It so happened that, as far as Randy and Chad’s kids knew, Santa had his mail held at a post office in Colorado. His nieces’ and nephews’ letters to Santa appearing annually in his mailbox naturally made Derrick the most popular gift giver every year. He always sent the exactly right Lego set or Bedazzle Your Own Mosaic kit, and having him on hand in person for hugging was something of a novelty in recent years; shortly, Climbing On Lee and Uncle D was deemed more fun than opening presents, and the pointy knees and elbows in Derrick’s sides increased tenfold until Editta’s fear for the safety of her antique side table outstripped her yen to be the fun grandma and she cried out for calm. The bouncing subsided, although few Little Halvorsons abandoned their posts, be they slung across Derric
