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By heather | December 15, 2008
Since the end of NaBloPoMo, I’ve reverted right back to my pathetic blogging ways. I am living the same life, with roughly the same amout of random musings and occurances, but obviously I need some external motivator to get me to write it down.
This weekend I had planned to take the kids to visit Mall Santa. I was going to do it by myself, and Alex is sick so I was fully prepared for some sort of meltdown that would make an awesome blog story.
At the last minute, Brett decided to join us so I don’t get to write about wrangling two kidlets alone through the holiday shopping mayhem of glitter and glee.
We got to the mall early enough that our parking space was twenty feet from the door. So no bemoaning the trek across frozen tundra. And it was 60 degrees. And sunny.
The kind family walking in front of us, instead of letting the door slam shut behind them and whack into the stroller which then would have wedged in the door, forcing me to herd Alex in with one leg while standing on the other trying to wrestle the wheels free…well, they held it for us.
I was prepared to wait in line, only for some stupid elf to tell me it was time for Santa’s smoke break to feed the reindeer right when it was our turn, like happened last year.
There was no line. Santa and all the elves were waiting expectantly for a wee tot – any wee tot - to come and whisper wishes in their ears.
Surely, Alex would freak when he was plopped onto the lap of a big scary chubby guy with a beard, because after all – I hate beards so he would totally come by it naturally.
Or maybe, instead of letting EK make up her own mind about whether Santa could hold her, he would showcase his protective big brother instincts like he did at daycare last week when one of the “hitters” came near her and he yelled, “NOOOOOO” as he slow-motion launched himself at the kid.
Apparently, feeling a little under the weather has taken all the fight out of the poor boy because I got this instead:
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And this:
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| From 2008_12_12 |
Really, I have nothing to write about this trip, except how remarkably unremarkable it was. How will I ever keep blogging if I have no drama, no tears, no intrigue?
Topics: baby firsts, baby stuff, holidays, toddler stuff | 4 Comments »
Tags: let's go see Santa!, perfect kids
December 15th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
As uneventful as that trip was, I think you got some really great santa pics for little miss’ first christmas!
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December 15th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
Seems to me you squeezed a pretty good post out of the whole affair, regardless
I mean, those are some of the best mall Santa pics I’ve seen lately!
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December 15th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Seriously, that’s some good lookin’ Santa pics. Nice job, even without the drama or intrigue.
December 18th, 2008 at 1:25 am
That really is the best Santa picture I’ve ever seen. I really think that it is. I’m in awe.