Happy Holidays!

If you’ve got a Happy Holidays comment, leave it here! From me to everybody else, have a Happy Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, New Year, Winter Solstice, or whatever.

This year we told our kids the truth about Santa Claus — that we are Santa Claus, but we enjoy pretending such a being exists. When asked an honest question, I gave an honest answer 🙂 They were mildly curious about it, and kind of get a kick out of the idea that there wasn’t some magical man in a red suit that brought them presents. They asked us if they could help put the unwrapped “Santa Gifts” under the tree this year, since they already know, but we drew the line at spoiling the surprise that way…

If you’ve got a Happy Holidays comment, leave it here! From me to everybody else, have a Happy Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, New Year, Winter Solstice, or whatever.

This year we told our kids the truth about Santa Claus — that we are Santa Claus, but we enjoy pretending such a being exists. When asked an honest question, I gave an honest answer 🙂 They were mildly curious about it, and kind of get a kick out of the idea that there wasn’t some magical man in a red suit that brought them presents. They asked us if they could help put the unwrapped “Santa Gifts” under the tree this year, since they already know, but we drew the line at spoiling the surprise that way…

5 thoughts on “Happy Holidays!”

  1. My loot…

    One of the nice things about being the Dad is I get to see my loot early. Here’s the good stuff:

    • A Natural keyboard pro. My old one’s three years old, and just worn out.
    • A TV antenna. OK, this may not sound like a big deal, but our TV reception is simply awful.
    • A board game called “Talengarde”.
    • Three Harry Potter Quiddich Cup expansion packs. Yum. Our family loves Harry Potter, and we all really enjoy the trading card game. Heck, the game helped teach our kids to read, so we double-love it.
    • Pork rinds. Food of the gods.
    • An orange. At 13 carbs per “normal-sized” orange, I can eat half of this one and not blow my daily carb allotment. Fruit’s back on the menu, boys!
    • More stuff, I’ll update my comment later 🙂

    —
    Matthew P. Barnson

  2. Santa…

    What are you talking about? You and Christy come to our house and leave us gifts? I’m confused.

    1. Atkins…

      I must admit it… I went on Atkins so I could fit down your sewer vent on your roof this year. Yutzes building our twin homes didn’t bother putting in proper chimneys…

      —
      Matthew P. Barnson

  3. Christmas part 1

    The issue of Santa Claus is a difficult one for me.. as a Christian, I see a danger in presenting one false all powerful Christmas related person and then trying to explain that the other part isn’t false.

    When I was a kid, I actually prayed to Santa near Christmas time, thinking I could tell him I was sorry and get back on the Nice list. It was all very confusing. Still, the santa game is a fun one, and my borther and sister believed until the ripe old age of 10.

    Having no kids, I don’t know how I’ll approach it when the time finally comes, but it will be a hard decision.

  4. Christmas part 2

    Okay.. now the fun stuff.. Got: A wireless PS2 controller that lets me just play from my couch. Games and DVDs, including The Two towers Extended verssion Drawing stuff, hoping to rekindle my drawing habit The Beatles Let it Be – Naked CD, which is AWESOME A Chopper.. Coffee beans, Pajamas, and more fun stuff..

    And I got to hang with the family and have a safe Holiday.

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