Christmas in November!

While visiting the mall today after getting our flu shots, we came across a familiar christmas-time mall sight. Santa was sitting in his chair waiting to greet kids. There was nobody in line. I believe this is due to two reasons. First, it was the middle of a school day. My kids were there because of doctors appointments mid-day, which made it impossible to get them back to school before it let out. Second, it's NOVEMBER. Not right-after-Thanksgiving November, but early-I-can-still-taste-halloween-candy November. WTF Santa? The economy everywhere sucks right now, but it must be booming at the north pole. No elf-layoffs or reindeer strikes for the jolly-fat man. He must have been in an elf-hiring frenzy, or else he worked those poor creatures to the bone to be done building all the toys already. Perhaps this is a sign of the quality we can expect of this years toys. Or maybe this can all be explained alot simpler. Perhaps there is just a lot more coal to give out this year. That could explain all this extra time Santa seems to have this year. Of course with energy prices being what they are, coal could be the best Christmas present of the year!
Anyways, enjoy this picture of Steven and Hannah with Santa. Maybe they will even remember seeing him this year when Christmas finally rolls around.