After Elena's 9-month check-up at the doctor yesterday (she's the picture of perfect health!!!)
I decided to go for Mom of the Year Award and take the kids to the children's play area in our mall. The last time I braved this disaster of a mall was well over a year ago. There is a lot of turn-around and apparently gang activity!! But their playland is the best!
So, we booked it through the mall only to find that the playland is gone! In it's place is a huge Santa "village". Oh great. I didn't even check how much it cost. I know Leo well enough to know that there is no way he is going NEAR some strange old man in a huge chair. So, in my most frugal moment yet, I propped Leo up on the wall right next to the "Mall Elf" and I snapped a photo.
And that's as close as we're gonna get :)
Hahaha well, that's closer than any of my kids will ever get! I'm a bit different on the Santa telling though. And, well, my dad was a probation officer, and let's just say, a lot of those Santas at our malls were his clients.
ReplyDeleteI think you should caption this pic "A Healthy Distrust of Mall Santa"...
ReplyDeleteOn a completely random and unrelated note, I see you read Pioneer Woman... isn't she awesome? Did you see the Throwdown she challenged Bobby Flay to on Food Network this week?
Oh, and Happy Thanksgiving!!
Allison - I shudder to think of what your dad knows. Those Santas scare me.
ReplyDeleteAmy - I don't have TV so I missed it!! I'm going to check if she posts it on her site though. She's hilarious!!
you are daring!
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