W hat I would Lika To Ba Whan I Grow Up Dear Santa. How are you and your reindeers? I hope that Mrs. Santa Claus is fine. I want to come see M rs. Santa Claus. Is it O.K.? I hope so because I want to see the elves So come two days be­ fore Christmas. But Santa, I want a H ungry H ungry Hippo and a Video Game. I want pac-man and Donkey Kong. I want M rs. Pac- man. Dear Santa, Love, I'm sending this note to l.aDeana you. Santa I been very good. I wish I could have a LaDeana Thomas d oll. Because I know you 3rd Grade we giving away toys. Some time 1 want to see you. I love you very much. And I Dear Santa, hope you send me a letter I'm sorry I d id n 't write and the d oll. D o n 't have you. 1 been busy. Can I rights with your elves. San­ have a Murray X20R and a ta I want to meet Rudolph Big Deal Board game? I and your elves. How is the would really appreciate it. N o rth Pole? Is it cold I'm getting my sister a there? I wish I could see sound tike home doll house, your toy shop. And Santa I but what I really want is an get to go on a shopping 3138 N. Vancouver Ava., Portland. Oregon 282-9496 electronic Stop Thief! spree. And each person will Love, get 120 And I wish I could Kerry Smallwood ride in your sleigh But one 3rd Grade more thing I want to say. I Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, Dear Santa, W ant a video game and a I have got in two rights in I ’ve been good and bad. I W h a t kind o f food do Dear Santa, H ow are you and your school. I was bad. I don’ t picture o f you. M erry M y brother went to take fam ily doing? I f you make you like? I like cookies. Do went to see E .T . It was a Christm as. Thank you, expect a lot of toys. But my a picture of Santa Claus on me table top Donkey Kong you eat spaghetti with meat- very, very funny movie. But sitter was the one that Santa. his knee. And we w ill give I will give you some cookies balls and tom atoes, and I'm going to tell you what I Love, should get all the toys. I'm want for Christmas. I want you a card to read. On and milk. Then will you fill cornbread? W e don't have Oanh sorry for being bad. Would my stocking please? I have our tree up but when you a G rab and Dragon game. 3rd Grade Christmas Day. And maybe you forgive me? You know have a card for your wife. geen as good as 1 can all get here it will be up. Now And a new bike, and a what I want to be when I And m yj brother wants a year. I w ill be goon until please send me an atari with Christmas color book in my grow up? I want to be a fa­ Dear Santa, big car for Christams. And donkey dong, and pac-man stocking about the night be­ mous singer. M y mom is Christmas. H ow have you been I want a walkm an for Love, also froger. T h a n k you fore Christm as. T h a t's doint? I am a very good going to have a baby. What Christm as Day, and a Eric McElvain Santa Claus. And I forgot what I want. Love, would you like her to have, math student. I am pretty game, end doll for me. I 3rd Grade to put some m ilk out for a boy or girl? How it Mrs. good at reading. I got a Corey Capers wish you a merry Christmas you but when you get here I Claus and the elves? O h. I table-top pac-man for and I thank you for the Dear Santa, will have some milk out for almost fo rg o t, how's R u­ Christmas last year. I would I been so good. I want a you. gifts. tike a pac-man board game, dolph? Does he have a lot Love, Lov, Dear Santa, Barbie Doll and a Pac-Man a table top donkey kong o f batteries for his nose? I I am a good girl. I like to Renee Jenkins game, a little one. And scramble and would you really d o n 't want a lot of 3rd Grade H ungry H ip p o . M r. Love, eat pizza and lots of things toys but you must know like me to leave some Richard and in school I do very M o u th . I have a glass o f cookies and look on the top what I want for Christmas. Santa Claua 3rd Grade good but not all the time. milk and cookies for you. o f our refrigerator and For Christmas I want video Santa, I love you. In Janu­ Love, He's dressed in red from toe there will be some fruit and games like pac-m an and ary I will be nine years