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Christmas Memories...Arrange for a Magical Phone Call From Santa
Childhood is a time for magic. Children grow up so quickly nowadays. The reality of the world is thrust upon them on a daily basis. I think it is important to help them to enjoy the innocence and magic childhood has to offer for as long as possible. I debate this with myself yearly. After all, I don't want my children to feel lied to. But I have such fond memories of Christmas magic when I was a child, that I decided it was important for me to pass on to my children a taste of that same magic.
When I think back to my growing up years, I remember the joy of leaving cookies and milk out for Santa, the belief that I knew I heard those prancing and pawing hooves on my roof, and the delight when the next morning would find the milk and cookies devoured and presents left under the tree.
When I turned 6, I lost my two front teeth on Christmas Eve. Imagine my happiness to find money under my pillow on Christmas Day and presents under the tree. Remember my surprise when I noticed a square piece of foil...the same one that I had left under my pillow the night before for the tooth fairy! We quickly determined that Santa and the Tooth Fairy must have been at my house at the same time! (And I missed it!) They probably got to talking. I am sure Santa shared some of his milk and cookies (what a treat for the tooth fairy) and in the joy of their meeting, the tooth fairy forgot my teeth. I left them under my pillow again for her that night and she rewarded me with two more quarters. What a year that was!
When I was 13, I wasn't so sure about all of this magic at Christmas, but even that year, I found Santa hadn't forgotten me. Buried under the present from my folks was a Shaun Cassidy album that I had been wanting and it said "To Missie From Santa" in handwriting that I didn't recognize. Santa...what a guy!
I have tried to recreate this magic for my stepchildren and my children. Letters have arrived from Santa. Every year we leave milk and cookies and my daughter has insisted we add carrots for the reindeer. She has also bought a present for Santa the last couple of years because she didn't want him to feel left out. She doesn't think it is write for us to get gifts and Santa just to get milk and cookies. As I browsed the internet, I found another piece of magic that I can share with my daughter. I can arrange for a Video Phone call from Santa. Unfortunately, our internet connection isn't the best, but that is okay because he makes regular old phone calls too.
What's so bad about a little magic...childhood innocence and fun? Nothing that I can think of.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
I'm not so good at playing Tooth Fairy, I always seem to forget to do the deed and the kids wake up and wonder why they got skipped. Then I'll "find" the money somewhere else and try the lame explanation that the Tooth Fairy did the wrong pillow.
November 17, 2007 12:51 AM
