Chat Recap with Mrs. Claus
Mrs. Claus visited North Pole Chat today and discussed a variety of topics, including the cooking and eating habits of Santa. (Santa was at home grilling today, something that he loves to do).
Also discussed is the fact that she is a trained and certified sleigh pilot, how she puts mint in her chocolate chip cookies, and pet of the Claus family home.
The chat was well attended, especially by elves from SantaTrackers.net, who had many questions for Mrs. Claus. Elf Crusader, Elf Radar, Elf Ulan and even Elf Crash Murphy were in attendance.
It made for a lively chat.
Elf Trixie stayed long in the chat (she was helping Mrs. Claus) to answer some questions that had come in via the website by visitors from all over the world.
We know that some who wanted to be there for the chat could not come today. So we have provided a transcript of the chat below:
| Elf Sugar Cookie | Hi Elf Ernest |
| Crash Murphy | Hi Ernest |
| Elf Ernest | Howdy! |
| Elf Ernest | Are you ready for your chat today? |
| Crash Murphy | Yeah…thought I’d hang out here until then |
| Elf Ernest | Good call |
| Ulan | Hello, Elf Ernest! |
| Elf Ernest | I have a TON of questions that have come in for Mrs. Claus… |
| Ulan | Hi Elf Crash! |
| Elf Ernest | Hi Elf Ulan! |
| Crash Murphy | Greetings, Elf Ulan! |
| rundasherrun | Hi guys! |
| Elf Ernest | Hello rundasherrun! |
| rundasherrun | Hi guys! |
| Ulan | Hello Mrs. Claus! |
| Elf Ernest | Hello, Mrs Claus! |
| Elf Taylor | Hi! |
| Mrs. Claus | Please give us a minute here. Trixie’s helping me |
| Elf Ernest | No rush. |
| rundasherrun | Hi Mrs.Clause |
| Elf Ernest | Hi Elf Taylor |
| Elf Ernest | HI everyone! While Mrs. Claus is getting settled let’s discuss how this is going to work today |
| Elf Ernest | Mrs. Claus has a great many questions that have come in via the website |
| Elf Ernest | So many that I can’t get to them all. |
| Elf Ernest | So she and I will have a brief conversation to begin where we will answer those questions or at least a few of them |
| Elf Crusader | Hello everyone |
| Elf Ernest | Then we will open it up for discussion and I will try to fit in more questions as we go along, okay? |
| Elf Crusader | Yep! |
| Mrs. Claus | Ok, Ernest, Trixie and I are ready now |
| Elf Ernest | Welcome, everyone! Today we’re chatting with Mrs. Claus and this is kind of a treat because we don’t get this chance during this time of year very often to chat with her |
| Elf Ernest | Mrs. Claus, I have many questions that have come in from the website, do you mind if we start with a couple of those? |
| Mrs. Claus | Sure thing! |
| Elf Ernest | We have a lot of questions for you about Santa. What is he doing today? |
| Mrs. Claus | Santa is being a lazy boy today! |
| Elf Ernest | Oh boy! I can’t even imagine that |
| Mrs. Claus | I’m just teasing. Sunday, as you know, Santa likes to take a rest |
| Elf Ernest | So what is he actually doing? |
| Mrs. Claus | Well, he’s got a hammock out back and he’s smoking meat today. He loves to do that |
| Crash Murphy | Reindeer? |
| Elf Ernest | Crash |
| Crash Murphy | Sorry |
| Mrs. Claus | LOL. It’s just chicken today |
| Elf Ernest | Does he get to do that much? |
| Mrs. Claus | Not really, no. |
| Elf Ernest | Lots are asking questions about vacation. Are you and Santa headed out? |
| Mrs. Claus | Not really. We usually take a week in October when we go to Canada |
| Elf Ernest | What do you do there? |
| Mrs. Claus | We visit family. We love the early Thanksgiving. |
| Elf Ernest | It seems some years you and Santa travel a lot and others you keep it kind of close to home. |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes, this year we are staying close to home. |
| Elf Ernest | Well, Mrs. Claus, we’ve got quite a few people here today, do you want to take some of their questions? |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes, of course, dear! |
| Elf Ernest | Ok, guys, fire away! |
| Elf Crusader | Hi Mrs c! |
| Mrs. Claus | Hello Mr. Crusader! |
| Elf Crusader | I have a question for you: does santa get gifts on Christmas |
| Mrs. Claus | Of course, Santa loves getting gifts for Christmas. Santa always visits him. |
| Elf Crusader | Lol oh btw, hello trixie |
| Mrs. Claus | (Trixie says hi to everyone!) |
| Elf Crusader | thats it for me for now ! Thank you |
