Letters to Santa

[image error] Can you remember when you still believed in Santa Claus? It is one of those magical fantasies that children adore. Every year I hold my breath to see whether or not we'll pass the Santa test and every year, so far, our lies and manipulation have paid off.  There are plenty of kids in their classes who've moved beyond believing and that makes me sad. Grade 5 kids should still believe in Santa. One problem we have this year is the fact our son sealed the envelope before we got to read the letter.  Thought about steaming it open and decided that wasn't really in the spirit of Christmas so I'm going to wing it.  I still need to buy the 'secret' wrapping paper, the remnants of which get burned after we've wrapped the Santa presents.  Starting to get excited :)  If only I had a few elves to help with all the preparation...