(A conversation between Maddy and I, last night at Sears Hardware):
Mom: Hey Mad, they have a Santa here. Want your picture taken?
Maddy: (Shoots me look of disbelief and derision) Seriously?
Mom: Oh, come on. Why not?
Maddy: Mom. Please. I am not five.
Mom: Hey, you never know. He might be the real one.
Maddy: (Again with the look) No.
Mom: (Feeling old and realizing her baby isn't a baby anymore). Okay. Let's go find the allen wrenches for your PaPa.
As we walked by the Santa, he looked, well, bored. Bless his heart, there really aren't a lot of children running around Sears Hardware at 7:00 on a Sunday night. Heck, we wouldn't have been there if I hadn't noticed the sign advertising late hours and "big savings!"
Mom: Maddy, come on. The poor guy is bored out of his mind. At least go talk to him.
Maddy: (Sighing with resignation to the fact that the sooner she does this the sooner I'll stop harassing her). Fiiiiinnnnnne. What should I ask for?
Mom: A power drill and a sliding compound miter saw.
Maddy: (Finally showing signs of excitement) Really! Do you think I'll get them? Those would be COOL!
Mom: Uh, no. Go talk to Santa.
And she did. And she survived. And I stopped harassing her. And Santa had a kid to talk to. It was a win-win all around.
9 comments:
I want Santa to bring me a mitre saw!
That's adorable and hilarious all at the same time!
I believe!
And I think I'll go get my picture taken with Santa this year!
Dude, why didn't you sit on Santa's lap and have Maddy be the photographer? If he's in a hardware store, I think he's really there for the adults. (:
He looks so grateful.
And about 5 inches shorter than her. It must be true that the store Santa's are just his elves dressed up.
Aww, I love this!
You know what...that is the cutest photo! I wonder if I can get my boys to do that for me...
I told my son "If you don't believe, you won't receive." He always replied "I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE!"
What a great story!
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