| Mrs. Claus | Santa always gets what he wants for Christmas, too |
| Elf Crusader | Of course he does |
| Mrs. Claus | Some people think that it is strange that Santa brings Santa things for Christmas. But believe me, he’s well taken care of. |
| Elf Crusader | I wish he knew how much we all love him and appreciate him |
| Elf Ernest | Who else has a question? |
| Crash Murphy | Is Santa ever surprised? |
| Elf Taylor | Hi Mrs. Claus! What do you do at the north pole? |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes, he “acts” surprised every year. |
| Mrs. Claus | Every once in a while I can surprise him. |
| Elf Crusader | How? |
| Mrs. Claus | Well, I’m Mrs. Claus. So I do many things. I’m kind of like an assistant Santa |
| Mrs. Claus | I work a lot of special projects |
| Mrs. Claus | I do a lot of work for elves and their families, too |
| Mrs. Claus | But mainly I do whatever Santa needs me to do. |
| Elf Crusader | Mrs c, I hear your cookies are legendary |
| Crash Murphy | Mrs. C is a certified sleigh pilot |
| Mrs. Claus | Oh stop, |
| Elf Crusader | What?! No she isn’t! Quit pulling out legs crash lol |
| Crash Murphy | I’m serious as a heart attack here. She flies. I’ve seen her. |
| Elf Crusader | As good as santa? |
| Mrs. Claus | I do not do it very often |
| Mrs. Claus | And nobody is as good as Santa. |
| Elf Crusader | Why? |
| Crash Murphy | Yes, she’s as good as Santa |
| rundasherrun | I was thinking, in view of the Costa-Rican conferance, is there a tanning salon at the North Pole? Could be a great opportunity for an enterprising Elf. |
| Mrs. Claus | I went with Santa on Christmas Eve several years ago. I even went down a chimney. I don’t like it. But it needed to be done |
| Elf Crusader | Mrs c, what do you think santa would say to having a new department at the pole? |
| Mrs. Claus | Goodness, rundasherrun, I have no idea |
| Elf Crusader | Oh yeah, crash mentioned that on my podcast |
| Crash Murphy | Yes, there is a tanning salon at the North Pole. The place smells like hot elves. |
| Mrs. Claus | I wonder if it does any business. I cannot imagine going into such a place |
| rundasherrun | LOL! |
| Elf Crusader | Lol no crash. I meant like one called the environmental and zoological dept |
| Elf Ernest | The North Pole gets a lot of heavy weather. Do you go long periods without sun? |
| Elf Crusader | I have before |
| Mrs. Claus | It can be a long time between periods of sunshine I think you just get used to it. Of course, I do a lot of work in the greenhouse so sometimes I get warm there |
| Elf Crusader | I live in a norther state in the USA where snow in winter is commonplace |
| Mrs. Claus | I’m from Canada originally, so I can relate. |
| Elf Crusader | You garden Mrs c? |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes, I love to garden. I grow my own vegetables and have for many years. |
| Elf Crusader | I had no idea you had a green thumb and were environmentally sound! |
| Elf Ernest | That actually related to a question that came in from the website. They want to know what veggies Santa likes |
| Mrs. Claus | Santa likes all kinds of veggies but he is most well known for those he does not like. |
| Elf Crusader | If there isn’t a department dedicated to the environment at the np there needs to be one |
| Elf Ernest | Oooh, that is interesting. What doesn’t he like? |
| Elf Crusader | Like onions? |
| Mrs. Claus | He does not like broccoli |
| Mrs. Claus | But he loves onions, Elf Crusader |
| Elf Crusader | Who does really? |
| Mrs. Claus | He probably likes onions a bit too much |
| Elf Crusader | Fried or raw? |
| Mrs. Claus | Mr. Claus can eat onions any way they are prepared. Or raw. I’ve seen him bite into a fresh onion like an apple |
| Mrs. Claus | He is actually a very big veggie eater |
| Elf Crusader | Ewwww! I despise raw onions |
| Mrs. Claus | In fact, he’s got some eggplant on the grill today |
| Elf Crusader | Doesn’t that give him halitosis? |
| Mrs. Claus | Most people cook onions, Elf Crusader |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes, onions….affect him. |
| Elf Crusader | How I like mine |
| Mrs. Claus | LOL…he’s going to love reading this chat later |
| Elf Crusader | Oh boy |
| Elf Crusader | Sorry santa |
| Crash Murphy | So he’s doing chicken and eggplant today? |
| Mrs. Claus | Oh and brats and corn and some pork ribs. |
