Well, it is that time of year again: St. Nicholas Day! For those of you who haven't heard, St. Nicholas Day is celebrated today, the 6th of December, in Hungary and many other European countries. St. Nicholas comes the night before to visit children everywhere in Europe. Children lay their winter boots out in hopes that St. Nicholas will fill them during the night. On the morning of the 6th, good children find their boots filled with sweets, nuts and fruit; bad children find coal and switches. We were very good!! There were many goodies in our boots this morning. This little amateur version of the classic poem captures what happened at our house last night and this morning. Happy St. Nicholas Day, everyone!
Twas the night before St. Nicholas Day
When all through the house
Not a creature was stirring,
Well... maybe a mouse? Yikes!
The boots were laid out neatly in a straight row
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be through
The Cakes was nestled all snug in his bed
While visions of sweet Mama's milk danced in his head.
And Mama in her red pajamas all snuggly,
Thinking of her BabyCakes and her late-working hubby,
Hurriedly pulled out the hidden goodies
And quickly stuffed them into 3 pairs of booties.
Content that St. Nick had arrived
Photos and blog posts she then contrived
Admiring her work and eating a truffle,
She went promptly to bed with a whoosh and a hustle.
When she awoke the next morning and came down the stairs
Her sleep-laden eyes focused on what appeared to be
MORE GOODIES than what she remembered
St. Nicholas putting in the booties!
There were little glass bottles of Coca-Cola
In additional shoes strewn about
And more chocolate and more candy
In HER boots: she really lucked out!
Then Dada came downstairs, with twinkly eyes and dimples merry,
And all became clear regarding this great mystery:
(There were 2 Santas in the house!)
They shook as they laughed and opened their pleasures
This first St. Nicholas Day as a family, they always will treasure!
When all through the house
Not a creature was stirring,
Well... maybe a mouse? Yikes!
The boots were laid out neatly in a straight row
In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be through
The Cakes was nestled all snug in his bed
While visions of sweet Mama's milk danced in his head.
And Mama in her red pajamas all snuggly,
Thinking of her BabyCakes and her late-working hubby,
Hurriedly pulled out the hidden goodies
And quickly stuffed them into 3 pairs of booties.
Content that St. Nick had arrived
Photos and blog posts she then contrived
Admiring her work and eating a truffle,
She went promptly to bed with a whoosh and a hustle.
When she awoke the next morning and came down the stairs
Her sleep-laden eyes focused on what appeared to be
MORE GOODIES than what she remembered
St. Nicholas putting in the booties!
There were little glass bottles of Coca-Cola
In additional shoes strewn about
And more chocolate and more candy
In HER boots: she really lucked out!
Then Dada came downstairs, with twinkly eyes and dimples merry,
And all became clear regarding this great mystery:
(There were 2 Santas in the house!)
They shook as they laughed and opened their pleasures
This first St. Nicholas Day as a family, they always will treasure!
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