Drowning in Christmas

My childhood had a lot of snow. For the adults it was very important to have it on Christmas, even though we just sat inside watching the yearly reruns on television. Santa's arrival was much anticipated and never happened early enough. He wasn't too fat considering the amount of candy he was stocked with. I never saw the reindeer they talked about. I thought that if we only had enough snow, the melting would cause a flood that would drown the entire city.

A friend said it's going to be a gingerbread Christmas this year, that's the color the white melts into. I bought chocolate and an umbrella just to be safe. Last week I made peppermint candy. Breathing in the vapors is the fun part. Now I know Santa is at high risk for diabetes. The reindeer is kept under saran wrap, packed under a protective atmosphere like my family should have been. But there's never enough snow.