Christmas 2008 -- Part I

Some pre-Christmas gems:


"Brenley, you better clean all of that up! ""Yes, Mamaidh I will! RELAX!"

Santa this year at the North Sydney mall was a woman. gasp. Brenley knew there was something not quite right. So when we were home I was making fun of her saying she was making silly faces when she was on Santa's lap. "It wasn't Santa, it was Mrs. Claus!" "Huh," I said, (I didn't think she could pinpoint why this Santa was different), " since when do women have beards?!?!""Well, Mamaidh, maybe God had to do it that way!"

We bought Dadaidh a new something for golf for Christmas; Brenley helped pick it out. So, I made her promise that she wouldn't say anything, that it had to be a secret... she couldn't tell Dadaidh.So.... when we got home we "left it in the car, so he wouldn't see it." When Kyle got home from work, motor mouth met him at the door exclaiming:
"Dadaidh, dadaidh... we gots you the best ting ever! And it's for golf and you're gonna love it and you can't see it though, cuz we left it in the car! It's a present!"
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Something for golf?! Is it a golf club?"
"No, it's a shirt... and it will fit you!"

"Mamaidh, I can't go yet. I need to finish my homework.""Homework? Where did you get homework?""At my school""What's your school's name?""Happy Face school!""Oh yeah, and who's your teacher?""Brenley... Brenley a'Kenzie"

Dear Santa,

How are you today? I like Robert Slaney & Nick MacNeil & Screech from the Screaming Eagles. They are my favourite buddies & friends & hockey players.

I was a good girl all year. After Christmas Eve I am going to be a big sister! (sometime after Christmas) So, I will have to be really good after Christmas, too! For Christmas I would like it if you could bring me a Dora the Explorer game, a Diego game, and Hungry, Hungry Hippos. It would be nice if you could bring me something else you think I would like. Could you fill my stocking with some treats and surprises?

I am going to have some milk & cookies for you Santa; I might even leave a toy for you, too! For Rudolph and the reindeers I will leave some carrots from Dadaidh’s garden!

89647544110u8 (<-- That’s my own typing!) Can you bring something for my cats Piseag & Sgigean, and something for the new baby?

Thank you for the book you gave me in the mall! Have a Merry Christmas! Dadaidh & I will be tracking your journey Christmas Eve!

Love,
Brenley Gillis, age 3