Meet Bob

Please meet Bob.

Bob is an elf, sent from Santa himself.

Bob is very friendly. Sometime we call him "Bobby". Bob the elf only comes to stay at our house during the holidays. Each night while we sleep Bob flies to the North Pole. Of course Christmas magic helps him to be quick. He laughs with his friends and reports to Saint Nick. Bob tells Santa if "we" have been good or bad, which news of the day makes him happy or sad. A push or a shove he'll report to "the Boss" but small acts of kindness will not be a loss. He returns back to our house before we awake and then we must find the new spot he will take. He can hide on a plant, a shelf, or a frame. You never know just where he will be. It has become somewhat a game.

There is only one rule that we have to follow in order for Bob to come back tomorrow. We can not touch him. His magic might go and Santa won't hear all Bob has seen or he knows. Bob can't speak to us, so says Santa Claus. All of his elves have to follow his laws. We do talk to our friend Bob and tell him our wishes. The gleam in his eye and his bright little smile shows us he is listening and noting our file. But the night before Christmas Bob's job is at an end and the rest of the year with Santa he'll spend. We have all been very happy to have Bob around (Even Porter who has been a bit sceptical doesn't want to take any chances)

We (Mom and Dad) are really going to miss our dear friend Bob the elf until he returns again next Christmas!