On Strike for Christmas Page #5

Okay, l gotta go. l have things to do.

-Bye, Mom.

-Bye.

-See you, hon.

-Bye.

Don't even think about it.

Market Place is unfair.

All we want is our fair share.

Market Place is unfair.

All we want is our fair share.

l knew it would be busy,

but this is crazy.

Yeah.

How late did you guys stay up

decorating last night?

We haven't started.

Oh, look,

some of the girls are here.

Mom, can you watch the register?

-Sure.

-Thanks.

-Hi, girls.

-Hi.

So glad you could make it.

l look forward to coming here

to escape from my brood for a while.

Especially this time of year.

-Oh, but you love Christmas, Debbie.

-Well, well, we all do.

But l'm with her.

After the week l've had...

...l am so ready for a break.

Well, now you can relax.

This is beautiful. Whose is it?

lt's mine. l'm making blankets

for the boys to take to college.

That's right, they're seniors now.

l'm so jealous. You'll finally have

your house to yourself.

-Hi, ladies.

-Hi, Rosemary.

-Hi.

-l just had to get away for a little while.

We've got a reporter out

on maternity leave...

...and l'm running ragged

picking up the slack.

So, Joy, you promised to show me how

to do that beautiful butterfly stitch...

-...you were using the other day.

-lt's easy.

That will add

a lot of flair to your work.

l'm all for flair, honey.

That may be

the understatement of the year.

That's the way we do it in Texas.

Hi, everyone.

Wow, l thought l was tired.

Thanks, Rosemary.

l didn't mean for it

to come out that way.

That's okay.

lt's hard when you have little ones,

but they do grow up eventually.

How about husbands?

Do they grow up too?

l'm serious. l swear Glen truly believes

that l am Santa Claus.

-That's nice.

-Thanks. l'm making eight of them.

Six down, two to go.

Christmas on a budget.

lt's hard to come up

with affordable gift ideas...

...especially when you have

to do your husband's shopping too.

Why do you do that?

Make him shop for himself.

Believe me, l've tried.

Maybe you just

need to try a new tactic.

Sometimes you just have

to take a stand.

Did you read my article

about the grocery store workers?

You wrote an article on the strike?

l missed it.

l'll e-mail you a copy of it.

Well, tactics or not,

Christmas still has to get done.

True.

l'm no Scrooge...

...but how's anyone supposed to get

get all this holiday stuff done?

lf l didn't have these stolen moments

with you guys...

...l'd think l might just crack.

Sometimes

it's just so overwhelming.

-Yeah, it's not easy.

-l know. l hear you.

Maybe you should all

just do a little less this year...

...and don't expect so much.

But l want this Christmas

to be the best Christmas ever.

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