Christmas Year Round

Santa would visit the Argyle Family year round.  He would peak in their windows.  One Sunday, Dora was combing Denece’s hair before Sacrament Meeting.  She had curly hair that would tangle easily and Denece hated to have it brushed.  He rapped on the window and shook his finger at her.  She stopped her fussing right then.  One Christmas Eve, Santa came by the house and they were still eating dinner.  He had his bag with him with presents that Denece could see, especially a doll with her name on it.  He said he’d come back when they were asleep.  You never saw kids eat their dinner so fast and get in bed.  On Christmas morning the doll Denece saw in Santa’s bag was waiting for her under the tree.  When other children at school would say Santa was not real she would argue with them that she knew he was real.  It was not until she was grown that she figured out who “Santa” was.  He was a neighbor and a distant relative that never had children of his own, Mr. Potter. 

 

 

(1937 Doyle and Denece Argyle)