His letter would include polite conversational questions such as "How are your elves doing?” He made sure that his most desired items had stars on either side of them, just to make sure that Santa understood the importance of this request. Included in his list of most wanted items are a yardstick and a thermometer. Interesting requests to say the least. As a "grown-up" and a girl, I am not certain that I understand why these particular items made the list, while others such as Bakugan or video games were left off.
So, I venture to ask Aidan why these particular things, what makes them so important. So I ask Aidan, "Why do you want a yardstick?" He says with all seriousness, "My fingers are a little short. So sometimes when I point to things that are really high up, people don't know what I am pointing at. So I am going to whip the yardstick out of my pocket and point at the things that are really high up." I am actually really surprised at his ingenuity, although I can hardly believe that a yardstick would fit in his pocket. So I ask Aidan, "Why do you want a thermometer for Christmas?" He turns to look at me, rolls his eyes, and says in a most serious tone, "Ya know temperature!" I was a little shocked, not by his words but mostly because his demeanor truly was a reflection of how I would look and sound in a similar situation.
So, Santa made sure that Aidan's Christmas dreams came true and found him a "most awesome" carpenter’s yardstick so that he can carry it around with him. Unfortunately, a practical yet stylish thermometer was not located by Santa. It appears that thermometers were a very "hot" item this Christmas.
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