I was so excited, Fatty came inside the other day. I know that she is scared to be indoors but I hope I can help her realize that it is okay to come inside.
When Mommy Bean opened the door and
I then invited Fatty to share my nip with me.


If you can come, go sit by your Christmas tree tonight and think of me!
Santa
An invitation to Santa's Christmas party! TT could hardly believe it. "I must be the luckiest kitty in Massachusetts! I wonder if all the elves and reindeer will be there?"
The ornament began to jiggle, and TT could hear laughter from a distance. The lights on the tree came on and got very bright. TT wasn't afraid. No, TT knew the party was about to begin!
TT had never seen a more beautiful sight. The village looked like a fantasyland. The buildings were loaded with Christmas lights and other decorations. Christmas songs played, elves were dancing, and the reindeer were prancing around to the music.
"Mrs. Claws and I are giving this party to thank the elves and reindeer for their hard work preparing for Christmas Eve," said Santa. "We wanted you to join us as our honorary kitty elf, because you've worked hard and been so good all year!"
Everyone laughed, even the reindeer, who were good sports about the game--after Santa assured them the "tail" was made of paper and would be attached with tape and not pins!
"Oh, Raymond," laughed Santa, "you look so funny! You've played in the water so long you're going to have icicles hanging from your face!" Raymond was the youngest reindeer in the village, and TT, who was 10, liked him a lot.
"Let's take a break from the games and go see what Mrs. Claws has prepared for us," said Santa.
There were some surprises, too--kringle fries, northpole nachos, snowcream pudding, and Santa shakes! Everything was so yummy! They all ate and ate, until Santa laughed and told the reindeer if they kept eating they'd be too heavy to fly!
To TT, fun usually involved fev vers or napping, but being here was especially fun. TT was so happy!
And so were the reindeer, who had gone back to look for more frozen snowballs.
Suddenly it began to snow. "Fresh snow for Christmas!" cried the elves. They all jumped up excitedly.
"It's time for our party to end now," said Santa. "TT, it may be snowing at your house, too, and you can play in the snow with your friends. One of my reindeer will take you home." He put TT on top of a reindeer, and said, "Hold tight, close your eyes, and you'll be home in a flash!"
Your friend,
Santa
Happy and tired, picked up the note and the candy canes and tiptoed back to bed. Yes, TT thought , it already was a very Merry Christmas.