Merry Christmas you crazy fools! May your bellies be full and homes warm!


Dear Diary

Hello, again, it's me Jimmy. I wanted to tell you about my day. It's Christmas today! As you know, I have told you before, I hate it here. Its cold, it smells and I don't see my mom all day. We have to stay at old lady Gertrude all day unless we are sent to help at the workshop. But today was different.

I woke up today, got up to clean my teeth and get dressed but this time mom wasn't in my bed. No she sleeps in my bed not me in hers. I am big boy! I keep her warm and safe. So as I was saying it didn't pay attention so I went to leave the room. And then SURPRISE. All the grownups were up and talking and mom was there too. She told me there was something special for me under the heater. I was so confused. I went to the heater and there was box there. With my name on it. THERE WERE NEW TOYS! BEST DAY EVER. THERE WAS TOY AUTOMATON AND THERE WAS A TOY ZEPPELIN AND A TOY SOLDIER. Also clothes but you know. BORING. Lily, my neighbor, was there too she got a doll and a tea set and all sort of other girly stuff. Yuck.

Then the Morning bell rang. But it was weird usually mom and others would rush to the meeting before going to work. But they told us to come with them.

That's when we left the building and IT .WAS .AMAZING! It was like we were back in London. Everyone was walking and talking. I saw Johnny and Eric with their families. But all that was nothing compared to the central square (though I don't know why they call it square since it's obviously a circle) and the generator. There were tents everywhere and everything was colored. There was red and green all over the generator. It was so pretty. The Captain gave some boring old speech about being alive and together I am sure it was inspi..inspe…inspirational. And then he finished with that it was free day. I got to spend the whole day with mom and my friend!

We got tea and it was Sweet! SWEET CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? Mama said they had found a stash of sugar on one of the expedition. The last time I had candy was when we were back in London last Christmas. There were games like shooting and throwing balls. You could win all sorts of toys. I of course won the most. No matter Ashley says. She is a liar! Then the lunch came.

And it was big! There were tables set up all around the generator enough for everyone. There was so much food for everyone. There were rabbits, wolf and even bear meat, potatoes , sweet tea and even that sour things that adults like to drink. Wait I almost forgot. The Automaton were all colored in Christmas color some of them even had lights. The engineers had modified them with seat and we were given rides around. It was so scary but so awesome! After the feast there was music. They brought out that piano from the public house. Mama wanted to dance. It was so embarrassing. But.

Mama was smiling. It wasn't that smile that she gave when it was dinner time in London and she would always push more on my plate even though she was hungry. It wasn't the smile that she gave when I ask her if she was okay when she came back from work exhausted and cold. No it was a real one.

Mama was happy and so was I. Maybe this city isn't so bad.

PS. Me and Eric snuck into the factory, where mom works, and discovered all sorts of toys. Mama doesn't know but I know her secret. She is Santa.