Dear Stanger family,
On behalf of
my whole team here at the North Pole, I would like to thank you sincerely for
the use of your lawn reindeer. A little
over a week ago, Donner was stricken with a nasty case of Caribou Flu. It just so happened that on this very day,
one of my special elf helpers was visiting the Shelley area. He was on a secret mission to monitor the
behavior of the students of Sunrise Elementary while they were in their
classrooms. As he exited the school, he
noticed two white reindeer on the lawn across the street, which was, of course,
your lawn. Knowing of the situation with
Donner, he called me on my Santa cell. I
authorized him to use a pinch of North Pole powder, and together, elf and
reindeer flew back to my workshop. Over the
next week, we trained your reindeer, whom we have affectionately named Donner
2.0, in the art of team sleigh pulling. He
proved invaluable during our deliveries last night. So, I now return him to you with my
thanks. I knew a wonderful family such
as yourselves would understand. Donner
is on the mend, and hopefully our whole team will be healthy enough to fly next
Christmas Eve. Have a very Merry
Christmas, and enjoy your presents. But,
more importantly, enjoy one another.
Remember the most valuable gift of Christmas is being surrounded by
those you love. Also, never forget the
true reason for this blessed season; the Babe of Bethlehem.
God Bless,
Santa K. Claus
Here is the letter I came up with. If you read my last post, you will know that one of our lawn reindeer was stolen, and I concocted a story about Santa "borrowing" our reindeer for his sleigh team. The kids will find this letter tomorrow morning by Santa's empty cookie plate, upon the return of our deer. There is so much bad in the world right now, I think maybe once in a while it could use a little more magic, especially where kids and Christmas are involved. Merry Christmas, and may that little spark of magic that lives somewhere in each of us never be extinguished.
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