the first houses in the sub-division 30 years ago. They asked their friends in the local volunteer fire department to dress up as Santa and drive into the circle in a fire truck with lights flashing and siren screaming. After singing some carols Santa gave out presents that the parents had dropped off earlier in the week.
As the years went by their children grew, but they kept up the tradition even for their grandchildren. This year the weather was mild. It as 45 degrees at Santa Zero Hour. Last year was very cold, and several years ago it was raining so hard, we all met in someone's garage. But the original family has retired to Florida and will return to visit their children and grandchildren only after Christmas.
This year a new family took over. The father is in the volunteer fire company and has very young children. The tradition is in good hands.
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