Christmas was a much anticipated affair this year. Perhaps, more so than previous, because there has been so few other things to look forward to.
Elise bought the kids advent calendars this year. The 24 nights before Christmas were tiny holidays in and of themselves. Clementine got a bracelet calendar, and every night when she opened a window she received a new charm for her bracelet. The boys both for Lego calendars with a tiny toy in each window.
They usually opened their windows after dinner. One night, closer to Christmas Eve, Clementine, in her excitement, wrote a letter to Santa and his reindeer.
When she was done, Peter picked up the pen and wrote a reply from Ranta, the anti-Santa Claus. Ranta wrote in a spooky scrawl like the hand of an withered witch or dripping moss, something right off a Halloween decoration.
According to Peter, Ranta lives in the South Pole and brings coal to the good boys and girls and beer to the bad boys and girls.
This may just be a Christmas where it pays to he on the naughty list.
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