a certain 11 year old in our home no longer buys into the Santa version of Christmas. he knows where his wrapped treasures originate from and how they make their way to the base of the sparkling tree in our family room. even still~ he made this Christmas list recently as store flyers and catalogues (Canadian Tire, Indigo, Toys R Us, Walmart!) have arrived in abundance to his hopeful, perusing eyes. there has been much conversation about the selected items, lots of contemplation, and many edits to the list. almost to the point of it crossing the line between excited anticipation to obsessive consumption of each and every "must have".
when i noticed the most recent edits to the list with the accompanying circled request just sitting there on the island, i realized he may need to face the harsh reality soon. might need a bit of a Christmas message "reset" too...a couple good Christmas books or even a viewing of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" might do the trick.
i remember the anticipation i felt as a kid too, not that different from AJ at all! i can't blame him for his enthusiasm and this really did make me smile...got me to thinking that there probably won't be many more years of lists like this one! :) i'm trying to take it all in...
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