| Elf Ernest | Wow, Santa is hungry! |
| Elf Crusader | Im craving BBQ grilled chicken now! |
| Mrs. Claus | When it comes to the grill Santa tends to get ambitious |
| Mrs. Claus | It’s a passion for Santa. He loves to cook outside. Even when the weather isn’t great. |
| Elf Crusader | Man , santa sounds like me! I love grilled food! |
| Crash Murphy | Do you have guests today? |
| Ulan | Hi Mrs. Claus! I’d like to make a stocking and knit something together with you and Elf Trixie someday! |
| Elf Crusader | Mrs c, can I come for dinner( half serious( |
| Mrs. Claus | No guests today. Santa wanted a relaxing day. |
| Elf Crusader | Aw man ! |
| Mrs. Claus | Hi Elf Ulan. That would be lovely! But I don’t knit much. You’d have to teach me |
| Mrs. Claus | Trixie and I have done some stockings though. |
| Elf Crusader | Mrs c, exactly how “famous” am I up there? |
| Mrs. Claus | Elf Crusader, people are naming their cats after you at the North Pole. |
| Crash Murphy | Hahaha! |
| Elf Crusader | Really? I guess that’s an honor |
| Elf Ernest | Mrs. Claus, really?? |
| Mrs. Claus | No, you silly boys. |
| Ulan | Thank you! I can teach you, and please teach me how to make your stocking! |
| Elf Crusader | Crash, have you heard from frank about the podcast? |
| Elf Crusader | I fell for that one Mrs c |
| Mrs. Claus | I just want Elf Crusader to know that everyone knows who he is after those podcasts with the world famous Crash Murphy |
| Elf Crusader | Wow! |
| Crash Murphy | Now you stop it. |
| Elf Ernest | Mrs. Claus do you have a cat? |
| Elf Crusader | So crash, when we gonna go grab an eggnog together? |
| rundasherrun | You lost me at the grilled brats… that’s a staple food here |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes, we do have a couple of cats. Santa won’t let them in the house though. |
| Crash Murphy | Good question, Crusader. I’m ready |
| Elf Crusader | Not a big cat person( at least domestic cats anyway). |
| Mrs. Claus | Truth be told, Santa’s not huge on cats either. He calls them fickle. |
| Elf Crusader | Maybe Before my next podcast, you send me down some elf eggnog to try |
| Elf Ernest | So why do you have cats then? |
| Mrs. Claus | Because I like cats. The cats are mine and the dogs are Santa’s. |
| Elf Ernest | Another question from the site: do you have other pets? |
| Elf Taylor | I love cats! |
| Elf Crusader | What about a wildcat Mrs c? Like a lynx? Or snowcat? |
| Elf Crusader | I kinda figured you were a cat lady Mrs c |
| Mrs. Claus | Not really. We have a fish tank but we have an elf who does all the work for that. The fish all have names and when Santa comes in the room he just says “Hello fish!” |
| Ulan | I love cats too! |
| Mrs. Claus | No, no wild cats. Not even feral cats. |
| Elf Crusader | I have fish too! Wow that’s crazy |
| Elf Crusader | I can understand why |
| Mrs. Claus | I used to know what kind of fish we have but I’ve forgotten. They are pretty to look at but I’m glad Elf Gomer takes care of them. |
| Elf Ernest | Does Santa like the fish? |
| Elf Crusader | Wonder if trixie would do an article on me? |
| Mrs. Claus | He’s okay with them as long as he doesn’t have to take care of them. |
| Elf Crusader | Who’s gomer? |
| Mrs. Claus | We had a terrible accident a couple of years ago when a water heater in the tank went haywire. |
| Elf Ernest | Oh oh |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes, we lost a few fish. It was sad. |
| Elf Crusader | Uh oh.., |
| Mrs. Claus | But there was a black mollie that survived and Santa gave her a terrible name |
| Crash Murphy | What did he name her? |
| Mrs. Claus | The angel fish of death |
| Crash Murphy | Hahahaha! That’s a great name |
| Elf Taylor | wow |
| Elf Crusader | Maybe, if I was up there I’d help with all the animals. That is a naturalists job |
| Mrs. Claus | She went on to have dozens of babies |
| Mrs. Claus | And we still have her. |
| Mrs. Claus | But we gave most of her babies away |
| Elf Crusader | That’s a little dark. Even for santa |
| Mrs. Claus | Santa can have pretty sharp humor sometimes. I have to tell him to cool it with the kids now and then. |
| Mrs. Claus | Sarcasm is an art few do well. |
| Elf Crusader | Sounds like the pole could def use my naturalist expertise Mrs c |
| Mrs. Claus | Probably so, Mr. Crusader. Though there are many animal experts here. |
