Hi Boys and Girls,

I trust you are enjoying your toys and games and presents and having a restful day today. Ask your parents to get you those batteries if I forgot to include them with your gifts. Today is Sunday and we are getting a good rest at the North Pole. My dear wife is busy helping Scurry bake sourdough bread and noodle soup in the kitchen. Some of the reindeer are out flying above Santa's Village and Comet is getting very excited about his new fawn, which may come into this world on the first day of the year. Can you think of a good name for Comet's little fawn? If so, EMAIL ME right away at santa2008@santa.com.

Tomorrow my dear wife and I will be planning our New Year's Day celebration. The Mayor of the North Pole has promised to come and so has President Arbuckle of the Holiday League. Can you believe it is almost 2009? Don't you think 2008 went awfully fast?

Right now I'm out jogging around Frozen Lake. It's a good thing I keep off a wee bit of that winter weight so it will be easier for me to get in shape next year. I can see Rock Tock and Cuckoo sliding across the lake on those new sleds I gave them for Christmas. Oh, goodness gracious, now they're racing Penelope the Penguin--why, she's on her belly sliding right between their sleds!

"Go, Penelope," say the elfettes TWINKIE and DAZZLE, "Go!"

I'll let you know who won the race tomorrow,

xox
Santa