I've Been Hit! I've Been Hit!

It seems that almost every year some little darling - boy or girl - comes close to wiping out Santa...and when Santa gets wiped out, it's a major ordeal! Yesterday, Santa got nailed good by a little boy. He was too excited to see Santa. Luckily, I had back-up clothes with me. So now Santa has a freshly cleaned uniform for his world tour.

Here's the answer to my Pop Quiz question:  Vixen! (And she does feel slighted that you did not know.)

On a sad note, I just learned from one of my Elves that "Grandma Claus" passed away this summer. Over the past few years you have read about her in my blogs. She was a wonderful, sweet lady who was "Mrs. Claus" during WWII and after, and part of her uniform dated back to 1927. She will be very deeply missed!

Today Santa had a number of young men come in - either by themselves or with a loved one - for their picture with Santa as they are going to be deployed the day after Christmas. Santa told each of them how grateful we all are for their service!

Just for the bloggers who like to play with numbers, it has been determined with some quick figuring that over the course of the past four years,I am extremely close - if I have not yet reached - having over 70,000 pictures taken of me with my fans! That number even astonishes me...because it feels like it should be WAY more!!!

Much to my enjoyment, I'm getting more and more updates from my younger fans on how my Elves on a Shelf are doing. Everyone will be glad to hear that all reports over the past few days prove that my little chat with the Elves the other day has improved their behavior. Maybe part of it is that as we get closer to Christmas, there is less time to be bored.

I have had a couple of questions I've had to clarify regarding my Elves which include, "Can the Elves stay longer?" or "Can the Elves stay all year?" My answer, unfortunately, is "No." The agreement Santa made with the Elves was that I would be willing to let them go to host homes if they would come back either Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. They will not be gone forever, though. Every Elf can return to their host homes again next year around Thanksgiving. I know some of my little fans were very disappointed (including some of my Elves), but they understood.

Below is an assortment of pictures from the past few days. Hope you enjoy!


Noah - Head Photogragher



The Few, The Proud, The Brave...

 

Santa in training??  Where's the hat?



Some of my fan mail!



Watch the beard! Watch the beard!




A Snoopy ornament from a fan!

Here's two new trivia questions. (Please contact me or Mrs. Claus with your answers.)

1. Which one of my reindeer is the youngest?
2. In what Country did Santa (St. Nick) start the famous traditions we now have?  Hint: It is NOT the USA or England.

Sweet dreams,
Santa