Sometimes, I get this really strange feeling I call the blue feeling. Like after I see a movie sometimes I get it. It's this feeling that you feel sort of sad, but there's no reason to be sad. It seems more like an indigo feeling, but I call it the blue feeling.

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I was delighted when I heard Santa's next words. "Amanda, We are going to deliver christmas presents to all of the world." I was SO Excited when he said that. We walked up a staircase at the back of the house and onto the roof, then jumped into Santa's sleigh. "Rudolph, March!" Santa yelled and once again, Santa's sleigh rose up. I started to hum. When we got to the first house, Was very excited. It was my best friend's house! Santa climbed out with me following, and he jumped down the chimeny. I took a deep breath and climbed into the hole of the chimeny. The wind bit my hands and face, but I was warm in the Santa suit. When I came out at the bottom of the chimeny, I was covered in dust. But in about 2 minutes, all the dust disapeared in a cloud of sparlkes." Magic." Said Santa, who was eating a cookie from a plate.
"Yum!" I said, picking one up. " Could you put that pile of presents over there under the tree?" He asked. I picked them up and delivered them under the christmas tree. That's about the way the rest of the deliverys went.

When Santa and I landed on my rooftop, I gave him a hug. "Oh Santa, thank you so much for everything!" I said. "Ho!Ho!Ho! It's alright. See you next year, and don't forget. Merry Christmas!" Santa watched me walk back through the attic window.

When I was in my bedroom again, I slipped right back into the bed and went to sleep thinking about Santa and Christmas. To that night, Santa came to pick me up every Christmas. Happy New Year to you, and don't forget: MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!


THE END

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"I-I'm alone!"I said to no one in particular. I ran around the corner and through the big double doors. What I saw next was to surprising too say, but I'll try to explain. There were little people dressed in green and white (Instead of red and white)Santa suits. They each had a toolbox and were working rapidely. Hammering eyes on dolls, taste testing candy canes, painting wooden trains, and much more. They had these strange squeaky voices. "So Ed, How's your wife in Fujigajobunja land?" Said one of the elf's. I could see that elfs had familys. Then I saw the left wall. It was covered with this ginormous recycling bin. The bin was overflowing with riped envelopes. "Woah." I wispered. Then I saw Santa running toward me. (Or, it looked like he was running.Maybe it was just jogging.) "Hi Amanda!" He said. " What next?" I asked. "Follow me!" Santa replied. I followed him past all the rows and rows of tables and chairs, past the giant recycling bin, past a giant photo with all the elfs in it, and to a golden door. "Amanda, welcome to the Claus houshold." He said. We walked in the room with golden door. The house was a normal house, but with red, green, and white colored walls. And it was very neat. "Wow!" I said, looking around. Then I saw something. An old women slightly chubby like Santa. She was infront of a stove. " Hello, there Kris. Oh, hello Amanda. Happy birthday! You are nine now." The women said. " Hello, Jessica.(Message from A Christmas Story writer not Amanda: I heard in a movie that Mrs. Claus's first name was Jessica.)Amanda, this is Jessica Claus, my wife." I was very surprised."H-h-hello, m-mrs. Claus." I was very surprised. "Jess, can you call a message on the microphone that I'm hear to pick up the presents please? I don't know if all the elfs saw me." Santa said. "Sure!" Jessie said. She grabbed a white and red thingy and began to speak into it:"Attention, elfs! Kris is here to pick up the gifts! Load them in the sleigh!" I could here the message echoing all over the workshop.

"What now?" I asked as Santa and I walked out of the workshop. "Ho! Ho! Ho!Amanda, this is going to be the best part of your adventure!"

SEE YOU LATER IN A CHRISTMAS STORY THE END

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We walked into the attic, munching on the cookies. "What are we doing up here?" I asked."Just watch me."Santa said with a sly grin on his face. He climbed out the window, barely fitting through. "Come on!" He said cheerfully.I took a deep breath, and stepped throuh the tiny window. The cold air bit my face. "Come into my sleigh, I have a little surprise for you!" Santa was giving me another surprise?"I already have enough surprises to last me a lifetime!"I said. I walked up the snowcovered roof, still wearing my slippers. "Ta da!" Santa said. I stared at what I saw in the sleigh. "F-for me?!" I said, very confused. "Yes, put it on!" I could see Santa was very excited, too. For another minute I stared at the outfit. It was a real, my size, complet with hat and all, Santa Suit. "Oh, thank you!!" I said as I scrambeled to put it on. It felt like velvet, cotton,down,and fur all put together! "Sit down." Santa said, climbing in the sleigh with me "And bye the way, merry Christmas Amanda!"

