SANTA HAD EXPERIENCED A ROUGH DAY, WHAT WITH DONDER NEEDING TO GO TO THE VETERINARIAN WITH A HOOF PROBLEM, AND THE ELVES BEING UP IN ARMS ABOUT THE TOOL SHARPENER SHOWING UP A WEEK LATE, SOME NONSENSE ABOUT 10 FEET OF SNOW SLOWING DOWN HIS ARRIVAL.IT WAS ONE OF THOSE DAYS THAT WE ALL HAVE OCCASIONALLY WHEN A CONFLUENCE OF PROBLEMS ARRIVE TOGETHER AS IF THEY PLANNED IT, JUST TO BE NASTY. SANTA FELT LIKE THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD’S TOYS WERE ON HIS SHOULDERS AND THEY WERE.
SANTA WALKED INTO THE TRUCK-STOP BAR, LOOKING, WORN OUT AND BEAT UP.
“JOE, GIVE ME THE USUAL “, SAID SANTA ADDRESSING THE BARTENDER.
THE USUAL CONSISTED OF A LARGE MUG OF HOT CHOCOLATE WITH EXTRA COCOA AND A CANDY CANE SWIZZLE STICK.
“MRS. CLAUS WANTS ME TO LOSE WEIGHT. SHE IS TALKING ABOUT GETTING ME A MAKEOVER AND AN EXERCISE PROGRAM “, EXCLAIMED SANTA TO JOE!
JOE SHOOK HIS HEAD SIDE TO SIDE IN A DISAPPROVING MANNER.
“NOW SHE HAS CUT BACK ON HER BAKING AND SHE HAS CUT MY MILK AND COOKIE RATIONS DOWN! I AM GETTING SURLY! I AM LOSING MY JOLLY! EXCLAIMED SANTA ALARMINGLY!
“SHE HAS THE ELVES DOING PILATES AND TAKING DAILY JOGS AROUND THE WORKSHOP! “
THE HOT COCOA DID WONDERS FOR SANTA, AND HE DRANK IT DOWN AND HIS APPEARANCE IMPROVED CONSIDERABLY!
“OH WELL, I NEED TO GET BACK TO THE WORKSHOP, THOSE TOY TRUCKS WON’T PUT THE WHEELS ON THEMSELVES! “
“GOOD NIGHT BOYS!” SAID SANTA.
“AND NO, NAUGHTY BUSINESS, I’M IN NO MOOD, OR I’LL PUT YOU ON THE COAL STOCKING LIST IN A MINUTE! “SANTA EXCLAIMED IN A THREATENING MANNER.
“GOODBYE SANTA! “THE TRUCKERS EXCLAIMED IN UNISON “WE WILL BE GOOD! “SAID THE BURLY BUNCH AS SANTA WAVED AND TRUDGED OUT THE DOOR, CHEWING ON HIS CANDY CANE SWIZZLE STICK.
DON’T TRY TO TELL ME THAT SUGAR IS POISON. IT IS MAGIC!
JIM – 10/10/26
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