Hi everyone! I am having a very busy off-season. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to blog much right now. I'm expecting I'll start to blog regularly again in November. But if you want to following me in the meantime, sign up as a follower of me on twitter. I'll be sending tweets regularly.
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Love,
Santa
May you all have a safe, healthy, peaceful, and prosperous new year in 2009!
With Love,
Santa
I hope it was a wonderful Christmas for all of you. I think this may have been my best yet.
My Christmas day started about four hours after we landed back at the North Pole. Mrs Claus and I had to wrap up the Operations before we headed home for our traditional Christmas brunch. For some reason, having a nice, leisurely-paced breakfast with Mrs. Claus after the long night and even longer Christmas Eve preparations seems like a luxury. I really start to relax. As I always do, I took a quick nap after breakfast. But not too long... my senior staff came over for a Christmas Day celebration. Its an intimate little gathering... just 20 or so of us (including guests), good food & drink, and a Holiday-season's worth of stories to tell on each other. We all enjoy each other so much more when the pressure is off and we can just relax.
After everyone left, I fell asleep on the recliner as I do each year, next to a roaring fire, surfing the movie channels (Did I mention, we are getting free movie channels as a promotion from our cable provider?). Mrs. Claus woke me up in the early evening hours so I wouldn't sleep the night away. We went for a walk, hand-in-hand, around the Village to enjoy the lights and the lightly falling snow. When we got back from our walk, Mrs. Claus made hot chocolate while I brought in more wood for the fireplace. Once we got settled, with the fire once again roaring and the hot chocolate in our mugs, we exchanged gifts. Last year I was spot on with the gifts for Mrs. Claus after about 10 years in a row of getting it wrong. But this year, I was right back to my old ways... everything I got was either the wrong size, wrong color, or wrong style. Ugh! Yes, even I have problem giving gifts to my spouse! So don't feel bad if you find yourself in the returns line tomorrow morning. The good news is that Mrs. Claus was very understanding and we had a very Merry Christmas anyway. After all, the gifts are just a symbol.
Well, Mrs. Claus has retired for the evening. I'm pretty tired but I wanted to check in with you before I take a 10 or 12 hour "nap" for the first time in a few months and wish you a very Merry Christmas before the day is over. I hope you have some time this week between Christmas and New Years Day to relax and re-energize for the new year ahead. If you do, take the time to focus on your blessings. If you find you are truly blessed... as I believe you will... make a point to share those blessings with someone else during these last days of the Holiday season.
Merry Christmas, everyone! With Love, Santa
...and to all a Good Night! The last presents have been delivered, the last cookie eaten, the last glass of milk consumed, and the last stocking filled. Once we get the "all clear" signal from the North Pole Command Center, we'll point the sleigh due north and return home. I hope everyone has had as much fun this Christmas Eve as I have had tonight. Tomorrow is going to be the best Christmas yet!
Good night, all! I will not update my log until late in the day to day as I plan on enjoying Christmas brunch with Mrs. Claus and taking a nap.
"And she shall bring forth a Son, and thou shalt call His name JESUS: for He shall save His people from their sins." - Matthew 1:21
I just left Alaska. Talk about cold! Brrr. Even for us North Pole residents!
But the best news is that I'm headed south to the Hawaiian Islands. I'll make a few stops between but I can shed the jacket for a few minutes and swap out my Starbucks Christmas blend coffee for some 100% Kona coffee. At least while I'm cruising through the Islands. L ove it down there. Mrs. Claus and I will be back in the Islands for our annual vacation in a little more than a week. Can't wait!
To all of you now awake across Europe, Asia, Africa, & Australia/Oceania... Merry Christmas!
We are back on track! I am currently entering the Vancouver, BC area. After delivering here and north through western Canada, I'll cut back down through the western US. Overall, things are going very well. I'm going to spend a little extra time here with a little girl I know that is fighting cancer as well as with her sister. I can't let them see me... but I am so proud of both of them that I want to take a little time and make sure they are tucked in and sleeping well. I never cease to be amazed by the strength and character of children that face cancer. They are wise & strong beyond their years. And they are truly an inspiration to me. That's one reason I always have a link to St Jude's Children Hospital here on the blog. I encourage you to check out the link.
Ok... we are touching down at the first house now. I'll post again soon.
I am currently just outside Mexico City. I realize its been a little while since I last posted... I've been very busy as we've criss-crossed South & North America. The vast majority of my deliveries are in this section of the world so I've had very little time to post to my blog. I do want you to know that the reindeer are doing well. These final few hours will be the toughest but they are as strong as I have ever seen them. I think it must be all the apples that everyone is leaving out for them. As for me, I'm doing just fine. I've been downing Starbuck Christmas Blend coffee while in flight and filling up on various treats, milk, tea, & hot chocolate at virtually every house (I'm stuffed!!).
Ok... I still have a long night ahead of me, so I'm going to get back to it. For those of you on the Pacific coast, its time to go to bed. I'll be there before you know it.
I am currently looking down at the blue lights of Graceland. What a beautiful sight! But I can't look too long... we have to clear this airspace quickly. Our friends at FedEx are holding their routes so that we can deliver our presents across the Memphis metro area. I'll be zig-zagging across from Lakeland, TN to Hernando, MS over the next hour or so. I need to stay on time so that I can clear the airspace and let our partners at FedEx (we do a lot of business with them... they help with distribution from our North Pole, China, & India production facilities to our replenishment centers) get back in the air. We definitely don't want them missing their deliveries! So kids... if you live in the mid-South of the United States, its time to get to bed!
Merry Christmas! I am making my way toward South & North America. I will be there before you know it. We remain on track, despite a few minor incidents & unexpected events. That is a credit to the planning & preparation of the team back at the North Pole HQ. Everything is going well; however, I regret to say that I have had several real-time updates to the naughty and nice on-board database. Approx 25 addresses have been removed from my list of places to stop. Kids - please make sure you are behaving your parents tonight. I'll post again soon.
First of all... don't panic. Everything is fine now. But... wow.
We had already made a couple of stops in Manchester earlier tonight when I set down next to a row of flats. The elf scout team had already been in... about half an hour earlier. They were able to gather alarm codes, unlock doors & windows, and verify everyone was asleep. Just like normal, everything was prepped and ready for me to get in and get out undetected and on schedule. Except we were hoodwinked!
I opened the door to the second flat in the row and BOOM! Spotlights came on, cameras flashed, and the red light on two different cameras lit up. Standing at the opposite end of the room was a reporter, who introducted himself by screaming "Gotcha!". I'm not going to mention the name of the network he was with as I now have reason to believe he was operating independent of his employer. I hit my panic button (I always have a remote panic button with me on Christmas Eve) and jumped back out the door. The sleigh alarms went off and within seconds my elf security detail was closing in on the house. I stumbled down the front steps with the reporter and his cameramen chasing after me. As I hit the bottom (on my bottom), the elves tackled all three men. But the alarms startled the reindeer. They immediately took to the air. Two other members of the security detail whisked me into their sleigh. All I could think about was whether or not they got my awkward stumble on the steps on tape.
Fortunately, everything was secured and a plausible explanation was given to all of the neighbors that had gathered outside prior to the police arriving. I was transported to a predetermined site where I met up with my reindeer team and we resumed our schedule. I am very happy to report that all of the tapes and pictures were confiscated & destroyed by the security detail. We are fairly confident the reporter & camera men won't risk talking about the incident with no physical evidence to back up their story.
I'm back on course now and looking forward to heading to South & North America soon. Rudolph also wants me to tell you that the reindeer team is feeling good thanks to all the apples you all have been providing. Thank you!
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