About a Christmas List

December 20, 2013 Off By Lisa

The other night as I supervised Zilla’s bath time routine, we chatted about all things Christmas. At some point, the conversation turned to Santa. I realized that with a mere week until Christmas, my child had not really talked much about Christmas presents.

Me: Zilla…

Z: Yes, Mom?

Me: Zilla, did you write a letter to Santa Claus?

Z: No, not yet.

Me: Hmm. It’s getting pretty close to Christmas. Is there anything you would like Santa to bring you for a Christmas present?

Z: That salad set I saw in the store that goes with my tea set.

(This is indeed a toy salad bowl set that is made by Green Toys – the same company that made her very first tea set. Check them out – they’re eco-friendly kid toys.)

Me: Anything else?

Z: Yes. Red ponytails. I definitely need some because all of mine are lost somewhere.

Me: OK, that’s a smart idea. I’m sure Santa can figure out red ponytails. Would you like Santa to bring you anything else for Christmas?

Z: No, but I know what Santa could bring you for Christmas.

(heart melted a little here)

Me: What’s that, Zilla?

Z: Santa could bring you a whole lot of shower puffs so when they fall apart, Dadda doesn’t have to go out and buy you more all the time.

I had to laugh out loud at my clever little girl’s request for Santa. And I had to smile that not only were Zilla’s own requests simple, but she immediately thought of something for the rest of us – a year’s supply of shower puffs for me and fewer Target runs for the Fab Hub to replace my demolished shower puffs.

I spent a few minutes later that evening wondering what the Fab Hub and I had done wrong that we have a child who isn’t writing a list as long as her arm of things she wants. It seemed out of the ordinary. But after a little more thought, I realized that it must be something we’re doing right.