Hostages

Last night Jack decided to come down with the stomach flu. So mom was up with him from 2:30 until about 5:00 a.m. She must have been so preoccupied or tired that she didn’t hear the commotion going on in the other room. When the girls woke up this morning they found that there was a hostage situation in our dining room. Apparently one of the South Pole Elves had snuck into our house and tied up Alabaster, Jangle, Bernard, and the other reindeer. He was very angry! His note said:

We never get any credit for the work we do at Santa’s workshop while the North Pole Elves are gone! We Are Sick of It!!!

There will be no delivery of toys to this house until our demands are met…

1. Cookies (leave them out)

2. A pay raise.

3. A day on top of the Christmas tree.

This South Pole Elf even sang us a song- ‘Take this job and shove it’. What a bad little Elf! Jack was NOT happy about this South Pole Elf. He asked if Santa was going to put him on the Naughty List, and if we could send him back to the North Pole. I think we should send Santa a letter asking him to increase the South Pole Elves’ wages so they aren’t so angry (and so they stop holding our presents hostage!). Since mom is home today with a sick Jack- her plan is to bake up some cookies – yes, she is catering to their demands…just in case! And we’ll just have to see about getting him a day on top of the Christmas tree.