Santa's Okay!

Howdy!

Some of you may have noticed that pictures of me look different from day to day. World Wide Photography and the Mall decided that I need to try wearing my glasses at different positions - from close to my face down to the end of my nose. They say that they can see my eyes better with the glasses near the end of my nose.

Happily, I can tell you that the test is over. After quite a few attempts of trying to not have my end-of-the-nose glasses appear as thick "coke" glasses (the lenses are very thin), my spectacles are back in their "up-right" position near my face.

I saw a lot of babies and twins today...and one set of infant triplets. How fun! I had a little boy ask if the Elf on a Shelf is real and really tells Santa if he and his siblings have been good or bad. I said, "Of course!" and asked him, "Why did your elf show up early?" He said, "It always comes just before Thanksgiving." So as a quick thinker, I said that only the very special elves come out early, because usually they do not come out until after Thanksgiving. The boy was shocked that he had a special elf! (And the parents looked relieved.) lol

I have started to get a few requests for Barbie, but Elsa is still waaaaay in the lead. I think for the first time, Barbie will not be the "top dog" this year in most sales.

One thing that always seems to strike Santa funny, is when a young kid gets animated when they ask Santa items for Christmas. Their though process is faster than their speech, and their hand gestures are out of sync also. It's very hard for Santa not to laugh. It's sooooo amusing to see and watch!

.I have to say Mrs. Claus is a big hit again this year.  She has a calming affect on the kids (the whole grandma thing).  Plus she keeps things flowing well. Well, enough about the Mrs..

A couple of you have asked if I know where my fans are coming from this year.  I usually ask if something stands out.  But this is what I have thus far, Jamaica, Canada, Greece, and India.

Please enjoy the following pictures from the last couple of days.

Talk with you tomorrow,

Santa Joe