[thenightwriterblog] Tiger Lilly: 'Twas the days after Christmas

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'Twas the days after Christmas
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   Part 2 to my [1]previous post: do you remember how the Red Ryder Air
   Rifle for me was a laptop? Well, I betcha can't guess what happened on
   Christmas morning!
   I woke up at about 6:30, but since I'm not one of the mean kids who
   will jump out of bed and immediatley run into their parents rooms to
   wake them up no matter how tired they are, I stayed in bed until I
   heard the shower start in the Reverend Mother and The Old Man's room,
   which meant Reverend Mother was awake (There was no telling if The Old
   Man was awake or not). I waited a bit more until I heard the door to
   the Mall Diva's room open. I then jumped out of bed, eager to begin
   the stocking ritual of the morning. I then found out that MD didn't
   think we should go into the Reverend Mother and The Old Man's room
   yet. So I waited till I heard the shower shut off, then I ran down to
   grab the stockings while MD knocked on the bedroom door. We entered at
   The Old Man's grunt of "Who is it?" and sat down. Mom wasn't out of
   the bathroom yet, so we (surprise, surprise) waited.
   After a bit, Mom came into the room, and we began opening the
   stockings.
   Here is a list of what I received in my stocking:
   A bottle of Jones Fufu Berry Soda from The Old Man
   A necklace from MD
   Chocolate
   Reeses Pieces from Mom
   A Candy Cane from Bonita
   A tweezers from Reverend Mother
   We went downstairs, but we didn't unwrap presents yet. Mom had to make
   coffee first. There was a present for both me and MD, then 5 presents
   each for both of us. MD and I decided to open the present for both of
   us first. Dad said, "That's from 'The Old Man'," which gave me a clue
   as to what was inside. MD took one side, and I took the other, and we
   shredded the paper. It was (dramatic pause) a box!!!! I opened the box
   and inside was a
   LAPTOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   Oh joy! I was sooo happy. I was sitting there with my mouth hanging
   wide
   open, and MD was grinning wildly. Then The Old Man said, "Now we have
   to
   figure out a schedule for you two to use it," and MD said, "I know
   this is more for Tiger Lilly than for me."
   We commenced opening the other presents. I got:
   A Dream Pillow that is supposed to 'reduce stress, induce sleep, and
   heighten dreams,' from MD
   A scrunchie from Reverend Mother
   An outfit from Bonita
   Crest teeth whitening strips (Mom claims that I asked for those, just
   not for Christmas.)
   And a book that I unfortunately already had. I also got a bead
   bracelet maker, and a gift certficate for Michaels.
   Later the family came over. There was feasting of goose and turkey,
   gabbing and more present opening. My cousin told me that he got
   "Factions" for Christmas (the second part to a game that I love called
   "Guild Wars"). He is sooo lucky. But hey, he didn't get a laptop! He
   gave me his compound bow and arrows for Christmas. This year was the
   best Christmas ever, with one flaw. Mom was sick. She stayed in bed
   all day, except for the present opening. Of course she came down for
   that. It's nasty to be sick on a holiday like Christmas, but she's
   feeling much better now.
   Ciao for now, and Merry Belated Christmas!

References

   1. http://thenightwriterblog.powerblogs.com/posts/1166057189.shtml