Repost: Taking the magic out of Christmas ... and bringing it back. Part 4.

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"If Higbee thinks I'm working one minute 
past 9:00, he can kiss my foot. Ho ho ho."
~Santa in A Christmas Story

Part 4 is dedicated to the Big Man in Red ... Santa Clause!!!! 

I can remember going to K-Mart when I was a kid to see Santa.  We went to the K-Mart that was on Ridge Rd in Lackawanna, now a charter school, but there was a cafe in the back of the store and I can remember seeing Santa there.  The only thing I remember really asking for was the big box of crayons, back then it was a measly box of 64, but to me, that was like hitting the lotto!!!!   

In 2009, my oldest, Caitlin, was standing in line to see Santa at the mall (she's a skeptic) and said she was going to ask Santa for coal, so I dared her to ... tripled dog dared her, in fact!!!!  She was a little nervous about doing it but followed through and when he asked her what she wanted, she said "I want a piece of coal" and Santa YELLED at her!!!  It was so funny!!!! He said "Oh, Don't say that!!! A nice girl like you doesn't deserve coal!!" She turned about 12 shades of red, it was a riot.  Well, as you can imagine, she got what she asked for, a nice bag of coal in her stocking!!! 

Laurana's First Christmas - 2009

When my youngest, Laurana was three, she was really looking forward to Christmas!!!  The 3 Christmas' prior were less than desirable for me, I couldn't wait for her to be excited about Christmas, Santa, Reindeer, and presents!!!!  I thought, when she was 2, "this will be her year", but she could have really cared less, but then, in 2012, she was picking out toys, circling them in the books and we wrote her very first letter to Santa.  That year she understood the material aspect of the holiday, so, she was also old enough to understand the real meaning of it as well.  And so my job began instilling the values of what Christmas is really all about. 

What is your favorite Santa story? 

Peace, Love, and Light, 

Christine

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