This made me tear up. I’m on day 15 of being sick and the mental toll has been the hardest. Every day I have to hide any fears I have and deal with the fears of my 4 kids who think they are going to die. On top of that, I’m doing my absolute best to keep the Christmas magic alive, which includes wrapping presents with the last bit of energy I hadve and buying a ridiculously priced ham through Instacart so we can have some semblance of a Christmas dinner. Needless to say, I’m very excited to share this article with the kiddos to hopefully put their little minds at ease, if only for a short time.
So sorry that you have fallen ill over the holidays. Da*& it.
Does your family follow NORAD site live tracking Christmas? If you have never done before, HIGHLY recommend. Santa visits so many countries through 24 hours, and when he lands in a country it give background and highlights of such. It is extremely cool, and it has a fabulous background as NORAD took it over due to a misplaced call long ago if you want to google, This is the tracker which starts in the US the day before, yet can be followed by anyone all over the world.
Official NORAD Santa Tracker
Background on it at
North American Aerospace Defense Command > About NORAD > NORAD Tracks Santa
Since it is government site, no issue to post due to government issue doesn't fall under copy rite... here it is...
"24 hours a day, 365 days a year, NORAD tracks everything that flies in and around North America in defense of our homelands. On Dec. 24, we have the very special mission of also tracking Santa.
NORAD has been tracking Santa since 1955 when a young child accidently dialed the unlisted phone number of the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) Operations Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, believing she was calling Santa Claus after seeing a promotion in a local newspaper.
Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup, the commander on duty that night, was quick to realize a mistake had been made, and assured the youngster that CONAD would guarantee Santa a safe journey from the North Pole.
Thus a tradition was born that rolled over to NORAD when it was formed in 1958. Each year since, NORAD has dutifully reported Santa's location on Dec. 24 to millions across the globe.
Thanks to the services and resources generously provided by numerous corporate contributors and volunteers, NORAD Tracks Santa has persevered for more than 60 years.
Though the program began due to a misdialed number, NORAD Tracks Santa has flourished and is recognized as one of the Department of Defense's largest community outreach programs.
Each year, the NORAD Tracks Santa Web Site receives nearly fifteen million unique visitors from more than 200 countries and territories around the world. Volunteers receive more than 130,000 calls to the NORAD Tracks Santa hotline from children around the globe.
This year, children and the young-at-heart are able to track Santa through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
For more information about NORAD Tracks Santa, please visit
www.noradsanta.org
For more information about NORAD, please visit
www.norad.mil