PEACE.............It's a way of life not a season.When I moved to Europe things changed for me. I was caught up in the dutch and the american santa and it was driving me nuts not to mention costing me loads of $$$$! Then one year there were no lists to be had from the kids because they had no idea what they wanted,so I took to just picking up stuff just to make sure no stocking was left unstuffed and enough presents under the tree to make everyone happy. That was how my mom and dad did it and that was how I was going to do it. Not anymore............they will get a little something from the dutch santa and a stocking for xmas but they know it's from mom and dad with love not santa whom they thought had endless pockets!
Of course we thought by telling them that there was no santa they would be blown away,crushed, out of there minds;nope not the case,it was like wow can I tell everyone? We have asked to keep the secret to themselves and when the time is right there mommies and daddies will tell them. So now we sit back enjoy the PEACE and make cookies.
