beardo1

Once upon a time, when I was very young, I used to sneak around the house searching out presents and spoiling surprises. I prided myself on my ability to very very carefully unwrap and then rewrap the gifts that had already made it to their spots under the tree. Since I already knew what I was getting by the time the time came, the true challenge was in acting surprised on Christmas morning. I even had a secret nickname for myself, The Christmas Elf. Corny, but true.

And now I find myself up at 2:30 in the morning on Christmas Eve wrapping gifts for my daughter who is not yet old enough to search out presents and spoil surprises. From Christmas Elf to Santa, the evolution is complete.

And yes, someday Kira will take over being the Christmas Elf, the tradition will live on.



A'yup,