SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN

SANTA CLAUSE IS COMING TO TOWN,OR MAYBE IT'S HIS HELPER.



ASH IS BEING A GREAT SISTER BY ASKING SANTA FOR A NEW LAPTOP, A NEW CELL PHONE AND A RED LAMBORGHINI. ELEONORE WAS SO PROUD OF HER BIG SISTER FOR NOT BEING AFRAID OF SANTA. EVEN IF HE DID HAVE STINKY BREATH AND FUZZY EARS.




ELLIE TOOK A LOOONG TIME AT TOYS R US WRITING DOWN [WITH MOMMY AND DADDY'S HELP WITH SPELLING] ALL THE TOYS SHE WOULD LIKE FOR CHRISTMAS. SHE WAS VERY OFFICIAL AND MADE SURE HE WOULD REMEMBER JUST WHAT SHE THINKS HE SHOULD BRING HER. MUST GET IT FROM HER SISTER WHO PREFERS POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS AND PIE CHARTS.






OUR TWO GIRLS PUTTING UP WITH MOMMY SAYING TRY TO LOOK HAPPY, STAND CLOSER, DON'T MAKE FACES,MAKE A NICE PICTURE PLEASE. PLEASE. PLEASE.




WELL WE HAD THE BIG TALK TODAY. YUP. MY LITTLE ONE NOTICED WAITING IN LINE IT WAS NOT THE ''REAL'' SANTA AT THE MALL THIS YEAR. WE HAD TO EXPLAIN THE NICE MAN WAS JUST SANTA'S HELPER AND THE REAL SANTA WAS SO BUSY AT THE NORTH POLE GETTING HER TOYS READY FOR CHRISTMAS.

BUT MOMMY, HE DOES NOT KNOW WHAT I WANT YET, BUT MOMMY ISN'T HE MORE BUSY WHEN HE HAS TO BRING THE PRESENTS TO ALL THE KIDS,BUT MOMMY WHAT ABOUT THE ELVES.., WHO BROUGHT HIM HERE,DID HE BORROW SANTA'S CLOTHES,DO THE LADY'S TAKING THE PICTURES WORK AT THE NORTH POLE TOO, HOW DO REINDEER FLY,WHAT ABOUT THE SLED,WILL I GET COAL,HOW ABOUT ASHLEY,CAN I STAY UP TO SEE HIM,IF WE GO TO VISIT OUR FAMILY HOW WILL HE KNOW WHERE I AM,WHAT IF I CHANGE MY MIND AFTER I TELL THE HELPER WHAT I WANT.

CUTE. I HOPE SHE BELIEVES IN SANTA FOREVER... WELL AT LEAST FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

THE CUTEST THING HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE IN LINE WAITING FOR SANTA. A LITTLE BOY STANDING BEHIND SAW MY HUSBANDS CANE [HE HAD A HIP REPLACEMENT 3 WEEKS AGO]. HE WATCHED HIM FOR A SECOND THEN SAID IN A BURST OF WORDS WITH ONE BREATH ''BOY!! I REALLY LIKE YOUR STICK!! I WISH I COULD HAVE ONE TOO!!'' HIS POOR MOM AND AUNT LOOKED MORTIFIED AND APOLOGIZED UP ONE SIDE AND DOWN THE OTHER. MY HUSBAND JUST SMILED AND SAID ''YOU DON'T WANT ONE OF THESE. IT MEANS YOU HAVE A BOO BOO AND YOU JUST GOT A NEW HIP.'' HE LOOKED UP AT HIM AND SAID 'WWOOOOOOOWWWWW!'THE MOM LOOKED LIKE SHE WANTED TO CRAWL UNDER THE PILE OF FAKE SNOW BEHIND SANTA'S CHAIR AND DIE!! I WASN'T SURE IF I WANTED TO GIVE HER A HUG OR LAUGH HYSTERICALLY!