'Dick and Dom had had a really good Christmas. Lots of parties, lots of food and so many chocolates brought back by Mr Claus from various parts of the world he had travelled to on his Christmas journey. They particularly liked the Belgian and the Swiss chocolates but in truth they enjoyed them all.
The Soiree with Mrs Claus had been wonderful. In her husband's absence she had dressed up in her best and gathered them all around the tree singing Christmas Songs and then she had gone into a big sack that Mr Claus had left as she handed out presents to all the elves thanking them for their hard work throughout the year.
You probably don't know but the elves are divided into little groups of five and each group is responsible for one of the reindeer. So one member has to go and clean the stable out where their particular reindeer sleeps and then they hang a stocking up. At the Soiree they are given a gift for a reindeer as well as their own, and each group gets a new animal every year. Dick and Dom's group had been responsible for Dancer this past year so imagine their delight when they found they were to be responsible for Rudolph this coming year. That was a real honour bestowed upon the group who had worked hardest over the year producing the most toys.
It was now past Christmas and the two little elves were off to sing Carols before they had to return to work. Most of the elves had spent after Christmas in their own little homes and hadn't seen one another for a few days.
"I wonder if the others have put as much weight on as we two have?" queried Dick.
"Of course they will have", replied Dom, "You know what we Elf folk are like for all the lovely Christmas Fayre we get. We work so hard we don't know when to stop eating in the holidays. I think you have a tea belly - at least you look like that - a tummy like a giant teapot."
"Hey!" said Dick, "Are you getting to me about my teasmaid. Look at yourself in the mirror, and don't forget to set your scales back 10 lbs."
And with that the two elves set off laughing into the snowy night for yet another night enjoying themselves. Afterall it would soon be New Year's Eve and then time to get back to work in the toyshop.'
I hope to see you over at Art Journal Journey ready for another year of delightful themes for us to portray in our journals. Thanks Valerie for this one which has made me write stories about Dick and Dom (sorry Wendy, I know they have been long), wish I could have done more pages but Christmas got in the way a bit.
So all that is left to do is wish everyone a Happy, Peaceful and Hopefully Healthier Year Ahead.
