Letter to Santa

I know I've said this before, but sometimes I just get caught up in the business of raising 5 kids. I get bogged down by all the fighting and beating up on each other and whining and grumpiness. I fret and worry over the runny noses and smashed fingers and scraped knees. And I trudge through the cleaning and the laundry and the dirty diapers. But then something brings me up short and makes my heart turn to mush and reminds me of how precious my children are and how much I love them.

This morning Lindsay brought me a crumpled wad of papers that had been in her backpack since school let out 2 weeks ago, and in the mangled mass I found a sweet little letter to Santa written by my eight year old. :-) And, I wanted to share it. So, I'm just going to type it out exactly as it was written.

Dear Santa,

I think I've been pretty good this year. I'm working on not getting too mad at my sister. What I really want for Christmas this year is the movie Rio. I would also like Ipod because my other one is lost. The last thing that I would like is the movie called BOLT.

A wish that I'd like to give my family is helping them. Another wish is playing with my brothers and sister. The last wish is to do as my Mom and Dad say.

My wish for the world is that the people who are homeless and don't have any food that they'd get some. Another wish is that the families that Dads are out in war that they'll come home soon. The last wish is that everybody will have a good Christmas.

Love, Lindsay