Two days before the big trip

Two more days!

The sack is mostly packed.

The sleigh has been checked and polished.

The reindeer are anxiously pacing in their stalls.

The elves are working overtime.

I am dashing about visiting places across the world, stopping home to read letters and to check the list - more than twice! - and lending a hand with toys.

Mrs. Claus is fretting as she does every year. "You'll wear yourself out. You're not getting any younger."

Ah, but at heart I am! I'm like a child on Christmas Eve just waiting to see what's under the tree the next morning.

Two more days. I can't wait.