Abstract Every Christmas, kids across the world awaken in the morning with the hope that Santa has brought them the toy or toys that they have wanted all year long. For some their hopes have been backed up by hints from Mommy or Daddy, others the tale tale signs of shopping bags and big wrapped presents underneath the tree give way to their assurance that their toy sits and waits their un-opening. For most, though, …showed first 75 words of 782 total…

…showed last 75 words of 782 total…Optimus. What I learned from all of this as a kid was basically "not to count all of the chickens before they are hatched". This old saying proved to be true that day, I had tons of toys in front of me and was sure that I had the one, but was let down when I didn't. I should have been thankful for what I had received and saved up for Optimus Prime for later.