Santa put a pillow and a blanket on me, and shook the rienes that connected the sliegh and the raindeer. "Rudoph,march! Dixen, come along. Prancer, It's not naptime!" Santa was talking to his raindeer. Wow! We were rising in the air. Soon,I could see the moon just about a mile away. It was huge..I mean huge! And I mean HUGE!!!!!! As we floated through the stary night, I sang a song.

(To the tune of Deck the Halls.)

I am with Santa Cla-us
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Oh,how greatfull I am for it,
Fa la la la la la la la la.
Wow, oh wo-ow! This is co-ol!
Fa la la la la la la la la.
I-i just lo-o-ove it
Fa la la la la la.......




"Amanda,wake up! We're here!"Santa was saying to me. I yawned and sat up. I had fallen asleep! I noticed that the sliegh had stopped. I looked around. We were on the roof of Santa's workshop, at the North Pole! The house was a gingerbread house,only bigger."Wow!" I said,very excited. I started to turn around so I could talk to Santa, but I slipped. I fell, right of the roof! Falling through the air, all I could get out of my mouth was these words: "HELP!!!!" Santa saw me and strangely looked behind me and said"don't worr-" I fell right into a pile of snow. " Whew! What a r-relif-f!"I said, trembling as I climbed out of the snow. Santa had jumped of the roof into another pile of snow. "Turn the corner of the house, and walk into the big door you will see. I will meet you inside." That was all Santa said before he disapeared into a puff of sparkles.

SEE YOU NEXT TIME IN A CHRISTMAS STOY PART 2

A Christmas Story

It was the night of Christmas eve. I was about to go to bed. "Goodnight Mom, goodnight Dad,goodnight Kate."I was wide awake and very excited. There were some sugar cookies on a plate with a glass of milk downstairs. "Goodnight Bigsister and Mommy and Daddy!" Said Kate, my little sister. She is five years old."Goodnight Amanda,my little almost-nine-year-old." Said my Mom."Christmas day is my birthday. That's part of the reason I'm excited. On Christmas/My birthday, we hav cake with red and green frosting, and put my birthday presents and everyone's christmas presents under the christmas tree. "Shall we sing one more song?" Dad said. "Alright." Answered Mom and I at the same time.

(To the tune of Santa Claus is Coming to Town)

Oh, you better watch out, you better not cry!
You better not pout I'm telling you why,
Santa Claus is coming tonight!!
He's makin a list,checkin it twice!
Gonna find out who's nauty and nice,
Santa Claus is coming tonight!
He knows when you are sleeping,
He knows when you'r awake,
He knows when you've been bad or good so be good for goodness sake!
Oh, you better wach out,you better not cry!
Better not pout I'm telling you why!
Santa Claus is coming tonight!

"Alright, everybody. Goodnight." Mom said. I climbed into bed and turned out the lights. Mom closed the door, and my sister went to sleep as quick as a jackrabbet. But me, I was wide awake. I couldn't sleep. When my eyes adjusted to the darkness, I could see Kate sleeping with a smile on her face and mumbling in her sleep: "It's Santy Claus! It's Santy Claus!" I couldn't help giggling. I started to get boared. I got out of bed and picked up my favorite book I read every Christmas.

The Polar Express

It was a wonderfull story! I read a few chapters,turning the yellow pages happily. After awhile, I heard a sound...Sort of like- thump,thump. There it was again! Oh, I was so excited! I jumped into my slippers and tip-toed down the stairs. I got down just in time to see something big fall into the fire place. Oh my gosh! It was "SANTA CLAUS!!!!!" I couldn't help it! There,standing right infront of me, was the real Santa Claus! " Ho ho ho! Be quiet! You don't want to wake your parents or sister!" Kris Kringle was talking to me, Amanda Charington! I was very excited. I spoke up. "Hello, Kris!" "Hello, there Amanda! Happy birthday!" "Well, thank you!" How did he know it was my birthday? "I will put these presents under your tree, And then why don't we split the milk and cookies?" "Oh, Wow! Okay- I mean, thank you!" We ate the cookies, and then was one of the most exciting parts of my adventure.

"Do you want to help me deliver presents?" I was so surprised! This Christmas, Amanda Charington was going to be the proud helper of Santa Claus! don't I sound like I'm reading from a newspaper? " Alright!" I answered. This was going to be the best Christmas ever!

TO BE CONTINUED IN PART TWO-STARTING DEC.23,2004