"Dear Santa..." Plaque

"Dear Santa,...  I can explain"

(Carved Plaque)

Here is a letter that I could always write to Santa Claus every year because there is always something about me that I love to "cut up" such as "being a clown".  When I was a child, one of the only methods that my family used on me was by them telling me that "If I am good, Santa Claus will bring me toys, and if I am bad, I will get a bag of switches."   I used to be more of that rambunctious child who always needed to be corrected.  Basically, I really wanted to be "good", but there were at times when I really tested people's nerves - especially with my family.  

Praise The Lord, my family still love me even when I am now an adult and that I do not need to worry about "being good for Santa Claus".  

It was a few years ago when I saw a co-worker wore a t-shirt that said, "Dear Santa,...  I can explain".  I told her that I can very well understand that feeling along with chuckling about it...   It were those words that really inspired me to make this particular plaque.  

You can see this plaque on my Etsy wall at Etsy.com/shop/marycaikens1artlady.  Yes, I do either accept PayPal or credit cards at this site.  

Thank you, 

Mary Compton  Aikens, Artist  :-)