Isn’t it so funny the things that children will believe and act upon? Sometimes they are truly passionate. For instance, when I was a child, I remember one Christmas Eve when I became convinced that Santa wouldn’t be able to find our home if I didn’t make it more obvious for him. I went running outside in the middle of the night, without a jacket or shoes, throwing glitter around the yard so his reindeer could find our home from the sky. I didn’t want to take the risk and miss out on all of my hard-earned presents with a boring old house. Similarly, last year my youngest cousin got some idea in his head that Santa Claus wouldn’t be able to access our home unless he took drastic measures. Christmas Eve was a delightful holiday, and we spent the evening hanging around the fireplace as a family. The wood burning fire felt amazing on our skin and looked absolutely gorgeous with all of the festive decorations. When we went to sleep that night, the fire was still burning away, adding plenty of extra heat to the house. We turned down the central heating system instead of overheating the house and sleeping and sweaty sheets all night. However, when we woke up in the morning, the house was absolutely freezing cold. When we walked out into the living room, we quickly found that the fireplace had been put out. Apparently, when everyone went to bed my cousin grew very concerned about Santa safety in the fireplace. He didn’t want to burn his gift giving guru, so he promptly put out our flame when everyone went to sleep. It was a chilly morning, but Santa showed up.

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