Sinterklaas rocks ! (not)

Last Saturday we celebrated Sinterklaas at my in-laws'. I decided not to post anything about it this year because you can find enough material in this blog. The big surprise is that my husband bought two little presents for me AND he had enough work also bothering to writing poems. I thought only the kids would get presents and poems. Therefore I didn't buy anything for him and he came back home with empty hands. Well, he did got presents from his parents and sister but nothing from me. He was a bit disappointed. I will try to compensate that with Christmas (for a Dutch person this has not the same value).

My parents-in-law got this CD from my husband and me Sinterklaas.

Then yesterday at my kids school on my way back to the car I heard an American mother who was passing by telling her kid: "... and within some days the real Santa Claus is arriving in the NL, with rendeers..." I laughed out loud. Pardon ? The "real Santa Claus" ??? How is it possible ? She is lucky enough to raise her kids in the Netherlands - where the real Nicolaas traditions began, right? And then she says the real one is still going to arrive ? I guess this kid will rebel when he grows up ! Or not ?

Now, seriously: sometimes I think it would be far better if  Sinterklaas just merged with Santa Claus and arrived during X-mas. Let's make life simpler.