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Let Inga Tell You: Be grateful, or else

As much as I have always loved the holiday season, it was a little trying during my single mom years when the kids were in elementary school. They were off for two full weeks for winter break but if I took that much vacation time, I’d only have a week left for the rest of the year. Those day camps that entertained them during the summer months were few and far between at Christmas. My limited financial resources had already been wiped out by Christmas anyway.

PHOTOS: La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival brings Santa and the community to town

On a sun-splashed afternoon, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015; hundreds of spectators strategically choose their viewing pots on sidewalks, beach chairs, lawns and restaurant patios to view the 58th annual La Jolla Christmas Parade in the heart of the Village of La Jolla. The 90-minute-long caravan included floats, marching bands and assortment of four-legged creatures. Just about everybody was represented — from service clubs to Scout troops and local beauty queens — and all were invited afterwards to the Holiday Festival and Tree Lighting Ceremony at the Rec Center, which capped off the event.