Friday, December 08, 2006

Little blue bird


I think her name is Shelby

This little girl dressed in blue was at my Grand niece's first birthday party back in October. Cute as a button and dressed all in blue to match her pretty eyes.

I sat at the mall waiting on my nephew this evening when my feet felt as though they were going to fall off. I looked up and there was this huge line of parents with their children waiting to see Santa. I sat and watched them for a while.

So, how much do you suppose a mall Santa gets paid? I know it was at least 80 degrees in that place. He had a full suit on with beard, etc. He wasn't as round as the storybook Santa. For all I know he may have started out bigger, but sweat off all the fat.

I'm pretty sure it was a guy. I didn't get close enough to hear him speak. Time after time somebody plopped a little rugrat on his lap. Most of the time they were horrified at this sight of foreign red and white monstrosity. Anyways, I'll bet he doesn't get paid near enough.

1 comment:

Miki said...

Probably just a little over minimum wage. My daughter was horrified with Santa until this year, and she turned 5 this past June. We never did the Santa in the mall thing, there used to be a store in downtown, that had the best Santas every year, but sadly that store has gone by the wayside to the greater stores and chains in the world.