Zero Days and Counting
I imagine somewhere in the world, Santa is already in flight.
Yesterday morning, as my children were playing in the yard, I heard shrieks coming from the top of the swingset. I scooped up the youngest (she was in the house with me) and raced to the yard, heart pounding.
"Mommy! Look!" My son and daughter were pointing skyward at a hot air balloon that was hovering over our house. "Do you think it's Santa's elves checking up on us?"
I tried not to burst out laughing. Mustering my best serious face, I nodded and said "Yes. I can see their pointy hats from here."
Much shrieking and butt waggling and laller lallering and waving then ensued. My son yelled "I want GEO-TRAX!" and my daughter yelled "I'm TOTALLY GOOD!" My youngest clung to me like a monkey and pointed up repeatedly, saying "Ball-oooooooon!"
I let them carry on for a few minutes, no doubt to my neighbors' delight. Mercifully, the balloon pilot hit the gas and they soared away on a sudden gust. As the colorful spectre disappeared from our view, my oldest turned to me and said with a twinkle in her eye - "My lucky charm is SO lucky that it brought a balloon full of elves to our house!" With that, she held out a bundle of hair elastics, as proof.
Wishing you good luck and a lot of magic! Merry Christmas!
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Comments
You lucky girl! Can you send that balloon my way? The Santa-watching-through-the-fire-detector is not working as well as it was a couple days ago!
Merry Christmas!
Posted by: cooper | December 24, 2004 9:22 AM
Merry Christmas, Jenny!!
Posted by: Mir | December 24, 2004 9:56 AM
The hot air balloon trick is how the elves double check just in case the kids have learned how to short circuit the smoke alarms. Man, that Santa, he's on top of it.
Merry Christmas Jenny, and a Happy '05 to you!
Posted by: Mellie Helen | December 24, 2004 12:39 PM
Enjoy this time. Mine are now faking on their belief just to make sure they get something. Although I do think the closer it gets to zero hour the stronger their belief becomes...
Posted by: TW | December 24, 2004 5:43 PM
Merry Christmas to all of you Circus Folk!
Posted by: Lizt | December 24, 2004 7:01 PM
That's very sweet! Merry Christmas to you and yours, from Mommy Matters.
Posted by: Christine | December 24, 2004 11:28 PM
Awwwe, what cute little monsters you have!
Merry Christmas Miss Jenny :)
Posted by: Lindsey | December 25, 2004 5:21 PM
That's so sweet! Ya have to make those moments work for you. Keep those kids guessing!
Posted by: Grace | December 26, 2004 12:21 PM
Daaaaaaaaang, I wish I was a kid again! How fun is a hotair balloon full of elves! Merry Christmas!
Posted by: Amber | December 26, 2004 1:59 PM