| Elf Crusader | There are? |
| Elf Ernest | Well, folks our time is spent. Any last questions for Mrs. Claus? |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes, we have many reindeer experts as you might expect |
| Elf Crusader | Nope. See ya Mrs c! Love ya! |
| Mrs. Claus | But also penguins, seal and polar bear experts |
| Elf Crusader | Wow! |
| rundasherrun | Thanks for your time Mrs. Claus |
| Elf Crusader | No further questions ernest |
| Elf Taylor | thanks mrs. claus! |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes, we have issues with people trying make pets of some of those or feed them things they don’t want them to have |
| Ulan | Penguins?! |
| Mrs. Claus | This I think is common in most parts of the world |
| Elf Crusader | Crash, see ya later in chat? |
| Mrs. Claus | Oh yes, many penguins at the North Pole. Different types than at the South Pole |
| Elf Crusader | You’re right |
| Crash Murphy | Yes, Thank you, Crusader – top of the hour chat in Elf Chat at SantaTrackers.net |
| Elf Ernest | Mrs. Claus, thank you. I believe a lot of good information came out of today! |
| Elf Crusader | Bye Mrs claus! Send Santa my love |
| Ulan | Thank you, Mrs. Claus! |
| Mrs. Claus | Thank you Ernest. I’ll be glad to handle some of those website questions if you want to send them to Trixie |
| Elf Taylor | bye Mrs. Claus! thank you! |
| Elf Ernest | Good idea! I send some to her. There’s no way you can get through all that came in. |
| Mrs. Claus | We will do our best |
| Mrs. Claus | Thank you everyone! Have a great day1 |
| The questions below came in via the website and Trixie asked Mrs. Claus for her answers after the chat above: | |
| Trixie | Mrs. Claus, this question is from Pixie in Sector 5 – When you and Santa get to relax together what are your favorite things to do? |
| Mrs. Claus | What a lovely question. Santa and I share of love of history. We love to read books about it together and talk. We also enjoy working on family history and genealogy. But we also shop together and visit places together as well. |
| Trixie | You talked today about Santa cooking outside. Does he also made dishes in the kitchen? |
| Mrs. Claus | Not as often, no. That is kind of my space and Santa respects it. He’s kind of a messy cook and I don’t like that. |
| Trixie | Ashlee in Washington States asks, “When do you start making candy for Christmas?” |
| Mrs. Claus | I usually start right after I put the Thanksgiving turkey away. I like to make up treat baskets for my family and friends that I send in the mail and that usually includes either hard candy or fudge, depending on how far it has to travel. |
| Trixie | Kristin in Sector 1 wants to know if Santa and the reindeer have gone past her house during the night recently. |
| Mrs. Claus | Oh I don’t think so, dear. Santa hasn’t been out in his sleigh for many months. That will change soon, though. |
| Trixie | Karla in Sector 5 wants to know if you have a good cookie recipe that includes chocolate chips and peppermint? |
| Mrs. Claus | Oh my yes, I have several of them. Maybe you and I can do a post soon about cookie recipes, Trixie? That would be fun. One thing Karla should do is to look for chocolate that has mint already in it. Things like Andes mints make wonderful chocolate chip cookies. You have to be really careful with peppermint because it can take over every other ingredient in the cookie. So I like to experiment with chocolate that already has mint in it. |
| Trixie | Emma in Sector 5 is asking what your first name is. She says it is on the Elf Knowledge test and she cannot find the answer. |
| Mrs. Claus | Well, she won’t find the answer because we haven’t published that anywhere. I’m simply known as Mrs. Claus. Not even Santa uses my real first name. He made up this rule a long time ago and I keep telling him it is no big deal if people know my real first name but he insists it IS a big deal. Santa and I don’t even use our first names with each other. Ever. Just the way it’s always been. |
| Trixie | Why? What do you call each other? |
| Mrs. Claus | We call each other honey or dear or sweetheart – just never our names. I don’t know why. It’s been like that since we first fell in love and honestly I really like that. At first other people in our families used our first names, early in life you know. But Santa and I never ever have. |
