Fan Mail!

Santa gets a lot of mail - as you know.  People write him letters all the time.  (Shortcake should probably write her letter to Santa sometime soon.)  And sometimes they draw pictures.  And sometimes they hand those letters to Santa when they visit him.

Olivia and Ella had help writing their letters, but you can tell the pictures are originals.  Shortcake was glad she could remember enough French to decipher the gist.  (Santa speaks all languages, so he didn't need any help.  Obviously.)

Tina drew a picture for Santa.  Shortcake's favorite part is the "A Day Without Reading is Ruff!" sticker at the bottom.  Shortcake feels the same way, Tina.

The cream of the crop belongs to Irene.  Let's admire this lovely picture she drew for Santa.  Note the hot cocoa in Santa's hand.  And the cookie.  Note how Irene also has hot cocoa, but not a cookie.  Note the original color and design choices on Santa's outfit.  Note the original aesthetic of Irene's self portrait.  Note the fish on the bottom.  Note how the entire page is colored in.  Irene does nothing half way.

Then read her letter.  She has very good questions.  Why does Santa eat cookies all day?  Why is he Santa and why aren't other people Santa?  As Santa put it, Irene has a successful career studying philosophy ahead of her.

But in all seriousness, why aren't we all Santa?  Why is Shortcake Shortcake and not Santa?  Why doesn't she spend her time spreading love and joy?

And here's a bit of advice Shortcake got from the sidewalk last weekend:

Whatever your magic is, protect it.  Hold it close to your heart and treasure it.  Because it's yours.  And no one else has the same type of magic.