On Strike for Christmas Page #3

l'm excited that the shop

is doing well.

l want this all done

for the open house tomorrow.

With all the passion

you've put into this place...

...you deserve this success.

l have to send Stephen

and the boys a reminder.

Hi, ladies. Hey, did that bamboo yarn

that l ordered come in?

We've got it right here

behind the counter, Sharon.

l have to make it to the grocery store

so l can finish off a job.

Oh, you can't go to the Market Place.

They're on strike.

l was there this morning,

l had to leave and go to The Pantry.

What, you left?

The store's still open, right?

l'm not gonna cross a picket line.

That's a gutsy thing

for these workers to do.

Especially during the holidays.

Well, okay, then, Norma Rae.

Thanks.

Are the ladies still dropping by

tomorrow afternoon?

Well, l hope so.

This place should be jumping.

-Okay. Bye.

-See you then.

Thank you.

Go, go, go.

Fires it over the middle,

it's complete to Mason....

Cuts to the left, and at the 30

he's knocked out of bounds.

What's this?

Oh, yeah. Mom said

she was gonna leave us some bites.

-Smells good.

-We'll eat it later.

-Hey.

-Thanks.

Of all the times

for the server to go down....

You can't get an extension

from your editor?

l already got one. l gotta e-mail

him or l'm gonna miss the deadline.

l just can't stop tweaking.

Where's the lT guy?

l don't know why you write fiction.

You should come back

to the dry academic stuff.

lt's a lot less stressful.

Believe me, l'm tempted.

These deadlines are killing me.

Go home, e-mail it from there.

You know what? That's a good idea.

l think.... Yeah, l should have

just enough time.

Then, come over for a beer.

Oh, can't tonight. We gotta go

get the Christmas tree.

Mark? Jeremy?

How long has this been out?

Thank God you're home. How do you

reset the wireless air port? lt's offline.

l need to e-mail my revisions

before the deadline.

-Why don't you ask one of the boys?

-Mom, l saw you drive up.

l forgot to have you sign the

consent form for the basketball trip.

l won't be able to play

in the tournament.

-Well, you could have asked your dad.

-Mom!

l've got a date with Brittany tonight.

Have you seen my blue shirt?

-lt's in the laundry.

-The wireless?

-Mom! Mom!

-Mom! Mom!

Okay, enough.

Everybody, calm down.

l gotta hurry.

l'll steam your blue shirt,

it should be fine for tonight.

Okay, l'll finish getting ready.

Wireless gets knocked out

if there's a power surge.

Joy.

Just disconnect it for one minute,

it will reset.

Okay.

Oh, l've gotta head back to work...

...to finish grading the finals.

-What about the tree?

-l can't tonight, honey. Sorry.

The decorations?

This mess....

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