Little James was too excited to get to sleep at a decent hour last night. And he’s received some awesome new toys this morning. So why on earth would his parents not let him just stay home and play with them?
James Satini (7) hasn’t seen a lot of Christmases. But he knows enough about it to be very excited on Christmas Eve. And that’s why he took a really long time to get to sleep last night. It would've been just about midnight by the time he nodded off.
But his tiredness took a back seat to jubilation when he saw what Santa had delivered. Santa was in fine form this year, and gave him an awesome Paw Patrol backpack, some pretty great video games, a colouring book and some DVDs that he can’t wait to watch. He is absolutely stoked.
Or at least he was until he found out what his parents have planned. They want to drive all the way across the whole city for like an hour to visit their uncle and aunt’s house. Why would they do that? Why would they wait until he gets all this awesome new stuff, and not let him just spend the day playing with his toys and watching his DVDs? Just to drive ages and visit a crap house? It doesn't make sense.
We caught up with a confused young man.
"I just don't get it. We can see our aunties and cousins any day. All I want to do is play with my new toys. Not go for such a long drive. It's not fair."
And maybe it isn't. But we pointed out to the little Grumpasaurus that he might get some presents from his extended family later today. "Yeah maybe. But a couple of years ago they started something called Kris Kringle. I don't really get how it works. But pretty much you get one present instead of heaps. It's a giant rip off. So I'm going to get one thing. It better be awesome."
But like it or not, Little James doesn't have a choice in the matter. Like just about every kid in the land, he will grab his favourites of the new presents and take them with him. And try to play with them without his cousins getting their grubby paws on them.
And despite his protests, he will have a great time. He loves his cousins and they always have a blast together. And the food will be delicious and plentiful.
Also, we have inside word that his Kris Kringle present is going to be amazing this year. But until then our little buddy is far from happy.