St. Nick's is Dec. 6. How area families celebrate

"My husband starts work at 6 in the morning, so he's always gone by the time the kids get up. So, if Dec. 6 falls during the week, our St. Nick will make an early appearance, and I'll tell the girls, 'Oh, I guess he just knew it was a school day so he came early!' "

Jamie Gray, mother of two daughters

Growing up on the south side of Milwaukee, I celebrated the feast of St. Nicholas - or, as anyone who celebrates the feast day calls it, St. Nick's.

Every Dec. 5, my sister and I ...