The Day the Grinch became Santa

My Spousal Unit is not exactly "into" the Christmas spirit. It's sort of the family joke that he truly is the Grinch. But he was able to move past that image last Thursday as he became Santa Claus for our AIS Holiday Party. Other than the fact his stuffing started to come out, his beard almost came off and his "big butt" was sliding down as he exited the stage, it went really well. The kids were satisfied that Ol St Nick had made an appearance even though it seemed like he was being mobbed as he entered. One parent commented that it was the Arab children who were more excited to see him than the North Americans. The parents got lots and lots of photo opportunities (thanks U and A for this photo of your lovely lil girl) and we got a great story for our blog! Life continues to amuse us here in the Middle East.