Yes, It's Been Going On Fourteen Years

 

Meanwhile, Way Up North...

 Preparations and Such are underway!!  Especially Such!!

Let's Prep!

Well, well, Christmas is a week away!  You may feel like it's been going on for a tiresome bunch of weeks already, but I don't listen to commercial radio, and keep the commercial TV at a minimum, so I've spared myself that!

So now that it really is a decent time to get those letters off to Mr. Kringle

and start other preparations!

(Altered version of a cartoon you may have already seen!)

If you're the sociable type, enjoy those parties!  Probably ought not to be too sociable, though.

Later, gators!

More Than Plastic Will Be Sizzling!

Both Larry and their Credit are past their limit, and Blanche blanches as the Budget Belt is about to come into play!

An Outbreak of Jolliness, and Its Cause!

This shelfish li'l elf has been tattling on tails!

Resulting in a paddling of tails!

Just HOW the Ol' Guy finds time for all this activity the week before his big delivery is a mystery, but it is obviously important to do!  

Or maybe it's not such a mystery, after all!  Looking carefully, I begin to suspect He's had Helpers!!

Wait a minute--  Pixie Wells spanked twice?  By the same Rich Santa?  That's hard to imagine.

I suppose once in a while Mr. C doesn't mind sharing the jolliness! 

Final Preparations!

As you make any final preparations for Christmas,

Wolfie says it's best if you keep it simple!  Not everyone you know and have ever met needs to have something from a store,

and you certainly don't want stinging debt!

The important thing is to share fun with those you love best!

(That's one of my favorites, by the way!)

There are a lot of get-togethers this time of year, and it can be fun to get all dressed up.

That gown never left the house.  

But everyone had a good time, anyway, and there was a happy end.  

Ending. I mean;.

But when you do go out, remember to behave yourself.

And remember the camera or phone to preserve those special moments!

And to all a Good Night.