Ho Ho Ho

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I am Santa Claus.  At least in November and December.  During those two months, I work with photographers and make appearances as requested at Subdivision holiday parties, Company Santa appearances, Home visits, and similar events.  Sure, I have been known to be Santa Claus earlier in the year (primarily in July or August), but for the most part, when Santa is on vacation, he is incognito.

What does a Santa do during the rest of the year?  Besides supervising elves to make next years toys, he likes to meet with other Santa's Helpers.  Every other month, I try to attend the meeting of the local IBRBS Santa Chapter, Santa Buddies.  We meet at the local Golden Coral for breakfast, usually with a presentation thrown in for good measure.

This morning was the final meeting of the Santa Buddies before the Christmas season.  Two ladies from the local Build-a-Bear shop down at the mall came to give us a presentation on the services the provide for children, and for their parents who want to make them happy.  An interesting topic, and when children are asking for specific toys, its nice to know what their talking about.

 Our next Santa meeting will be in January, when we will gather to exchange stories about how our seasons went.  Additional meetings are scheduled for March, May, and October, with an Ice Cream social in July.  Good comraderie, and lots of fun.


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