It's BIG SHOT Wednesday...

Good evening!



I need to update you on an item I forgot from yesterday. On Tuesday, it was "tour day" from general managers across the country to visit other corporate malls that are owned by GGP. So we received BIG SHOT visitors from Florida, Salt Lake City, and Texas...just to name a few. I say this as a segue to the happenings we had today.



Let's start off with today's title. Today was "visitor's day" from corporate headquarters in Chicago checking out the Santa set and the mall. Knowing that the BIG SHOTS were coming, we had some extra people working the afternoon shift to help entertain the public...and them...while things were happening around the Santa set. To make a short story long, things went very well. Everybody got a picture with Santa in his Big Chair and they boarded their charter bus back to Chicago. Santa answered many questions on many subjects and was his normal brilliant self.



Now, let's talk about kids. I had a little boy today - probably all of 7 years old - jump with excitement into Santa's lap. When I asked him what he wanted for Christmas, he said with all sincerity in his heart and his eyes big and wide, "I want a box of Kleenex!" I looked at him and said, "What?" "I want a box of Kleenex!" I asked him what else he wanted. He responded, "I want a box of Kleenex." I looked at his mom and she said that he has been asking for a box of Kleenex for Christmas for the past two weeks! The mom just shrugged her shoulders and said with a laugh, "That's all he wants." I looked at the mom, then the boy, and said, "What? Puffs aren't good enough?" which got a laugh out of the mom and a look of confusion out of the boy...and more than a chuckle out of me. I gave him a pat on the back and said, "I think this is one Christmas gift I can guarantee that you are probably going to get. I hope you enjoy it!"
With a BIG grin on his face, he said, "THANK YOU, SANTA!" and hopped off my lap to get his coloring book and sticker.



Santa doesn't know the significance of the Kleenex but is wondering if he wants to practice for the show "Minute to Win It." (ha, ha, ha)



Well, that's enough little gems for tonight. I know I promised pictures, but Santa is very tired. Hopefully, I can get the pictures posted tomorrow. (They are going to be of my helpers.)


Just for those keeping track, yes the numbers are increasing every day of how many kids Santa gets to see. Talk to ya later!


Santa