Elf Antics Day 24

 And then they came!  Elzabet and the other elves were totally unprepared for the chaos in the Toy Room but very very happy to see the toys!  They rushed to fill the shelves hoping when Santa came to collect them all he would be none the wiser about the drama they'd been dealing with.  The Crickets and small ShooHoos were speechless.  They couldn't believe that they were actually meeting Santa's Elves and they couldn't wait to tell the others.  Hmmm...this could very well be a problem.  Santa and the Elves may go visit children (and Crickets and Shoohoos) in their homes, but not vice versa, especially not the Toy Room where all the magic happens.

It was getting closer and closer to evening when they piled into Erf's truck for the ride home.  Upon arriving, Erf gave each a candy cane which they were anxious to eat.  They had worked hard to unpack what they'd donated and were quite hungry.  Little did they know that the candy canes contained a mild potion that would erase all memory of their excursion to Santa's place and if they did remember anything at all, they would believe it was only a dream.

Elzabet, Olivia, Feenix and Mystery were about to sit down and finally relax.  It had been a very close call, but all was well and Christmas would go on as scheduled. Then all of a sudden, in came Grinchy with a wheelbarrow filled with toys and sitting on top was Jemima!

Jemima jumped down, hung her head and confessed that she had taken the toys but hadn't planned on keeping them.  She only wanted to hold them ransom to convince Santa that Grinchy should be a welcome part of Christmas, too.  Elzabet was at a loss as to how to deal with the situation but knew time was of the essence.  They needed to get all the toys ready and packed for Santa's big trip tonight and hoped he had no inkling of how close they had come to Christmas being canceled.

But of course he knew...Santa knows ALL! 

No, Christmas will not be canceled and the 9th Annual Elf Antics Linky Party at DL.Art will be extended this year for ONE MORE DAY!  YAY! Come back and see this year's final chapter and check out all of the elves who are able to return tomorrow.