Flu!

Santa sometimes gets run down - but he rarely gets sick.

Alas, that's not the case of the elves.

Just as were were readying for the final celebration of the season, the Feast of the Epiphany, a number of the elves came down with the flu.

They will be fine - we have excellent doctors here at the North Pole - but that means Mrs. Claus and I have had to help even more with preparing the gifts for Epiphany. I took a break to grab a cup of hot chocolate and update this blog , and I notice red paint on my fingers as I type.

Hmm. Seems to be some in my beard as well!