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2020 Elf Off the Shelf
December 13, 2020
18/31
After the orientation meeting, answering all the annually repeated questions, and giving the same annually repeated answers, Santa assigns each elf to his or her station. Each station is a cubicle, with an intercom system between each cubicle. When needing to leave their cubical, each elf is to mask up, then report directly to where they need to go. Hand sanitizing stations are outside each of their doors, so when they hear the special Christmas song, they stop what they are doing and ‘scrub, rub, and sanitize’ for their protection.
Maurice looks around his cubicle and finds it essentially bare. No materials or tools. He hears a tapping on the Plexiglas window, and it is Dawn, the elf who will be supervising Maurice in their main project this year.
You guessed it: Making doll clothing. Maurice was a little disappointed. He had hoped to work on the train detail like he had done for many years. But apparently, there were enough elves with locomotive training to build the engines requested. Airplanes also saw a decline, as less and less children were fascinated by remote control planes, and wanted remote control drones instead. They wanted them because their parents wanted them so they can take selfies of themselves from way up in the sky.
Maurice figured out how to work the intercom system and said his greetings to Dawn. Dawn then introduces herself to him. “I’m Dawn, and I’ll be working with you to get all the doll clothes made for all those dolls who will need something to wear. Are you ready for the task?”
Maurice paused a moment and then replied, “I guess so. I’m not very handy at making clothing. I can wash, iron, and hang or put in a drawer, but to actually make anything I haven’t the experience.”
“Don’t worry, Maurice,” Dawn assured him. “We’ll teach you everything you need to know. The next step is to get your sewing machine installed and for you to trace the patterns and begin assembling the pieces. It’s a piece of cake!”
Maurice didn’t switch his intercom on but said, “A piece of cake for you, but for me, it will be like tough leather!”
“What’s that you said?” Dawn asked politely, thinking that Maurice hadn’t turned on his intercom.
“Oh, nothing. I wonder if we’ll be working with leather.”
“We could! That’s a great idea! Barbie dolls with leather jackets! That would be a great gift!”
Maurice didn’t know what he had just started.
Meanwhile, in the booth next to them, Harley checks out his workbench. His trusty hammer can accomplish anything; except if he couldn’t fix it with his hammer, then he knew it was an electrical problem. That’s a different elf’s expertise.
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20201214 Elf Off the Shelf 18 of 31
2020 Elf Off the Shelf
December 13, 2020
18/31
After the orientation meeting, answering all the annually repeated questions, and giving the same annually repeated answers, Santa assigns each elf to his or her station. Each station is a cubicle, with an intercom system between each cubicle. When needing to leave their cubical, each elf is to mask up, then report directly to where they need to go. Hand sanitizing stations are outside each of their doors, so when they hear the special Christmas song, they stop what they are doing and ‘scrub, rub, and sanitize’ for their protection.
Maurice looks around his cubicle and finds it essentially bare. No materials or tools. He hears a tapping on the Plexiglas window, and it is Dawn, the elf who will be supervising Maurice in their main project this year.
You guessed it: Making doll clothing. Maurice was a little disappointed. He had hoped to work on the train detail like he had done for many years. But apparently, there were enough elves with locomotive training to build the engines requested. Airplanes also saw a decline, as less and less children were fascinated by remote control planes, and wanted remote control drones instead. They wanted them because their parents wanted them so they can take selfies of themselves from way up in the sky.
Maurice figured out how to work the intercom system and said his greetings to Dawn. Dawn then introduces herself to him. “I’m Dawn, and I’ll be working with you to get all the doll clothes made for all those dolls who will need something to wear. Are you ready for the task?”
Maurice paused a moment and then replied, “I guess so. I’m not very handy at making clothing. I can wash, iron, and hang or put in a drawer, but to actually make anything I haven’t the experience.”
“Don’t worry, Maurice,” Dawn assured him. “We’ll teach you everything you need to know. The next step is to get your sewing machine installed and for you to trace the patterns and begin assembling the pieces. It’s a piece of cake!”
Maurice didn’t switch his intercom on but said, “A piece of cake for you, but for me, it will be like tough leather!”
“What’s that you said?” Dawn asked politely, thinking that Maurice hadn’t turned on his intercom.
“Oh, nothing. I wonder if we’ll be working with leather.”
“We could! That’s a great idea! Barbie dolls with leather jackets! That would be a great gift!”
Maurice didn’t know what he had just started.
Meanwhile, in the booth next to them, Harley checks out his workbench. His trusty hammer can accomplish anything; except if he couldn’t fix it with his hammer, then he knew it was an electrical problem. That’s a different elf’s expertise.
20201213 348/366