Just to make conversation on the walk to afterschool, I asked the kids what they wanted for Christmas. Answers were standard, but afterward Sayad, who's the politest little kindergartener, piped, "What about you, Ms Rachel? What do you want for Christmas?"
I know it wasn't a hard question. It's been a rough year, though, and the answers that immediately swirled around my head were ones that even the best Santa Claus would be hard-pressed to grant. "Mm, I don't know, Sayad," I responded finally, giving up.
"Hmm." Sayad considered for a moment. "How about...a Barbie dreamhouse with no evil stepmother? Or...a kingdom!"
I laughed. "Okay." And now I'm pretty excited about the holidays this year.
Relatedly, Macy's is donating money to cancer research for every letter to Santa they receive. Since Sam, Josh, and Lauren were coming over anyway, Emily suggested they write their wishlists at our house. After a while I decided to attempt my own - my first, actually, since my parents never proselytized Santa. I couldn't think of much, but Joshua was helpful. "Ask for the Clone Wars DVD," he suggested eagerly. "That way we can watch it together! Oh, and ask for the Clone Wars game on DS." "I don't have a DS-" I began, but he was undaunted. "Well, ask for that too!"
So Star Wars and a kingdom with no evil stepmothers. Santa should have his hands full.
I know it wasn't a hard question. It's been a rough year, though, and the answers that immediately swirled around my head were ones that even the best Santa Claus would be hard-pressed to grant. "Mm, I don't know, Sayad," I responded finally, giving up.
"Hmm." Sayad considered for a moment. "How about...a Barbie dreamhouse with no evil stepmother? Or...a kingdom!"
I laughed. "Okay." And now I'm pretty excited about the holidays this year.
Relatedly, Macy's is donating money to cancer research for every letter to Santa they receive. Since Sam, Josh, and Lauren were coming over anyway, Emily suggested they write their wishlists at our house. After a while I decided to attempt my own - my first, actually, since my parents never proselytized Santa. I couldn't think of much, but Joshua was helpful. "Ask for the Clone Wars DVD," he suggested eagerly. "That way we can watch it together! Oh, and ask for the Clone Wars game on DS." "I don't have a DS-" I began, but he was undaunted. "Well, ask for that too!"
So Star Wars and a kingdom with no evil stepmothers. Santa should have his hands full.
