I know I’ve written about this before, but when I was a VERY young kid (back in the 1800s), one of the first magical holiday moments I can remember is driving around in my parents’ car and listening to the radio. WDMJ was broadcasting a report from NORAD (the North American Aerospace Defense Command), where they said they were tracking--by radar--Santa’s sleigh as it was leaving the North Pole. I’d listen to the reports as he flew closer, and it made me SO excited to know that Santa was on his way--TO MY HOUSE--that I probably couldn’t contain myself the rest of the day.
Like I said, it’s a memory that’s stuck in my head for a half century or so. And you know what? You can share that exact same experience with your child, if you’d like, this year. That’s right--we’re teaming up with Ferrell Gas to present those very same reports beginning tomorrow morning around 6 as Santa (if he’s on schedule) leaves the North Pole, and makes his way around the planet, ending up at his ultimate destination, Upper Michigan.
The reports are a little updated from when I was a kid. NORAD still uses radar to track Santa, but they’ve also added satellites and what they’re calling “SantaCams” to help in their task And that very technology also gives you a chance to follow the whole trip. Aside from listening to our reports, you can also track the Jolly ‘Ol Elf on the web as he makes his way worldwide. Just visit this website--
And you can follow him on his journey to visit all the good little girls and boys of planet Earth, especially those here in the U.P. Now, if THAT doesn’t put you in the holiday spirit, I don’t know what will!
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I'm off until Thursday, so I hope you have an amazing few days holiday days coming up. If you're bored, I'll give you something I give you pretty much each and every year. Here's the story of what Loraine and I do every single Christmas Eve. Just substitute “quiet couple Christmas Eve” for “Koski family Christmas Eve Celebration of Noise” and you're all set.
(http://jimkoski.blogspot.com/2012/12/before-we-go-over-to-my-sisters-for.html).
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