Eli: I'm back! No homework! Yeah! Does anyone else think it's starting to
look like Christmas? Enjoy.
Midja unlocked the front door of the house and walked inside. The first thing that happened was that two nine year olds ran up and clung to her legs.
"Auntie Midja!" They cried out cheerfully. She struggled to get into the living room with the two over grown monkeys attached to her legs.
"Chris, Nicky! Hi guys! I need you to get off."
"Don't wanna." Said Nicky. Midja tried to shake them off, but they were locked tight on her legs.
"Uh, okay." She slowly walked from the door. "Uncle Danny?" She called out.
"UNCLE DANNY!" Danny rushed into the hall.
"What?" Midja pointed to her legs and gestured out 'can't you see?'. "Oh. Nicky! Chris. Off Auntie Midja."
"You heard him, parracites." The two unwrapped themselves off her legs and sat on the floor giggling.
"So, what time will you and Aunt Lee be back?"
"Twelve, at the latest. Remember to........ Nicky! Don't put that down Chris's throat! Remember to get them in bed...."
"By nine thirty. No t.v. past eight, and make sure they eat their vegetables. Yeah, yeah, I know the drill."
"Uh huh. That's why last time you watched them they went to bed with paint on their faces."
"Hey, they were in bed at nine. I didn't know the demons were harboring face paint in their pillows."
"Danny!" Lee walked in and grabbed his arm. "We're gonna be late."
"Alright. We're going now. Bye boys! Bye Midja."
"Bye Uncle Danny. Bye Aunt Lee."
"Buh bye!" The twins sang out before closing the door. They looked at each other and smiled. Chris counted out before they started to reek havoc. "Ready.....Set.....Go-Whoa!" Midja grabbed the back of their shirts.
"Oh no, half pints. Not this time."
"But Auntie Midja......."
"No buts. I don't care if I have to tie you to the couch. Tonight you WILL behave." Nicky and Chris lowered their heads in submission.
"Alright."
She hearded them into the kitchen where they ate all of their dinner, carrots included. Then she made them bathe and dress for bed. They grumbled the whole time about how it was too early. But since they did as she told them to, she let them watch t.v.
It was the middle of Pokemon when all of a sudden......
"Hey! Who turned off the t.v.?"
"And all the lights?"
"It's a black out guys. No electricity."
"No!" The boys grew grunpy and started screaming. "I want power! I want electricity!"
"Shh!" Midja said as she lighted some candles. "Both of you!"
"But what are we gonna do till bed time? I'm bored!" Midja looked around and spotted the piano. Why not put to use a decade of piano lessons?
"Hey, why don't we sing Christmas carols?" The boys liked the idea.
"Okay. One..two...three. Jingle Bells, Batman smells, robin layed an egg. The batmoblie lost it's wheel and Joker did Ballet!" Midja rolled her eyes as they laughed. "Again, again."
"No. Were gonna sing real songs. C'mon over here." They gathered around the piano. As Midja looked through the music, the boys took turns hitting the keys. Finally, she pulled out a book and grabbed their hands.
"Okay, just follow the words and you'll know it in no time. Here we go." She played the intro.
"Oh Holy Night, the stars are bri-"
"Auntie Midja, why does the knight have holes? Did he get run through?" Midja stopped playing and looked at Nicky. "No Nicky. Not that kinda of holy. The holy meaning sacred."
"Oh."
"Let's try that again. Oh Holy night. The stars are brightly shining, it is the night of our dear saviors birth."
"This song is boring!" Chris declared. "I want another one." Midja looked at him and he added. "Please?"
"Alright. Why don't you two pick one?" Nicky and Chris flipped through the book and handed it back to her.
"This one?" They nodded. "Okay."
"Angels we have heard on high, sweetly...." The two twins were laughing like crazy. "What are you hyena's laughing at?"
"They were high.....and they heard angels!" Nicky said between laughter. Midja breathed out and flipped the page for another song.
"Let's change the song, shall we. Here. The Christmas Song." She gave it an extra long start before singing. "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire....." The twins were rolling on the ground with laughter. "Okay, what now? All I said was "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire."
The twins laughed harder. Finally, Nicky asked. "Doesn't the guys privates hurt?" Midja wanted to smack them to get their minds out of the gutter. Then, she remembered an old trick she used when she baby sat Una and Luke.
"Okay, I'm gonna sing this song, and when I'm done, you get to do whatever you want. Deal?"
"Sure! What kinda song?"
"Oh, you'll like it. I use to play it for Una and Luke all the time. Here just listen."
~ Silent night, holy night.
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon virgin, mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night.
Shepard quake at the sight.
Glories steam from heaven afar.
Heavenly host sing "Alleluia"
Christ the savior is born.
Christ the savior is born.~
Midja smiled and looked at where they sat. They were fast asleep. She picked one up under each arm and put them to bed. She tucked them in and removed the squirtgus filled with kool aid from their pillows. She silently shut the door and smirked.
"Works every time."
