My kids went to bed last night before we had a chance to finish baking the stollen that we usually leave out for Santa. But no matter, they left something else out for him:Mona had created a little duct tape snowman on a 'snowy' plate with a pencil and a note. I will spare you most of her atrocious spelling (ask me how many times I just tried to type 'atrocious' until spell check liked it and you'll know where her problem comes from), but it began, "Dire Santa."
Anyway, I didn't dare look at the note until all the children were asleep and I was filling their stockings. (At which point I also discovered Mona had put out a stocking for her beloved fish, so I filled a teeny tiny bottle with water and sealed it with a twist tie bow. Because seriously? What do you get a fish at midnight?) The note began with, "Do you see the snowman?" And then continued on to say that if he liked it he could have it, but if he took it he had to sign the red slip at the bottom. I suppose like a receipt, but I suspect it had more to do with procuring proof of Santa's existence.
