Dear Santa...

Even when Santa lists become scavenger hunts, Moms never give up.
Santa lists used to be easy to fill: a doll, a yo-yo, maybe a shiny sled. One trip to the local department store and you were done. As kids have gotten more crafty over the years, the lists have become more innovative. And obscure. One Mom here recalls the Santa list handed to her on the evening of Dec. 23 by her 3-year-old son: One pumpkin pie, pink lemonade, a puppy, and a skeleton. The pink lemonade and pumpkin pie were easy enough to find. And she figured a stuffed puppy from Target would do the trick. But a skeleton? In December? "On Christmas Eve, after at least 20 phone calls all over town, I found myself in a funky goth store called Necromance that sells bats, skeletons and vintage autopsy tools," she says. "I purchased 'My First Skeleton' there for about $50. Which is about $49 more than I would have had to spend if he had asked me for a skeleton in October." Countless Wiis appear on kids' Santa lists this year, causing Moms to rush all over town and even camp out in front of electronics stores overnight in hopes of scoring one. (Enter our Wii giveaway here!) But as Moms, we want to please our kids. And we don't want to ruin the magic of Christmas or shatter our kids' belief in Santa Claus by not being able to fill their random requests. What's the weirdest thing that's ever appeared on your kid's Santa list? Do tell!





