Sorry, I have no pictures for this post. My helpers have been sloughing off.
This afternoon an older couple stopped by to see Santa. They said that they had been watching Santa give and give and give, and decided that he needed to receive something. So they pulled a present out of a bag for me. I asked if Santa was allowed to open the present now, or if I had to wait? They both kind of giggled and said, "No, we're not Santa. You can open it now!" So I did and I got a nice box of Old Fashioned Peanut Brittle. I thanked them very much, over and over. It was an awesome surprise as Santa doesn't get many gifts....except for all the cookies I get to eat on Christmas!
Today I received requests for an Elf to come as an Elf on the Shelf yet this season. I told them that I would try to arrange that. I have also received a lot of reports of activities that my Elves have done over the past few days. Here's just a sampling:
- Some of my Elves have fallen into empty water pitchers.
- Somehow one of my Elves ended up in a container of whole coffee beans.
- And, of course, various lamps in different bedrooms, two TP'd Christmas trees, and one trying to stay away from the house cat. (The family is getting a little concerned for the Elf's safety!) I told them that at night the Elf can handle the cat - no problem. But during the day, the Elf had better be protected!
Today I had a whole family of 7 come to take their picture with Santa in their pajamas! They all had the same homemade T-shirt that said, "The Wilson Christmas Picture." It was really cute! We also had the annual meeting of the "Ladies Aide" committee. But this year they had the addition of their 25-yr old grand-daughter. They all wanted their picture with Santa together (8-9 people in this grouping). There was so many ladies around Santa, Santa didn't know where to put his hands.....so he SAT on them! (Cuz you never want to get in trouble with Mrs. Claus!)
I also got a little forewarning about tomorrow. A grandmother stopped in to warn Santa that she is coming with 14 grandchildren and they ALL will get their picture with Santa at the same time! I thanked her for the forewarning! I told her the earlier in the day, the better.
There were a lot of shy kids today. They ranged in age from toddler (which I expect) to pre-teen (which I didn't expect). I don't know why people are so hesitant to see me, but it must have something to do with wondering if they are on the "naughty" or "nice" list. Most parents are exasperated trying to figure out why, and it's really amusing.
One mother said, "My daughter's having her picture taken with Santa and that's it." So she grabbed her child, and sat on the floor with her in front of Santa for the picture. Much to my pleasure, the child screamed, kicked, hit, wiggled, and was just plain obnoxious for the photo! Afterward, the mother looked at me and started to laugh. I looked back with a big smile on my face and said, "Welcome to my world!" She said, "How do you put up with this every day?" I said, "Gladly!"
Hopefully it's going to be a big weekend, and I need my beauty sleep.
See you tomorrow!
Santa
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