Letter to Santa (Year Two)

Dear Santa,

How are you this year? Good to hear. Let's cut right to the chase, shall we? I want presents and you want to bring them. Last year I feel you did an okay job in fulfilling my first Christmas List. I ended up getting those teeth, my verbal ability is coming along slowly but surely, and not only can I walk, but I can run real fast too. However, it did take quite a while to receive these things and I did not get everything I asked for. What did you forget, you ask? You forgot the high definition television! It appears your double-check list method may require a more rigorous systematic scrutiny. I mean, service these days is not so wonderful, but from you Santa? Tsk, tsk. Since I did not receive this item I did as much damage as possible to our current television. It can no longer be heard well and it cannot be controlled remotely. What else? Oh, right: Mommy is still tired but I'm still not sure how her sleeping fits into my plans so I will let that one slide and let her figure it out.

All this said, you have left plenty of room for improvement. Do not get me wrong and misunderstand the intent and seemingly rude nature of my letter by putting me on the naughty list. I am merely attempting to help you by pointing out some of the deficiencies in your operation. You serve me accordingly by delivering all of my wishes this year and we will consider that you have things back on track. Help me help you, Santa, by getting this years list correct:

1. A high definition television (do I really need to explain this item?).
2. No more teeth! (I've spent a lot of sleepless nights cursing the day I wished for these painful things).
3. Barney & Friends DVDs, Seasons 1-6 (yes, this is embarrassing and to my Daddy's dismay, but for some reason I have taken a liking to that big dumb purple dinosaur).
4. A real live train outside my front door that I can "choo-choo" with whenever I wish. And you might as well add a school bus, tractor, backhoe, snow plow, dump truck, garbage truck, and motorcycle.
5. Yogurt covered raisins (and keep 'em coming).
6. Sunglasses (if you have seen me in them you would know why).
7. To officially change the names of all colors to blue and purple (don't change the colors, just the names for them. I see that they are different colors but I prefer to refer to them as only blue or purple).
8. A horse and a jet plane (Uncle C. still has yet to come through with this. I suggest you strike him from the 'nice' list).
9. Something nice for yourself (see, I care about how you feel too).
10. Bapples! (I can't get enough of this delicious blue (see item # 7) round fruit.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Have a nice flight!

With Love,
Matthew

P.S. On December 24th, I will be waiting and watching. Let me just say you are not the only one who is able to get to places other people cannot.