“Santa will be checking his emails at least once a day.”
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SANTA is on the Way!
But before Christmas Eve gets here, Santa can make time for an hour or two to make a special appearance at your event or home holiday party. It’s a great opportunity to skip the long waiting lines to see the Big Man in the Red Suit, and even take your own pictures.
Life has a way of taking slow, lazy circles. I was raised during a time when contemporary know-it-alls told parents their children would never trust them again if they were duped by the legend of Santa Claus. I wasn’t one of those kids who burst other kids’ bubbles about it, though. There was ales a certain obligation and decorum to observe when with “believers.”
Flashback to Christmas Eve, 1968. A wicked blizzard is slashing through our state, our neighborhood, burying cars and … Well, people who always wish for a White Christmas may have gotten their fill that year.
Meanwhile, my Mother is having labor pains, but my sister isn’t due for another 3 weeks. Talk about timing.
There was something magical in seeing forbidden Santa braving Rudolph-weather conditions, on Christmas Eve, in my neighborhood.
Snow swirled, and you could see the chunky flakes drifting through the light of the streetlights.
I looked up our short street (down was a dead end), and emerging from the whipping white mist and walking toward me is … SANTA CLAUS! There was something magical in seeing forbidden Santa in the on Christmas Eve. When I started teaching Elementary School, I always read The Polar Express. Great book. Great movie. Must-see TV.
The Polar Express left a small, silver bell in my heart. When all is quiet, I still can hear it tinkle.