Coming Attractions:
Yes! Presents! Free of All Charges!
Midja unlocked the front door of the house and walked inside. The first thing that happened was that two nine year olds ran up and clung to her legs.
"Auntie Midja!" They cried out cheerfully. She struggled to get into the living room with the two over grown monkeys attached to her legs.
"Chris, Nicky! Hi guys! I need you to get off."
"Don't wanna." Said Nicky. Midja tried to shake them off, but they were locked tight on her legs.
"Uh, okay." She slowly walked from the door. "Uncle Danny?" She called out.
"UNCLE DANNY!" Danny rushed into the hall.
"What?" Midja pointed to her legs and gestured out 'can't you see?'. "Oh. Nicky! Chris. Off Auntie Midja."
"You heard him, parracites." The two unwrapped themselves off her legs and sat on the floor giggling.
"So, what time will you and Aunt Lee be back?"
"Twelve, at the latest. Remember to........ Nicky! Don't put that down Chris's throat! Remember to get them in bed...."
"By nine thirty. No t.v. past eight, and make sure they eat their vegetables. Yeah, yeah, I know the drill."
"Uh huh. That's why last time you watched them they went to bed with paint on their faces."
"Hey, they were in bed at nine. I didn't know the demons were harboring face paint in their pillows."
"Danny!" Lee walked in and grabbed his arm. "We're gonna be late."
"Alright. We're going now. Bye boys! Bye Midja."
"Bye Uncle Danny. Bye Aunt Lee."
"Buh bye!" The twins sang out before closing the door. They looked at each other and smiled. Chris counted out before they started to reek havoc. "Ready.....Set.....Go-Whoa!" Midja grabbed the back of their shirts.
"Oh no, half pints. Not this time."
"But Auntie Midja......."
"No buts. I don't care if I have to tie you to the couch. Tonight you WILL behave." Nicky and Chris lowered their heads in submission.
"Alright."
She hearded them into the kitchen where they ate all of their dinner, carrots included. Then she made them bathe and dress for bed. They grumbled the whole time about how it was too early. But since they did as she told them to, she let them watch t.v.
It was the middle of Pokemon when all of a sudden......
"Hey! Who turned off the t.v.?"
"And all the lights?"
"It's a black out guys. No electricity."
"No!" The boys grew grunpy and started screaming. "I want power! I want electricity!"
"Shh!" Midja said as she lighted some candles. "Both of you!"
"But what are we gonna do till bed time? I'm bored!" Midja looked around and spotted the piano. Why not put to use a decade of piano lessons?
"Hey, why don't we sing Christmas carols?" The boys liked the idea.
"Okay. One..two...three. Jingle Bells, Batman smells, robin layed an egg. The batmoblie lost it's wheel and Joker did Ballet!" Midja rolled her eyes as they laughed. "Again, again."
"No. Were gonna sing real songs. C'mon over here." They gathered around the piano. As Midja looked through the music, the boys took turns hitting the keys. Finally, she pulled out a book and grabbed their hands.
"Okay, just follow the words and you'll know it in no time. Here we go." She played the intro.
"Oh Holy Night, the stars are bri-"
"Auntie Midja, why does the knight have holes? Did he get run through?" Midja stopped playing and looked at Nicky. "No Nicky. Not that kinda of holy. The holy meaning sacred."
"Oh."
"Let's try that again. Oh Holy night. The stars are brightly shining, it is the night of our dear saviors birth."
"This song is boring!" Chris declared. "I want another one." Midja looked at him and he added. "Please?"
"Alright. Why don't you two pick one?" Nicky and Chris flipped through the book and handed it back to her.
"This one?" They nodded. "Okay."
"Angels we have heard on high, sweetly...." The two twins were laughing like crazy. "What are you hyena's laughing at?"
"They were high.....and they heard angels!" Nicky said between laughter. Midja breathed out and flipped the page for another song.
"Let's change the song, shall we. Here. The Christmas Song." She gave it an extra long start before singing. "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire....." The twins were rolling on the ground with laughter. "Okay, what now? All I said was "Chestnuts roasting on an open fire."
The twins laughed harder. Finally, Nicky asked. "Doesn't the guys privates hurt?" Midja wanted to smack them to get their minds out of the gutter. Then, she remembered an old trick she used when she baby sat Una and Luke.
"Okay, I'm gonna sing this song, and when I'm done, you get to do whatever you want. Deal?"
"Sure! What kinda song?"
"Oh, you'll like it. I use to play it for Una and Luke all the time. Here just listen."
~ Silent night, holy night.
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon virgin, mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild.
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night.
Shepard quake at the sight.
Glories steam from heaven afar.
Heavenly host sing "Alleluia"
Christ the savior is born.
Christ the savior is born.~
Midja smiled and looked at where they sat. They were fast asleep. She picked one up under each arm and put them to bed. She tucked them in and removed the squirtgus filled with kool aid from their pillows. She silently shut the door and smirked.
"Works every time."
Coming Attractions:
Yes! Presents! Free of All Charges!