Angel Tree - Sunday December 13th

We had our school Angel Tree delivery on Sunday. A prominent community church takes families from our school and helps Santa get presents to them. Sunday was the day they were delivered and it was the first year that we volunteered to help as a family.

  I actually had a dilemma about this. At first, I decided to have grandma babysit the boys. My oldest son is beginning to have doubts. About Santa. I was afraid that him seeing us do the receiving from a truck driver who was definitely NOT Santa, may push this issue even more. I was also afraid that seeing all those presents lined up along the walls would be just too tempting for my youngest to bear. At the last minute, I decided that the right thing to do was include them. It would help to instill our desire for community service in our boys in a way that they could understand. We get there and Santa comes in a Fed-Ex truck twenty minutes later. We, the elves, begin to unload the truck and sort them along the wall. My oldest ran from one end of the other delivering packages as my youngest carried packages in from the truck with dad. It didn't take long for either of them to grasp the meaning of what we were doing and they were proud to help bring a smile to another families face, just as Santa does theirs on Christmas morning! I have to say that it didn't dampen their belief in Santa, but it strengthened their belief in themselves. They now see Santa as we see him. The essence of goodness and the spirit of giving begins with each of us. Santa can't do it all without a lot of help from his elves! I am so glad that I trusted them with this very important task. I am sure that it will become a tradition for our family and I look forward to the next one.

I should also point out that there were a LOT of other elves helping us. Many people from the church came to help, as well as staff and volunteers from school. I hope I don't forget anyone, but I will try to list them.

School Staff
Mrs. Watson
Mr. Watson
Mrs. Fossler
Mr. Fossler
little Fossler
Mrs. Silva
Mr. Mooser and his brother

PAW members
Kim Asaro
Joe Asaro
the Younger Asaro's
Jessica Ramirez

Sincerely,
Kimberly Asaro
PAW President