Day 16 Nov 29 2011

To day was the slowest of days at the mall it picked up a bit in the afternoon. Santa had the opportunity to thank one of our men in the armed forces He was shopping with his daughter and granddaughter Santa had them take a picture with Santa A great picture of three generations of Americans  Grand dad was still serving his country Later on a young man in his sailor uniform came by he chatted with Santa he had just graduated from boot camp was home for two weeks and was being shipped out Santa had the pleasure of having his picture taken with this young sailor Santa expressed his gratitude and thanks to these two gentlemen and their families for their service to the United States of America

Day 15 Nov 28 2011

To day was a slow but steady day ending with pet night Had a young man who was 4 years old  come in to visit Santa He was all proud he had dressed himself and he had done a great job as you can see in the next photo

                                                           
                                He was wearing a black fedora a  t shirt with a clip on blue red tie a black vest jeans and  cowboy boots He was a most incredible vocal kid that I have talked to I asked him if he had a girlfriend he informed me matter of factually that he had no girlfriend but that he was married  I asked him how long he had been married he informed me that he had been married for one hundred years. We went on to other things then I went back to his marriage and when I mentioned to him that he had told me he was four years old earlier and now he had been married for 100 years I asked hime to explain the differences He informed me that his marriage had seemed like a hundred years I said oh I understand and on we went with another tangent of the conversation He was so totally honest sincere and hilarious with a great sense of imagination a future story teller for sure


                         After a brief break where Santa Skyped to the North pole to check on how the day had gone in the workshop and how the Reindeer where doing Santa was back on the set for pet night We had three canine visitors A large Poddle a medium size Retriever and a small Pappion  The first picture was the Poddle
                A perfect picture if there ever was one
         

                                     

Day 14 Nov 27 2011

Slow but steady day for Santa had a young man who came he lives in town but spends as much time as possible on a family ranch all he wants is to be a cowboy he loves going to the ranch and working a future PBR Rodeo Star

                                                                      

Day 13 Nov 26 2011

Today is Civil War day in Oregon it will be a slow day for Santa but a great day for the people of Oregon  Santa has fun with the rivalry between the two universities of Oregon The fans are loyal and wear their loyalties proudly Santa is always teasing the fans It is real great to see families you are divided half the family cheers for the Ducks the other half cheers for the Beavers
 The Civil War  is the  name for a college football  game played annually by the University of Oregon Ducks and the Oregon State University Beavers football team of the. First played in 1894, it is the seventh-oldest college football rivalry in the US


                                                                      

The Civil War

Teams

Oregon Ducks Oregon State Beavers

Originated

1894

Total meetings

115

Series

Oregon leads 59-46-10

First Game

OAC 16, Oregon 0 1894

Largest Victory

Oregon 44, OAC 0 1895

Highest Scoring Game

Oregon 68, Oregon State 38 November 29, 2008

Lowest Scoring Game

Oregon 0, Oregon State 0 1902, 1906, 1920, 1921, 1931, 1983

Most Recent Game

Oregon 49, Oregon State 21 November 26, 2011

Oregon's Longest Streak

8 (1975–1982)

Oregon State's Longest Streak

8 (1964–1971)

Current Streak

Oregon 4 (2008-2011)

Thank you Wikipedia

Day 12 Nov 25 2011

Black Friday was a steady day a great day for the elves to come together on the set It was a fun day

Day 11 Nov 24 2011

Thanksgiving Day
Santa did some laundry went over to Kelly' in laws lots of people lots of food a very relaxing and great afternoon.

 

                     A Time of Reflection Family and Thankfulness

Day 10 Nov 23 2011

The day before Thanksgiving alot of high school kids running around the mall Parents getting ready for Thanksgiving Day A Slow day for Santa but a fun day talking to teenagers and shoppers that walk by the set

Day 9 Nov 22 2011

Another slow day at the mall alot of kids this year are asking for hugs Which are real cute and nice but Santa has to be aware.

