First Lady Michelle Obama Helps NORAD Track Santa

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Michelle Obama tracks Santa’s sleigh over Africa

HONOLULU (AP) — For first lady Michelle Obama, a joyous Christmas Eve tradition briefly ran up against the harsh realities of a world where all is not calm and bright.

Mrs. Obama for the fourth year volunteered for the NORAD Tracks Santa program, whereby kids call in to check on Santa’s progress on his annual journey delivering presents around the world. Mrs. Obama’s turn to take calls Tuesday came as Santa’s sleigh made its way across Africa — first over Egypt, where a bomb killed 15 people, then over South Sudan, where dozens of bodies were discovered in a mass grave amid ongoing civil conflict, and then on to South Africa, still mourning the death of Nelson Mandela.

Mrs. Obama delicately avoided those grim facts as she wished the callers a merry holiday. “I see his sleigh with eight tiny reindeer and he is over Sudan — South Sudan. That’s in Africa,” she told a girl named Ella. “And right now, he’s delivering some gifts. He’s going down, swooping down to some little kids who are in South Sudan, OK? That’s where he is right now. It’s really, really very cool, don’t you think?”

South Sudan has drawn more and more of President Barack Obama’s attention in recent days, yet it was far from the mind of young Ella, who politely asked the first lady when Santa would be coming to her home in Kansas City.

“When you are fast asleep — that’s how he works,” Mrs. Obama replied.

More~

http://theobamacrat.com/2013/12/24/first-lady-michelle-obama-helps-norad-track-santa/

I so love the First Lady!

[shenmue]

1. Yay!

[Cha]

2. Such a Beautiful First Lady, she.. Glowing from

the inside!

She looks nice and relaxed in Hawai'i, too.. You know she's having the time of life helping track Santa!

Mahalo for OP, she~

[sheshe2]

3. She is indeed glowing, Cha.

So glad they are getting some R&R. They deserve it.

When I left my nieces the little ones were heading to bed~ they knew they needed to be asleep for Santa.

[Cha]

4. Such an exciting night for the little ones.. nice to

see it through their eyes.


First Lady Michelle Obama, with first dog Bo, at an annual event at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, Dec. 14, 2012

http://theobamadiary.com/2013/12/14/rise-and-shine-696/

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[sheshe2]

5. Michelle rolls her eyes at her "lap" dog.

And the children's expressions, priceless, Cha!

[freshwest]

6. She's a good sport, doing all of that under those bright lights. n/t

[sheshe2]

7. She is priceless, freshwest!

Michelle Obama is so good for this nation. Her beauty and grace, she helps us heal~

Merry Christmas!

[IrishAyes]

9. I'm still wondering why Santa didn't bring me a pony.

[sheshe2]

10. Sorry~

Here's one for you...

[IrishAyes]

12. Thank you. That DOES help.

[Cha]

13. Lol.. maybe because..

Irish

[IrishAyes]

14. Bingo! That must be it.

I knew there was an answer somewhere.

[IrishAyes]

8. As do we all, at least in here. Maybe it's silly of me, but I absolutely cannot understand

anyone who doesn't love the First Family. It just mystifies me. Well, okay, I understand it on a certain level because some people are blind haters, but it will never make one bit of sense to me.

[sheshe2]

11. I'm with you on that....

wholeheartedly~