Santa came and brought lots of clothes for the girls. They got a few toys too, but not big ones cause he knew that the Ralphs family would be moving across the country at the beginning of the new year.
Abigail's face says it all. A week before Christmas, Abigail was sick. I took her with me to Walmart to get some grocery shopping done, and she took with her her favorite stuffed animal, an elephant named Dube. To make a long story short, about 10 minutes into our shopping trip, we noticed that Dube was missing. We searched all over the store and contacted customer service, and still no Dube. I even called the store for the next three days to see if the missing beloved elephant had turned up and still no Dube. Abigail was heartbroken. Her favorite stuffed animal was lost and if you even mentioned him, she would burst into tears and tell you that her "life was over." Santa had to place a special order with the elves and he managed to bring a new Dube on Christmas morning. Abigail knows that this one is not the same, so she tells me that this Dube is a girl and the last Dube was a boy.
It is our family tradition to get eachother meaningful Christmas ornaments each year. This year I got a BUNCO ornament in honor of my fun BUNCO playing days when I lived in Rockland and Darin got a Smiley Face ornament in honor of the year he worked for Walmart.
I am convinced that my dad is related to Santa Claus in some way. He looks more and more like him each year.
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