A Madea Christmas Page #4

Yeah? And?

He thinks he can get us

$100,000 in sponsorship money.

$100,000?

- Oh, my goodness, that would be so great.

- I know.

That would not only

pay for the Jubilee...

that would take us well into

next year's school year.

We could get new books,

maybe even a new computer.

Wait, calm down. It hasn't

happened yet. It's not done.

Okay, but I have faith that it is.

Lacey, thank you so much for

doing this. I really appreciate it.

I know this school is not the best,

but it is all we got.

And I know you could have gone

anywhere in the country...

with the credentials you have.

- I love it here.

- Thank you.

He's coming down tomorrow

with the contract.

This is so wonderful!

I gotta call the mayor.

- Yes.

- He's gonna be so excited.

This is going to be a wonderful

Christmas after all!

It's gonna be fantastic.

All right. I'll see you tomorrow.

- Hello?

- I must be dialing the wrong number.

You said that already,

but you called back five times.

So what number you trying to get?

I'm trying to reach

my daughter, Lacey.

Oh, yeah. Yeah,

she just walked in. Hold on.

- Who is that?

- Your mama.

- Hi, Mama.

- Who was that?

That was Conner.

Conner?

That's the guy you hired

to help you with the farm?

Yeah, that's him.

Okay. I don't know if I

like him up there with you.

Suppose he gets fresh...

and you don't have no man

up there to protect you.

Mama, I'm fine. What's going on?

I can't wait until you

taste the dinner...

I have prepared for

you for Christmas.

Yeah, I've been meaning

to talk to you about that.

I'm not gonna be able

to come home this year.

What?

Uh-uh. It's Christmas.

I know, it's just I'm just

getting settled in...

and the farm needs a lot of work.

Uh-uh. You not no

farmer in the dell now.

It's not just the farm.

They've also decided to

extended the school year...

to the day before Christmas.

- What kind of school is that?

- We lost a lot of days...

because of the storms this summer,

so we have to make them up,

And I'm helping the kids prepare

songs for the Christmas Jubilee.

And we have a budget crisis.

So it's just too busy right now, Mom.

I'll come up there.

- No.

- Yes.

- I haven't seen you in nine months...

- It's not the right time.

And you don't drive.

I can get somebody to

drive up there with me.

I can ask your Aunt

Madea to come with me.

Mama, can we just skip it this year?

It's only Christmas.

You bite your tongue,

Christmas is the time of year...

when we celebrate the birth of

Jesus with our families and...

Lacey, I don't have

to tell you that...

you and I are the

only family we have,

I know. Mom, are you crying?

What was that, Conner?

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