Advent 2024: Day 9: Philip Guy and Stephen Orange

Philip Guy: Here you are!  Are you ready for our calendar turn?

Stephen Orange: >Sigh< I suppose.  Besides, Uli has been 

giving me the stink-eye for loitering in her kitchen.

Philip: C'mon, Scrooge, I know your secret!

You like this stuff as much as I do.

Stephen Orange: Oh hush.  You don't know anything.

Philip: There's our door!

Stephen Orange: Looks like we'll have to move

the skier and snowboarder out of the way.

Philip: Let's see what we've got here...

Stephen Orange: Hey, it's another person.

A guy with snowshoes and a hot chocolate.

Lego should have called this calendar "Snow Activities" 

instead of "The City."

Philip: That wasn't so bad now, was it?

Stephen Orange: Hmpf.

Philip: Just think, soon you'll be reading

'Twas the Night Before Christmas to the toddlers!

I know you love that.  Will you be doing the voices, too, 'Steeben'?

Stephen Orange: Oh hush. You don't know anything.

But yes.  Yes, I will.

Advent 224: Day 8: Rhoda and Heather

Rhoda: Ready to get down to business?

Heather: Oh! Uh, sure?  Sounds like fun?

Rhoda: There we go, Door 8 on the Christmas tree!

Heather: Oh, that's delightful!

Heather: I'll just reach over and open the door, shall I?

Rhoda: >Sigh< Yes, that's the idea, sweetie.

Heather: Goodness!

Rhoda: It's a scooter! 

Tyler and Mikko will be soooo jealous we got that--hah!

Heather: I'm happy to see it comes with a helmet.

We don't need any scooter accidents on Christmas!

Advent 2024: Day 7: Miranda and Randall

 

Randall: Our turn for the advent calendar!

Miranda: Oh, I hope the door is easy to open and 

the prize is easy to put together!

Randall: Why?

Miranda: Strenuous exertions will cause my beautiful ponytails 

to come undone.  I simply can't have that.

Randall: I, uh, see.  Well, here's the door.

On the bottom and on the edge.  No exertions needed.

Miranda: >Whew!<

Randall: And look--I don't think there's anything 

we'll need to assemble either.

Miranda: It's a little kitty and his food bowl.

And a rather large fish.  Hope you're hungry, kitty!

Miranda: How do they look?

Randall: Not a stray hair in sight.

Miranda: >Whew!<

Auntie Pat spent so much time getting them just right.

Miranda: There.  Kitty and the puppy can enjoy

their dinners in the kitchen.

Randall: Speaking of food, I wonder if Uli's

got any Christmas cookies ready.

Advent 2024: Day 6: Gino and Elias

 

Gino: We call him 'Babbo Natale' in Italian.

Elias: We call him 'Weihnachtsmann' in German.

Gino: Mio Dio, that is a mouthful.  'Santa Claus' it is!

Elias: >smirks<  If you say so, heh.

Gino: Can you see our window for today?

Elias: Yep, here it is.  This one looks a bit tricky.

Gino: You weren't kidding, amico.

Elias: If we put our heads together, I'm sure we'll get it.

Elias: Well?

Gino: It's a boat.

Elias: And a remote control.

Gino: A remote-controlled boat.

Elias: Huh.

Elias: I don't see a pond or anything, 

so I guess we'll put in the house?

Gino: Buona idea!  Someone will find it under the Christmas tree.

Advent 2024: Day 5: Louisette, Lottie, et Lulu

 

Louisette: Mes sœurs, we must attend to ze calendrier de l'avent!

Lulu: Non! Eet ees time to dance!

Lottie: And sing!

Lulu et Lottie: 

♪♪ Ah! Ah! Ah! que la mère est belle
Ah! Ah! Ah! que l’Enfant est beau ♪♪

Louisette: Oui, oui, très bien...come, girls.

Louisette: There ees ze door for today.

Lottie: >Bouf< Can we not sing while we do thees?

Lulu: Oui! Une chanson de Noël!

Lottie et Lulu: ♬♬...Noël, petit Noël, la belle Noël...♬♬

Louisette: Mon dieu, I must do everytheeng myzelf!

I weel open ze door, thus!

Lottie: Une petite fille avec des skis!

Lulu et Lottie: ♪♪...La fille avec skis...♪♪

Louisette: >Bouf< Eef only I had ze brothers....

Advent 2024: Day Four: Lara and Pete Dakota

 

Lara: Hi Pete, where's your shadow BR?

Pete: He's busy writing a letter to Santa.

He's asking for new motorcycle gear.

Lara: Typical.  Look, the door for today is up by that chimney.

Pete: Don't say "chimney" too loud or Nathan will go on another

rant about how a fat Santa can't fit down a skinny chimney.

Lara: Oh yes, I almost forgot about that.

It appears that our prize might be a skateboard!

Pete: You're right, it's a skateboard and helmet.

But no skateboarder?

Lara: Maybe the snowboarder trades off.

Lara: We'd better leave the skateboard outside.

Pete: Yeah, Daddy Steve won't have a skateboard 

in the house for any reason.

Advent 2024: Day Three: Paul and Hermey

Hermey: Door is vay on top of das haus!

Paul: I think I can just reach it.

Hermey: Wunderbar!

Paul: Hold the chair steady now.

Hermey: Ja, ja! I hold.

Paul: It looks like a little animal!

Hermey: Ein Hund oder eine Katze?

Hermey: Ein Hund!  Voof, voof little Hund!

Paul: We'll place him in the house so he's nice and warm.

Hermey: Maybe Heiliger Nikolaus vill bring me ein Hund for Christmas.

Paul: Well, you have been a good boy all year, so anything's possible.

Hermey: Wunderbar!

Advent 2024: Day Two: Mabel and Meredith

 

Mabel: We're M&Ms!
Meredith: Do you think we'll have to pay a royalty to the Mars Company?

Mabel: Hah!  They should be paying us!

Meredith: >Ha-ha!<

Meredith: This looks quite nice.  Can you see the door for today?

Mabel: Yes, it's just over there, near you.

Meredith: Oh, I see it! Right between the two houses.

Meredith: Oh my.

Mabel: What is it?

Meredith: I...have no idea.

Mabel: 'Oh my' is right.

Spread the pieces on the rug and we'll figure it out.

Mabel: Some sort of drill?

Meredith: Perhaps for ice fishing?

Mabel: But there's no pond or lake for fishing.

I guess we can put it next to the snowboarder.

Meredith: I don't know.  If an ice drill is in any way Christmassy,

I'll eat my bow!