Infusion of love

My fairy daughter
asked Santa for a puppy

She said she would name him Mike

regardless of gender

She told Santa she needed nothing else

for her birthday was coming soon

She has an unwavering belief

in all things magical

and sparkly

She KNEW she was good

She knew Santa would come

She saw him twice at the mall and wrote a letter with a picture of Mike
And everyday

for 3 months

she told us how she would pick up poop and walk him

and love him

My son, the realist

the cynic

7 year old man

pulled us aside

and begged us to

STOP making him play

this foolhardy game of Santa

"You know I don't believe and I never have"

He did not think a dog would happen

he wanted gifts

Zion believes in science

in action

in what he can prove and disprove himself

He is a Taurus - like me

blessing and a curse

He sees a butterfly

and feels it is beautiful and understands it is alive

and has a life cycle

and tells us about it

Torin thinks they are hatched out of pixie dust

why the need to explain? She just knows

On Christmas morning

my children were dragged out of bed

by me

impatient for the fun to begin

matching jammies and gifts and music

I just love the holiday!

They rounded the corner

and saw the tree

the gifts

and 10 week old Mike

Torin - my fairy - smiled

content

"I knew he would be here"

she calmly began to pet him

My son

knelt down on the floor

covered his face

and burst into happy tears

in shock and disbelief

not able to wrap his logical brain

around how this dream

had come true

his eyes sparkled

and for a moment

I know

he believed

Happy holidays folks!

Stacey