                                                                       

Day 8 Nov 21 2011

Good Morning
Another day on the set a little slow things will pick up Days like this are great days when you get talkative kids in you can sit back and really enjoy the conversation  take it places that are totally funny and enjoyable Like this little boy we are trying to determine the size of fire truck that he wanted

                                                    

Day 7 Nov 20 2011

Sunday Morning at the mall it was a quite morning Santa had time to take some pictures of the Elves that work the set a slow but steady day A short day at the mall it gave Santa time to check in at the work shop to see how the Elves where doing with the toys fro all the children

Day 6 Nov 19 2011

A great day for a parade the sun was shining and it was warm. Santa started the day on the set taking pictures well the Elves where taking pictures Santa was talking to the children At 2 P.M. we had a parade through the mall led by  a karate dojo from Medford and a group of cheerleaders and dancers also from Medford followed by Santa and Mrs Claus we paraded around the whole ground floor of the mall Santa was very happy to see all the kids parents and staff from the stores that came out to see the Karate dojo kids and the cheerleaders We arrived back at the set where the dojo karate group put on an exhibition followed the cheerleaders and dancers They where all very exhibitions of their respective talents Santa was very impressed as was the crowd that stayed around to watch What an exciting day to say the least Thank you guys and gals for making the parade a exciting event 

Day 5 Nov 18 2011

Friday was a training day for the Set staff Santa and the computers printers and camera's A very interesting day to say the least We all became very familiar with each other Santa being at the advantage as he only had to get to know the staff The staff had to get to know Santa and the equipment the hardest part being getting the computer to talk to the printer and the camera talking to the computer Also involved was the cash computer who had to talk to the credit card reader and the wi fi antenna The Set Elves had to use sign language by pushing the right keys and button for everything to communicate Needless to say it was a very interesting day for Santa and the set Elves and everything was finally convinced to work in harmony so it was a great day Going to be a great season

Day 4 Nov 17 2011

Went down to the mall met with Charlene she had fixed all of Santa's hats excellent job thanks Charlene Went for a short drive sun was shinning supposed to rain or snow got some neat photo's of a rainbow across the valley

Notice the leaves are still on the trees 

Back to the mall met with Mellane  on the set tomorrow for a final tune up This is going to be a great season looking forward to it Really Happy that Judy is working the set this year

Day 3 Nov 16 2011

Woke up in Medford at the Candlewood Suites went down to the mall met with Charlene tried on my suits they all fit Charlene did some adjustments to my Santa Hats

Moved my stuff into the room unpacked put everything away went to bed to overcome a head cold took some Airborne in bed early

Day 2 Nov 15 2011

Kinda a overcast day clouds to low and dreary for any photos just cruised along did not even see Mt Shasta and I was so looking forward to seeing the Mt Shasta in it's glory I had the visions from last year I do not think they will ever be beat

Spent time trying to talk to the elves  bad cell phone reception finally got the old single side band radio to work

 Everything seems to be going well in the workshop hectic everybody working hard to make all the toys for the little boys and girls in the world

Hit the Oregon border and it started to rain and the fog moved in same as last year lol

Does not take long to move in made it to Medford

Day 1 Nov 14 2011

All loaded up and ready to hit the road to Medford Oregon Santa checking with the shop formen elf going over the toy shop and the reindeer supplies

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

 Left Brighton 8:35 11:1/2 hrs735 miles later I shut it down in Elko Nevada a great day for traveling 

most beautiful sunset that I have seen in awhile 

driving across the salt flats in Utah a few miles before Nevada  great sunset

Sunday Nov 13 2011

The day before the trip starts doing laundry checking off the list packing my suitcases checking my Santa gear making sure it is all there Last minute instructions to the Elves checking on the Reindeer making sure they have enough food while I am gone

Looks like the reindeer are getting ready for their trip with Santa  around the world this Christmas and that  the Elves are busy getting the toys ready and checking their lists

Mrs Claus is helping Santa go over his list making sure that everything is getting ready