DD (9) wants to go, mostly because she's worried she'll miss something 'awesome' if we don't. I hate the idea, crass cynical commercialism at its worse. But that's Christmas for you.
Thing is, we're travelling across the country to visit friends and family that day, and hanging around to see the bloody truck will mean leaving (probably!) 2 hours later than we would have done, and for once in my life I don't want to be late arriving at my friend's house.
So, is it an amazing magical experience or just a bit shit. I did get her to agree that if they handed out freebies that wouldn't be a reason to go, as coke's really unhealthy. Alternatively we could drive into the carpark where said truck will be, pause briefly to say 'oh yeah, there it is' and drive on. That would mean leaving about an hour later than planned.
I'm hoping DD decides not to bother (she'd really excited about visiting these friends) but I know fine rightly, she'll bloody moan on that she wishes she'd gone!