No More Mrs. Claus

Okay, so I'm not a big fan of Santa... we don't have a jolly man around here... we don't leave cookies out for a fake fat man... and a stranger doesn't break in our house to leave us presents. We have chosen to be honest with the children and in doing so have given them a better understanding of their faith. We celebrate the feast of St. Nicholas and they receive a gift in their stocking that day... but they understand it has to do with generosity and that we put it there in rememberance for his unique love for the people he served. And then the kids get a little something at Epiphany... you know the time we celebrate the WISH MEN showing up to give Jesus presents. Um, and we leave Christmas day for what it really is -> CHRIST's BIRTHDAY. Not our birthday, not our time to be greedy and selfish... it really isn't about our individuality at all...

But I digress, why is there a Mrs. Claus now... what one fake person isn't good enough anymore... then we added elves to make all the toys, now Mrs. Claus. Come on, I can't listen to the radio for fear of the eardrum crushing Jingle Bell Rock, or Santa's Coming to Town... but now I have to see Mrs. Claus getting jewelry from Santa.