[chopper526]

What a Thanksgiving!. We had 15 people for diner, then about six more came for desert. Then about four more came for drinks, and I a am a little hung over this morning.
We had two big tables set up in the family room and during dinner we watched the Eagles/Cowboys game. GO EAGLES!!

[chopper526]

A quick, true, story from Thanksgiving...............
            My youngest son, Jake, is nine, he is on the fence regarding Santa Claus. He asked my wife Thanksgiving night if Santa really brought all of the presents Christmas morning? My wife looked at him and thought, it's best to come clean. She said "No, Jake, mom and dad buy all the presents for Christmas". Jake looked at her for a second and shouted "I knew it, I knew it!! You buy all the presents and then Santa puts them around the tree!!" My wife just smiled and remained silent. That's my boy, the eternal optomist

[EDNY]

A quick, true, story from Thanksgiving...............
            My youngest son, Jake, is nine, he is on the fence regarding Santa Claus. He asked my wife Thanksgiving night if Santa really brought all of the presents Christmas morning? My wife looked at him and thought, it's best to come clean. She said "No, Jake, mom and dad buy all the presents for Christmas". Jake looked at her for a second and shouted "I knew it, I knew it!! You buy all the presents and then Santa puts them around the tree!!" My wife just smiled and remained silent. That's my boy, the eternal optomist

Priceless!

[62131]

Those are the moments you hold on to for a life time.

[sixball]

I NEVER told my mother I didn't believe in Santa even after I became Santa. Now I'm a Grandsanta for the first time.

When I was eight we were having Christmas Eve at my cousins' house. We were sure Santa was coming so we were in a bed room looking out the window when a few houses down the street we saw Santa coming out of the Miller's house. He was coming straight for us carrying a heavy sack. We ran into the living room just as my uncle opened the door for Santa. Behind the beard and wig I could tell it was Windy Miller, our mailman. In his bag he had presents for all five cousins. Mine was a Lionel train set. It made perfect sense to me that Santa could be the mailman the rest of the year. It didn't shake my belief even a little bit but I was always nicer to his daughter Janice after that night. I still have the train.

[chopper526]

Congratulations Grandsanta!! Those Lionels will become a family heirloom, but 10 ;0 years from now will not be able to tell the story. Great memories, huh?.......how's Janice these days?

[TFoch]

Chopper & Sixball, Great stories!

[chopper526]

I know you have a story too, Tom, and I'll bet it has a covered bridge in it

[sixball]

Chopper, That really is a great story. They want to believe and the spirit of Christmas with all of it's nuances is a good thing to believe
in. Just because we have to take a turn at being Santa doesn't mean Santa is not real. My son's never figured out how the presents got to their grandparents house even when they were in high school. It was a complicated plan before online shopping.

[62131]

The things we do to keep the children's belief's alive,  when my children was 3 and 5 years old I hired a Santa and Mrs. Clause to deliver package on Christmas Eve. We set around and sang Christmas carols and they entertained the kids for a couple hours and then left. After they were gone the oldest said next year he was going outside and looking on the roof to see Rudolf and I thought how can I pull that one off.

[62131]

Do think Janice brought Sixball a present?

[chopper526]

Don't start.

[62131]

There you go again straight to the gutter.

[munch]

I had no idea this post would generate such great stories.  Happy Holidays guys, may you and your families be blessed this season and always with the love of family and friends.  And thanks for all your willingness to help, I feel blessed to be here...

[chopper526]

My mother, to her dying day, swore that when she was about 7 or 8 she heard a noise outside and when she looked she saw a sleigh and reindeer in the air. She never came off that story. 22 days til the fat man arrives It's a good group of guys and gal here.