Letter to Santa 2009 - the early draft
Dear Santa,
I know it's a bit early to be thinking about Christmas, but Mom said I should give you lots of notice because this year my requests are a little more unusual than your typical 4-year-old desires. So here goes.
Santa, this year for Christmas I would like a rock tumbler. I've been collecting rocks for half my life; it's a passion of mine, Santa. And I've amassed quite a few at this point. I think they would look really pretty all polished up and shiny. I saw a beautiful rock that had been polished with a rock tumbler and I think the rocks in my collection would look even more beautifuller. I have a bunch of pretty white ones that Mommy says are like "quartz" and I have some that have little tiny pink streaks in them if you look close enough. And others that sort of sparkle. I tried polishing them on my own Santa, in my bathroom sink. I even used all of my handsoap and scrubbed and scrubbed them with my Hello Kitty face cloth and they got a bit cleaner, but they still weren't shiny like other polished rocks I've seen. So that's what I'd really like, Santa.
Also, I would like a fossil. I learned all about fossils in school. I learned how fossils are made. They're made when leaves and things get buried a long long long long long long time ago, and then they get crushed into the rocks and then you dig 'em up and you can see what they looked like back in the olden days. I really think fossils are cool and I would like some, please. With leaves and little bugs and stuff.
Mommy said that you have some special helpers up in Canada that are really good at making rock tumblers and finding fossils. It's their specialty, Mom said. That's a fortunate coincidence because you see Santa, I'm going to be in Canada for Christmas!
I do have one more wish on my list Santa. Mom said that this one might be a little bit challenging for you but I'll tell you anyway. Because if I don't tell you, it'll definitely be a lot challenging for you, won't it? My last wish is to be a dog trainer and for me and my dog to go to the National Dog Show on TV and show my dog. I went to the fair this weekend, and I saw these girls all dressed up in suits and they were only a few years older than me, like 8 or 10 years older or something, and they were showing their dogs to the judges and their dogs were CHAMPIONS. And they had to get down and kneel on their knees and hold their dogs' tails straight and arrange their dogs' legs so they would stand up tall, and the judge checked their dogs' teeth and then they ran around with their dogs on leashes, and then the judge decided on the WINNER. I watched them for a whole HOUR at the fair. Mom said I looked "mesmerized". I don't think I was mesmerized. I think I was just so fascinated I was speechless for the entire hour and couldn't take my eyes off of them and didn't hear Mom and Dad when they tried to talk to me. It was so awesome! And so I decided I could do that too, and so I've been practicing with my dog Rivers every day when I get home from school. Mommy lets me put a leash on Rivers and walk him around the outside of the house, and I take treats with me and make him stop and sit and then I give him a treat. And then I say "come" and hold his leash and he walks with me, and then I make him stop and sit again. And I'm very calm and professional and quiet just like the girls at the fair were and Rivers listens to me EVERY TIME! So I think I'd be really really good at showing dogs, Santa. So if you could think about that and see what you could come up with, I'd really appreciate it.
Say "hi" to the reindeer for me, and to Mrs. Claus. And all the elves. And polar bears. And I'll send you another letter sometime after American Thanksgiving, ok?
Lots of Love,
xoxoxoxo
Bobbin
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