Santa Mouse

This morning my husband and I went to breakfast with our good friend JulieAnn. We went to Mimi's Cafe for breakfast and it was delicious. It is also in spitting distance of Barnes & Noble, and in the Torres household you can not be close to a Barnes & Noble without going in...it is just the rule. We went in and browsed around . . . almost bought the hard cover edition of The Hunger Games for about the third time and then thought better of it and put it back.

We awed over the amazing covers Barnes & Noble has for their hard back books. They really are beautiful and if you are stumped for what to ever buy me for a present one of these will suffice . . . just in case you need a hint or something.

Anywho, we then browsed through the games and I looked for Spot It--a game that I have almost bought twice from Blickenstaff's. That was a real favorite on the island of Pediatorcope in the middle of the Volta River in Ghana this summer. And it's only $11. I really need to just suck it up and buy it. Anyways...back to Santa Mouse.

When I was little, we had a book in my house about Santa Mouse. All I remembered from the book was that Santa Mouse travels with Santa Clause and ties small presents to the trees. This is a tradition we have kept in my family for as long as I can remember even though the Santa Mouse book has long since disappeared. It was always one of my favorite Christmas traditions, and I love that it was something unique my family did.

Well today while browsing through the Christmas book section of Barnes & Noble past the frostys, rudolphs, and Santas I saw a book with a mouse on the cover. I got so ridiculously excited. I picked it up and ran to the keeper of the debit card (I never carry my wallet with me these days) and said please, please, please while showing him the book. He looked less than impressed . . . He doesn't have 20 odd years of tradition on his side to support my purchase of the book. However, after a little explanation he agreed and I am now the proud owner of this book:

I am excited to share this book with my mom, Gage and Angela when they come visit before Christmas.This is a tradition I hope to carry on when I have children of my own. Never heard of Santa Mouse? Read the primer here.

Can't you just feel the Christmas in the air? I am so excited. This is always my favorite time of year.