Dear Santa

Okay, family, listen up. I asked Nate what was on his Christmas list and he told me the following in this order (and yes, I know it's a bit early, but some of these items may be tough to come by):

My demanding - and odd - child

• vacuum cleaner
• Elmo or Spiderman band-aids
• pancakes
• "my own grass" (Yeah, not sure what this one is about.)
• cookies
• stickers - Mickey Mouse, Pooh or Tigger
• Beps (This means another horsey to ride on. Because one isn't enough.)
• forks
• spoons
• 2 eyes (When pressed for details he said two green eyeballs. Hmmm.)
• earwax (He laughed when he said this. More proof he is my child.)
• blueberry muffins with nuts
• toy rat or mouse
• pompoms (the arts and crafts kind, not the cheer leading kind)
• lollipops

Oh, and by the way...

First day of school was a big success. There were no tears and he had a great time. He gave me a huge hug when I picked him up, told me he missed me and showed me the Elmo puppet he made. Good times.