Dear Santa,
Madeline asked me to write you this letter on account that she isn’t good at typing because of her effed up thumbs – and, between you and me, she’s crap at spelling. Anyway, she has a lot of things she’d like this year, so I’ll turn the rest of this letter over to her. ~Heather
Hi Santa!!! It’s me, Maddie! I’m trusting that my mom is typing everything I say word for word and not interjecting her “opinions” every other sentence. See! Just now she told me that I used air quotes wrong. What does she expect? I’m just a baby.
So, Santa, last year I didn’t really ask you for anything on account that I was mondo sick in the hospital. I kind of feel like maybe you owe me. Last year I just wanted to get that itchy tube out of my nose! Funny, I got that tube out and now it’s back. So Santa, the first thing I would like this year is for my oxygen tube to go away. Can you arrange that for me? Because DUDE Santa, it’s really annoying.
Next, I was hoping that maybe you could tell me who this Elmo person is. My mommy and daddy are always talking about how evil Elmo is, but my cousins say that Elmo is awesome! I watched my cousin Spencer go completely ape crazy once when Elmo came to our dinner. Maybe you could, I dunno, bring me an Elmo toy or something? I have to intervene here, Santa. We live in an Elmo-free environment, and if you bring any Elmo toys into our house, they will be left in the fireplace. Thanks! ~H
And on a similar note, who is Hannah Montana? Was she in the NICU bed next to me?
Oh, Rigby wanted me to ask you for bones and treats. She also hopes that you can make sure she catches a squirrel this year. But Santa? Please don’t let her catch a squirrel! It would beat her up!
I’m trying to get this whole standing/walking thing down. It’s pretty freaking hard! I am afraid of falling on my bottom. My mommy says that if I had a bottom like hers, falling wouldn’t hurt. I’m not really sure what that means, but it gave me an idea: Santa, can you bring me padded pants? That would be swell.
Santa, I know I’m a pretty lucky little kid. Sure, my lungs are junky, but they work well enough. My mommy says I need to gain some weight, but I have small bones! I have a family that loves me and lots and lots of friends all over the world. I know that someday, I’ll be big enough and strong enough to go meet all my friends, and we’ll play all day and night.
So Santa, if you can’t get me the other things, my biggest wish this Christmas is that you don’t forget all the little boys and girls in NICUs and PICUs and hospitals all over the world. It’s hard to be in the hospital on Christmas. It’s also hard on the families of those little boys and girls. Don’t forget them, either. Oh, and the nurses and doctors that work on the holidays! My mommy says they are the REAL angels.
Of course Santa, if you can handle all those things and you still have a little bit of room on your sleigh, I would also like a diamond encrusted watch, a macro lens for a Canon body, a spa gift card, a shootsac, a Dyson vacuum cleaner, and floor tickets to see Britney Spears in concert. Wait a minute! MOMMY! That’s what YOU want for Christmas!
Anyway Santa, I think you get the gist of what I’m asking for. I’m really looking forward to my first Christmas at home. I promise the cookies I leave out for you won’t be cooked by my mommy.
Love,
Maddie
Danes says:
That was so sweet ( and hilarous). I can just see Maddie sitting next to you waving her arms and making her singing face. Oooo-ooo-oooohhhh… I want Maddie to get the tube out of her nose for Christmas too. Hear that, Santa?
Tami says:
I hope she gets to feeling better and gets her tube out of her nose before christmas, that just breaks my heart .. Poor thing.:( I hope she gets every thing on her list.
ali says:
love this. *weeps*
ps. i totally want a shootsac too, but i can’t say it without laughing.
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Shari says:
She is so cute! I hope her Christmas wishes come true.
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maya says:
Awesome letter Mads!
BTW- My girls LURV elmo. I am dying to get them that new one that moves its entire mouth (even thoguh I find it scary)- but the price tag is not our friend right now!
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Daddy Dan says:
Great letter, Maddie! I hope you get everyone you asked for, especially getting rid of the oxygen tube.
And Heather, you just have to embrace the Elmo. I’ll infiltrate the house eventually, so you may as well just take it!
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Daddy Dan says:
Oops, I’m sure you know that I didn’t mean to say that I’d infiltrate the house. Meant to say It’ll. What an unfortunate typo!
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Kristabella says:
Awww, Maddie, what a cute letter to Santa! I hope Santa bring everything you (and Mommy and Rigby) want for Christmas!
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moosh in indy. says:
Uh, sounds like there’s someone out there more awesome and on top of things than Santa.
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Aunt Becky says:
Dude. Maddy, friend. You’re far more eloquent than half of the college kids I TA’d for. And they were much, MUCH older.
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Leslie says:
This is the sweetest letter to Santa I’ve read in a long time. Good job Maddie – even though your mama managed to squeeze in a few requests of her own. Anyway, I hope you are feeling better soon Maddie! You’re right – being sick is yucky – especially around the holidays!
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dysfunctional mom says:
Sa-weet! And get the kid a freaking Elmo, for the love of all that is red and furry and adorable!
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AMomTwoBoys says:
Sweet post. Maddie’s first Christmas at home will be awesoe. Especially if she gets an Elmo. Elmo dolls are awesome attention keepers. Just sayin.
And did you just threaten to leave Santa cookies that MIKE makes? I don’t know for sure, but he doesn’t seem like a baker to me. Maybe I’m wrong.
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patois says:
She really doesn’t ask for much, does she? I think she should get everything on her list. And you should get a couple of the baubles you interjected in as well.
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threeboys1mommy says:
What’s a shootsac? I want one! Goodness you’re beautiful Maddie, and don’t believe a word your mom says about Elmo, he’s good people. He helped me potty train my sons, checks in the mail PBS
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Jackie says:
Maddie,
Was that reverse psychology with the Elmo thing? I think it’ll work. I wouldn’t doubt that you get an Elmo or two this year. Mommy’s not so smart for not editing that out of the letter.
Santa,
Please bring Maddie and her mommy everything they asked for…they deserve it!
preTzel says:
Elmo is E.V.I.L. and you can tell Maddy I said so. I hope she gets that O2 tube removed and it stays gone for good. I’m also glad that Maddie is home and well enough to construct a pretty decent Santa letter.
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Anissa@Hope4Peyton says:
A pony. That’s all i’m saying…a freaking PONY, Heather!
This one made me a little weepy. STOP IT!
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bejewell says:
Elmo is the devil. Keep him away as long as you can.
Hope Maddie gets everything she wants this Christmas.
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