Cal busted into our bedroom Christmas morning distraught, “Oh…I tried my hardest not to be naughty this year…I really did. I went downstairs and checked my stocking. I didn’t open anything but felt that there’s nothing but coal in it!” 
The time you ask? 4:30 am.
I began my purpose-driven interrogation, “Cal, was there more than one present in your stocking?”
“Yes.”
“Were they all wrapped?”
“Yes.”
“Well, Santa wouldn’t wrap coal. He’d just leave coal and that’s all. I’m sure it’s not full of coal.” (Like, really, really sure.)
“But I looked under the tree, and there were no presents with the letter “C” on them.”
Seeing that this was going nowhere good, and fast, the Fink fam went downstairs to open gifts.
But first, a picture in front of the tree. You know the picture that you force your kids to look happy so they’ll remember their childhood as rosy and lovely and not coal filled…yeah, that picture.
Cal (and Jake) both found one package of coal wrapped in their stockings…chocolate shaped coal that was wrapped in black foil.
Apparently, Santa shops at Bed, Bath and Beyond is a real joker to the Fink fam. 
Humph…at least his humor’s not lost on me.
That’s our Christmas 2011 Most Memorable Moment.
The first runner-up you ask?
The absolute delight when the Finkster opened his WVU duct tape.
Christmas miracles really do happen, people.
Happy, sad, funny or otherwise…What’s your Christmas 2011 most memorable moment?? WASSUP?
you.
