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Teague Brennan (poetbrennan) wrote in undertherainbow,
@ 2008-11-29 11:38:00

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brenda annn, lilo pelekai, teague brennan

[Brenda:] Small kids in the house on Christmas! I'm going to find out Lilo's take on Santa. If yes on Santa, we'll have to figure out how to be super-sneaky about things. You know how astute the pookah is.

[Lilo:] What's your take on Santa? Different people have different opinions on him.

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	Teague with_3_nnns 2008-11-29 12:51 pm UTC (link)
	We'll also have to find out if we've got a pickle ornament, and if not, we need one. Weird little tradition, kid who finds the pickle first gets a present for being the most observant. ... You think we'll be able to keep Stitch off the tree? (Reply to this) (Thread)

Brenda

poetbrennan
2008-11-29 12:55 pm UTC (link)

We'll need it just because that's freaking awesome. I totally forgot about that, my stepmom did that for my sisters and brother and me. Guess who never won. XD

Yeah, I think he'll be okay about it, we'll just have to tell him how special and important it is. If that doesn't work, plan B is it's his special duty to guard the tree and make sure nobody knocks it over, breaks it, or otherwise messes with it. Plan C - get him a special climbing tree.

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	Teague with_3_nnns 2008-11-29 01:00 pm UTC (link)
	Keller! I like plan B, if it weren't for the likelihood of him attempting to stay up all hours guarding. Might be able to convince him that pine trees aren't for climbing because they're... I don't know, like the babies of the tree family, have to be careful with them. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Brenda poetbrennan 2008-11-29 01:04 pm UTC (link)
	Me! Him too, but me especially. It just proves that WOMEN ARE SCARY PERCEPTIVE. No lying. Maybe give him guarding duty hours. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Teague with_3_nnns 2008-11-29 01:07 pm UTC (link)
	That's a better plan! We could even write up a sheet, give everybody guarding duty for an hour or two. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Brenda poetbrennan 2008-11-29 01:12 pm UTC (link)
	But then they'll make a game of it, and you know they'll wind up smashing something or another. Yikes. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Teague with_3_nnns 2008-11-29 01:13 pm UTC (link)
	...Starting to think maybe another tree just for climbing is a better idea. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Brenda poetbrennan 2008-11-29 01:18 pm UTC (link)
	So. Plastic or real? Because I found this really cool black tree and some really fun silver ornaments. We should get everyone their own ornaments! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Teague with_3_nnns 2008-11-29 01:24 pm UTC (link)
	We always got real ones, but if we get one that's black it's got to have hot pink garland to go with. And of course everyone gets their own, me and Glyn and Torii always got a couple for yule and the tree just got more crowded every year, but it was always awesome. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Brenda poetbrennan 2008-11-29 01:33 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, that's awesome! Yeah, if we find a black enough real tree, awesome idea. If we did that for all our family and friends for more than one year, the tree will be overpacked! Let's let them take their ornaments home after Christmas, so they can put it on their trees. Our kids will be plenty enough for a while. So. Freaking. Excited. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	means_family 2008-11-29 03:13 pm UTC (link)
	I've been good, so he won't have a reason to turn me into fruitcake. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	poetbrennan 2008-11-29 03:23 pm UTC (link)
	Good stuff! Want to write him a letter, and tell him what you really want for Christmas? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	means_family 2008-11-29 03:24 pm UTC (link)
	Sure! It won't be a lot of things. I'm sort of worried about his chiropractic bill. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poetbrennan 2008-11-29 03:27 pm UTC (link)
	Oh, I think he'll be fine, he does this every year, you know. He must have the strength of about a billion really strong guys. Makes me wonder how he can stay so round. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	means_family 2008-11-29 03:28 pm UTC (link)
	Exactly why I'm worried. Though I think he probably has a middle man that does most of the heavy lifting that we don't know about. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poetbrennan 2008-11-29 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	The Swedes believe in an elf that follows him around and helps him do all that work, who used to be some poor farm-helping elf, but Santa found him a better job. I guess it had better benefits. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	means_family 2008-11-29 03:33 pm UTC (link)
	Probably dental and vision. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poetbrennan 2008-11-29 03:37 pm UTC (link)
	And instead of mucking out the stables for cows and stuff, he gets to haul gifts for kids. I bet his off season work is mucking out the reindeer stalls, though. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	means_family 2008-11-29 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	And reindeer poop a lot. They're really big, and there's a bunch of them. Plus the ones that don't have names that they eat. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poetbrennan 2008-11-29 03:53 pm UTC (link)
	Seriously. And I bet they've got other stuff to eat, too. Chickens or something. Arctic chickens. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	means_family 2008-11-29 03:55 pm UTC (link)
	... those are still just called chickens, Teague-Dad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poetbrennan 2008-11-29 03:56 pm UTC (link)
	They've got to be more hearty than regular chickens, to survive the North Pole, though. More feathers or something. I mean, it's cold where we are, think about how much colder it is all the way north. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	means_family 2008-11-29 03:59 pm UTC (link)
	Yeah, but the dogs from up north are still dogs, they just have different sub-species names. I bet that's what you meant. You're smart! (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poetbrennan 2008-11-29 04:01 pm UTC (link)
	That's what I meant. And thanks! You're smart, too. Hey, want to help me shop for Brenda's Christmas presents? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	means_family 2008-11-29 04:05 pm UTC (link)
	Of course! Brenda-Mom is probably hard to shop for, so you'll need help. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	poetbrennan 2008-11-29 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	Let's go, then! Get your coat on, we'll go right away. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	means_family 2008-11-29 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	YAY! Be right down! (Reply to this) (Parent)