| Trixie | Imogen in Sector 3 wants to know if you can turn her into an elf in September? |
| Mrs. Claus | Oh goodness. I can’t turn anyone into an elf. Imogen needs to visit SantaTrackers.net and read up there on the business of becoming an elf. |
| Trixie | I love this question we have next for you. It comes from Hazel, she is four and from Sector 5. She wants to know if you wear your hair up every day and what color is it? |
| Mrs. Claus | Oh bless her heart. Yes, I usually wear my hair up. It’s neater that way and I’m kinda funny about being neat and tidy. My hair is very white, isn’t it, Trixie? |
| Trixie | It is! But it’s beautiful, Mrs. Claus! |
| Mrs. Claus | Thank you, Trixie. I wanted to color it long ago but Santa didn’t like that idea. |
| Trixie | Do you always do what Santa says? |
| Mrs. Claus | Well, no. I want him to be happy. But he just tells me what he likes, not what to do. Santa is very good to me. He’s my best friend. |
| Trixie | Awwww. Why didn’t Santa want you to color your hair? |
| Mrs. Claus | He said the white color went really good with my complexion. Can you believe that? |
| Trixie | Well, I think he is right. You have beautiful clear skin, Mrs. C. I’m kinda jealous, to be honest. |
| Mrs. Claus | You are too kind but you should be happy with how you look, dear. I think you are very pretty. |
| Trixie | Thank you, Mrs. Claus. Does Santa comment on your hair and your makeup a lot? |
| Mrs. Claus | Yes. Santa always notices me and compliments me freely. Too much sometimes, I would say. |
| Trixie | Maybe he just wants you to feel good. |
| Mrs. Claus | He does. Santa is thoughtful that way. |
| Trixie | Here’s a serious question from Brandon in Sector 1. He wants to know if you influence the things that Santa brings him. |
| Mrs. Claus | That’s a very good question, Trixie. And the truth is that a lot of people have a hand in what Santa brings. Mostly mothers and fathers. Some parents ask Santa NOT to bring certain things that their children want. It’s not just me. |
| Trixie | That makes some parents sound kind of mean, Mrs. Claus |
| Mrs. Claus | Oh I don’t mean it that way at all. What I mean is that some children put things on their wishlist they shouldn’t have. Last year a great kid named Trevor wanted a big hunting knife for Christmas. He asked for that after going on a hunt with his Daddy for the first time. He’s ten. Well, Trevor’s Mom wasn’t ready for him to have something like that. So Santa didn’t bring him a knife. Trevor had a very good Christmas but Santa listens to parents. |
| Trixie | When do you get involved with the gifts that Santa brings? |
| Mrs. Claus | I usually don’t ever get involved unless Santa mentions to me that he’s having a hard time making a decision. Sometimes I will get a letter from a child or from a parent about a special situation and I have to talk to Santa about it. But most the time Santa will tell me about a child on his mind and ask me my opinion about what he should do. |
| Trixie | My goodness. How does Santa remember all this? It seems like a terribly detailed kind of thing. |
| Mrs. Claus | It is. He has elves that help him keep notes and things. But he knows children pretty well, their situations and things. And as I said he is very sensitive to parents and situations in the home that might cause problems. He knows in families with several children that they will compare and count gifts and things like that. Santa tries to remember everyone and to be wise in his gift giving. |
| Trixie | Mrs. Claus, thank you for take the extra time to answer these questions that have come in by way of the website. |
| Mrs. Claus | Thank you, Trixie. Excellent questions! I hope to do this again soon. |
Some want to know when Mrs. Claus will be chatting again. We believe this might happen during Christmas in July. We are still working on the calendar and will let you know.
I love these updates and info, they keep the spirit alive all year🎅
Thank you, Elf Winslow for sharing this. Thank you, Mrs. Claus and friends the elves! It was fun and a wonderful time. And thank you Elf Trixie for asking her for questions a lot from people in different sectors. I hope they could find this and be so happy to know the response from Mrs. Claus! I already can’t wait for the next chat with her. Let’s join together😆