December 2nd

Well, today I had a first, a costume malfunction! Nothing scandalous but it was disconcerting! I was at The Dunes for a Breakfast with Santa sponsored by the great folks at Village Realty, one of my favorite activities each year! About 15 minutes in I realized  something didn't feel quite right and then I figured out something was wrong with Santa's belt. After fussing with it for a bit I saw that the buckle was broken. You see those fancy Santa buckles are pretty but they arent very strong.So I just removed it. I was wearing what is referred to by many as a Coca Cola Santa Suit that has big brass buttons all the way down the front of it and not having a belt was not a huge loss! Anyway The Dunes was a great location for the event because the families ate in the same room that Santa was set up in. That way I could see the kids all the time and as think I've said before it is the interaction with them that inspires me and gives me the power to continue this calling because that's the way I view it, as a calling!

So there were lot's of little ones I had seen before, in fact a couple of the Mommas had pictures on their phones to show me of previous years! A friend of mine sent me a cheat sheet for his daughter and her cousins and it's always nice to surprise the little ones with what Santa knows about them!

One little girl fairly early asked for a horse and when I asked where she would keep it, she said in her back yard and she would feed it carrots. I thought that was a good one, then I heard a little later from a young man who wanted a live dinosaur which he would keep in his back yard and he was going to feed it carrots also!

One thing they did today was they had a form for the kids to fill out which had their gift requests on it and several other things! I'm going to try to bring you the best of these submissions! There was a 3 year old who whats to be a teacher and two of his requests were a yellow fan and a yellow Vacuum! And a 5 year old who wants to be a singer and was requesting a treehouse, to help with the high notes I guess! A 4 year old boy who wants to grow up to be a wrestler, every Mother's dream, and he wanted a big monster truck. One little guy had some help writing a lengthy list, including, his own binoculars and a new ice maker and concluded with "That's all" but he added in his own had a P.S. & a P.P.S. unfortunately I can't read either !

There was a handwritten list I could read but not figure out. It said " Treasure X" when I looked it up I found it is a game that you can find treasure. "Untamed raptors" He wants to tame them I guess and "Swing Scooter" which is a 3 wheeled scooter! See Santa isn't too old to learn things, but I'm not riding that either! Had one letter from an 18 year old who said she has been "amazing" this year and one item on her list was plastic forks! Another little one,5, wants to be a horse trainer and asked for a selfie stick and flower toys! There was a 3 year old who wants to grow up to be a pizza teacher, sounds like a tasty profession. A little girl wants a pink guitar, A six year old wants to be a paleontolugist and wants a slime lab and a pottery wheel, first time I've been asked for that! There was an unsigned note that asked for a flute and a trombone!

Santa's day ended with a visit to Blue Water Grill where I met several really cute little ones including one little girl who had on Santa earrings!  Santa also saw the most beautiful woman on Roanoke Island!   Several folks complimented me on how well I interacted with the children which I took as a good sign! Santaś doing his job! I do want to close with one letter from a 4 year old who wants to grow up to be an elf and would really like some rainbow slime for Christmas! Her last wish was for snow to come down! So watch out, Outer Banks! Until next time Santa signing off!