"Dear Santa..."

I've Been Remiss...

I always wrote  

you letters when I was a kid...

... asking for toys and such...

but I don't think I ever took time to thank you

for the great presents you always left under our trees...

My Childhood Perception of Santa...

You need to know something...

I STILL have the Mr. Magoo car you 

brought me so many years ago...

Mr. Magoo and his car...

I have no idea how many Christmases ago...

I honestly don't recall asking you for this, 

but you KNEW I loved Mr. Magoo...

Maybe you WERE always watching!!!

... and you also knew that I LOVED

Yogi Bear!!!!!

Yogi Bear from many Christmases Ago...

You remembered that my brother, Tom, 

loved Huckleberry Hound Dog... 

and you brought one for him...

He still has it as well... 

Huckleberry Hound Dog

From WAY back,

I remember that you brought

a train for me... that looked 

JUST like this one below!

Toy Train

This isn't the one you brought to me, 

but I do still have pieces of it.

Robelyn @  Red.Neck Chic found this train for me...

Each Christmas, these take a special
place underneath my Christmas Tree...

I guess I am hoping that they still have some
of that Magical Christmas left in them...

A couple of years ago, my brother

asked me to make something for him

for his front yard...

He wanted a Snoopy on top of his dog house

for a Christmas decoration...

... so I made one for him... 

I used a sheet of 4x8 plywood... drew the image...

then cut it out and painted it.

This thing is about 7' tall...

I long for the Christmases that you made 

SO special, Mom and Dad, Santa...

You always knew what we liked...

You always did everything to make Christmas

so special for all of us...

I will remember those days 

for the rest of my Life...

I miss you Mom and Dad...

especially at this time of Year...

~Jim~