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22 thursday dec 16 1999 economist sun stouffville tribune vy its never too early to strike up a friendship with santa as flomonthtold giulia farrell knows iitafhptior oz assl sjoerd wlttevetn bylisaiqueen r r of three itheuefuv donaghy 33feal kstos the drill wheiiupomesstd santa rigfpr thejbllyji bldiejfjpjireturn tdrhis ctiatkyille mall v iknbhbwmanymore sleeps merea st nick heeds a break now and then santas having lunch michelle says with a worldly air then hes going to feed his reindeer then hes going to the washroom then hes going to come back and give me a candy cane while michelle isnt sure how long it will take santa to fulfill all those duties theres no doubt about her feelings for the bearded man in red santas good arid hes good she says i asked santa for a puzzle with a barney picture he brings presents to nanas and i sleep over and then she calls me and she says santa corned michelles cousin brianne barker 4 i seeifis as equauylehchanted with santa but is nhorehesitantaboutexpressing her feelings all the sarriejshe looking forward to receiyingja baby cabbage patch doll under metreer- two yearold s atpxa torrington of frmarkharn isnt sky the least when dis- ssirig sarita f untprftiriatelyitattle difficult to under- stimdrier- assrie sniffs into her mouth the i caflhy cane santa hanbed to her psbot shes arcuiateenough to have passed wirlusuigelf a cliobchob itcross the bridge says alexa who is also looking forward to getting a barbie doll house shes also sure santa will bring something for her baby sister who is sleeping in the stroller oblivious to the excitement swirling about her anzel hennip 8 travelled a long way to sit on santas knee her family has come all the way from south africa to visit relatives i love him very much anzel says after she and her sister wilandri 6 spent several minutes chatting with santa because no other children are waiting to see him and because the girls have come so far santa tries to teach anzel and wilandri how to twirl candy canes around their fingers lets just say that while they enjoyed the lesson the girls have a little more practising to do v- anzel is hoping to find a barbie doll who walks and crawls under her tree but shes really dreaming of a white christmas every night we ask for snow i want to build a snowman i want to ski fiveyearold reed pereiras tastes are pre dictable the stouffville youngster is wishing for pokemon stuff and more pokemon stuff especially a game boy pokemon game and like anzel reed is hoping more snow falls hes looking forward to leaving cookies and milk out for santa and carrots for the reindeer unlike her brother who gives st nick a highfive reeds little sister chloe 2 is very wary of santa as he approaches her i dont like it she repeats often but she manages to pluck up her courage as long as santa remains at least 15 feet away bye santa bye santa says chloe mak ing it clear to her mom shed much rather go and see a dancing bear in a different location intherhall after seeing the kids at markville mall bttl santa takes a short trip in his sleigh to richmond hills hillcrest mall but other than a toddler who insists on rhaking repeat visits only to appear totally overwhelmed when perched on santas knee and 10month guilia fanreuof woodbridge who is mesmerized by santas suit there arent- many visitors at the moment i that ok the downtime gives st nick a chance to chat about some of the hundreds of children he has greeted oyer the years r i had a sevenyearold boy come and he wanted a chairisaw and a repair kit i said why would you want a tool box full of tools he said santa dont you know chainsaws break down santa says i was dumbfounded i was afraid to ask what the chainsaw was for despite some unusual requests santa says most of the boys who visit him this year want pokemon merchandise while the girls are wishing for barbies arid their accessories trying to make sure their kids arent focus ing solely on the commercialism of the sea son almost all the parents prodded their chil dren to tell the story of baby jesus arid how his birth is the reason christians celebrate christmas mcdonalds v s home hardware grand toy sears whole home sunoco- rf global pet foods ibaswnrobbins haklm optical dairy queen d v london cleaners compucentre vfe plgojbplo otoer york region retailers subscribers club members are automaticauy entered into draws for over 20000 in prizes including deujxe home theatre system from a7ngmbbanmsetlbmm 5000 cash courtesy of and weekly draws for freemovw passeslo coogrefulofjons id tho winners of our draw for v deluw leolhwredlners from sears 1 jij koivbi of manjidm emdaowkkjbriisg omc eeonomistsun s 294s22q02