Good Morning Everybody,

Well, it's Christmas morning, and I'm exhausted! But I'm in a great mood, tired but happy. Last night was crazy! We took off as scheduled, and flew around the whole world in one night! Even though I've done it for many years, I'm always amazed we can pull it off.

Everything went pretty smoothly, except in a couple of spots: Some time after midnight, high over China, I was feeling a little sleepy, and was rummaging around inside my magic bag for a dry pair of mittens when I accidentally dislodged a bowling ball! Aaaaggh!!Somehow, in the process of escaping from the bag and out of the sleigh, it automatically de-compressed (from the Present Compressor), and suddenly we had a fifteen-pound bowling ball plunging towards earth!

Like stunt pilots, the reindeer team immediately shot into action, swooping low and dropping quickly, aligning the Sled3000-GT with the falling ball to gently slip it effortlessly back into the bag. Whew! What a save! Needless to say I was WIDE AWAKE after that!

The only other incident was on a roof in Albany, California, where some folks had mounted SO many holiday inflatables (one was of me and the reindeer, plus a snowman, a tin soldier, a snow globe and a Christmas tree) where one of the reindeer (I think it was Dancer) accidentally popped the snowman with her hoof! POP! Luckily, I had an extra set in the bag, too, so we quickly inflated another snowman and tied him to the roof as best we could before taking off again.

Everything else went off without a hitch, though, and I got to bed just as the sun was coming up. But then, about an hour ago, Mrs. Claus woke me up with a plate of scrambled eggs and a cup of coffee, and I thought I'd write a quick post before going back to bed for a couple more hours. Ahhhhhh.... It feels good to have another Christmas delivered safe and sound.

Hope each one of you has a wonderful day, and dinner, and remember how much I love every one of you!

Ho, ho, ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzz..............

Love,

Santa