Apparently, the big guy is never to far from the lass’ thoughts. Even when we’ve still got about 9 months (GASP!) until his next visit.
“Mom, how does Santa get rid all of the ash from the fireplace when he comes down the chimney? Does he just take a shower?” she asked this afternoon.
The Wife replied “Well, he takes a shower when he gets home because it’s hard work delivering all those toys.”
The lass soldiered on, “I bet I know how he gets all that ash out of his suit: He puts it in the laundry for, like, 2 hours.”
The Wife chuckled and agreed that would probably work to clean up his suit.
Not much existential questioning there. More like a logistical consideration: Santa obviously gets dirty from the fireplace, so how does he deal with it? Personally, I assumed that anyone who could come down a chimney when the fireplace is lit would have little trouble dealing with a little ash.
But that’s just me.