old. Monique Martin to head. i f you buy me a pac-man How old we you? donkey kong and Frog-ger’t 3rd Grade Dear Santa. He comes back each I w ill put cookies in the baord game I would take December. H ow is your w ife , M rs. and a sled. living room . W ould you turns playing it with my My sister is very good but His beard is white—a jolly Dear Santa. Claus? How is the N o rth like some milk? Santa, mother and father. I f you sight. I hope you bring me a Pole? I'v e been very good sometimes we get in rights. when you come w ill you gave me a table-top donkey Me and my mom are going He's Santa Claus present because I like you a this year. D o n ’ t put your­ wake me up? I want to get a kong I would not be mean lot and I'v e been my very self in a lot o f trouble. I'd to bake some cookies and I Remember? I think it's ride in your sleigh. D o n 't and not share it. I would best. And I like turkey but like the pac-man board will give you four o f them, fo rg etl I ’ ll be w aiting for share it with my friends and nice at Christm as tim e to and I really want you to get not spaghetti. And 1 want a game, and Annie rag doll. when my cousins came over play I'm Santa Claus, and lot like a Barbie Doll, roller M y friend's doll is an idea. I my mom some perfume and you I would not be mean when help make others happy by Thank you. my dad som cologne and mi skates, ice skates. And one could use a G ra b b in ’ my friends were over if I giving things, because it Your friend, sister pants more thing, day. l ii v it a s s i s s e s « a • good — — z • L D S I ragon. a g is s i. a ■ like I'd w had a table-top scramble must be very, very hard for April Love, Thank you. Bye bye. I love conspiracy. I ’ d play an just one little man to visit 3rd Grade game. Grade Alenc Deskins you. Merry Christmas. Annie tape. But most of all Harry Villa every single child. I don’ t 3rd Grade Love, I'd like a doll fro m the see how he can. Angela Grace Looney w orld collection. It is a Dear Santa, Love, Lear Santa, Dear Santa, 3rd Grade French doll. I'm making cookies and I Tynae H ow are you? H ow it H ow do you fly your Love, Dear Santa Claus, 2nd Grade Elfie? What would happen would like to know how Rececah Harvey reindeer? And I hope Mrs. I ’ m expecting you for many you would like. I on Hanukkah because they 3rd Grade Santa Claus is all rig ht. Christmas. I want rrogger, You know I hope you come celebrate on Christmas eve? have been thinking about coleco vision. F all guy. along and I hope it snows So how do you do it? How Christmas and I like gifts Dungeons A Dragons, Pac- on Christm as Eve and on is Mrs. Claus. Did you get and everything. I really man, Megamania, Bazenk. Dear Santa, your memory back, because think that Christm as is I wish you'd bring me a Christmas Day. P.S. I love S tu ff Y o ur Face, G rab A it is almost Christm as. I when Jesus was born and a you Santa Claus and Mrs. D ragon, M r. M o u th , clieco vision and pac-man don't want too much, only lim e to worship G od. So Santa Claus. Well I have to S c r a m b .le , v id e o g a m e . and donkey-kong and atari clieco vision. Remember, that is what I think Christ­ go now. Good-bye Santa, A ta ri, H u n gry Hungry and bring a record— a pac- thank you. P.S. I love you. whenever you hear a bell mas is all about. Before I H ip p o , Stratego. Thank man record. And atari and Thanks Santa Claus and then an angel gets its wings. end this letter Santa bring frog hunter atari and have you for all the presents you Love. me a baby doll. some cookies and play Mrs. Santa Claus. gave me. Love, Kori Hampton Love, Love, atari. 3rd Grade Alicia Joy Crawford Derrick Evans Love, Gary Washington 3rd Grade 3rd Grade KJ. 3rd Grade Portland Observer, December 22, 1982 Section III Page 5 I would like to be an A r­ tist. I would do paintings and drawings o f things. I would be in different places and do drawings. I love to draw at home. I draw all kinds o f stu ff. I draw snakes, bugs, houses, cars, people and stuff like that. Kip Vary j0rjXr4» 4»* 4 * '«J » *4 Vancouver Avenue First Baptist Church Humboldt