Oh yeah...Santa was the coolest. I'd set out cookies and milk, and a letter. Usually, I'd include a "sign here" line for Santa to leave an autograph for me. I tried every year, but never got one.
Finally, it was 10 or 11 I think, Mom and Dad told me. The funny thing was...I expected it, because the previous Christmas, Santa left a note with the same Christmas paper that our family had. Yup...I was smarter than Mum and Dad thought.
Anyway, I think the coolest thing my Mom and Dad did was tell me that the Tooth fairy had a toll free number. Whenever I had a loose tooth, Mom or Dad would dial the number and I'd get my money that night. How efficient!
-oddguy