hello, hello, hello! Lots of things going on here at the North Pole... With only 115 days until Christmas everyone is training very hard for their specific jobs.

The latest "visiting elf" class only has a month to go until graduation and they are getting very excited. They have learned all kinds of new elf mischief to delight their assigned homes with and are getting ready for the final exam.

The reindeer are practicing landing and take off maneuvers in one of the training areas. Next week they are scheduled to practice "hovering" so that Santa can wave from the sled as he drives away. The new reindeer are also getting plenty of "play" time and are quite good at tossing snowballs with their antlers and noses.

Mrs. Claus is very busy in the kitchen testing out all kinds of new cookie recipes for the elves to snack on as they work in the workshop. She is also busy with her crack event planning team of elves planning a masquerade Halloween party to be followed by the "after Christmas" party. Everyone is looking forward to the Halloween party.

Well, back to the newspaper office, have a few more articles to write for various newspapers around the world!

Love,

Jingle