A Home of Our Own Page #4

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Let's move it, guys, (whistles) go!

Lacey. Lacey.

Listen, why don't you just

go play with the girls?

Better yet, sit on the girls' bench.

Your titty pink shirt will fit

in a lot better over there.

Right over there between the two girls.

All right, guys, come on!

Everybody over here, let's go!

Shirts, you're going that way,

skins, you're going that way.

You guys got any question?

Your grade depends on this.

- [Shayne] Her name was Raymi,

and I couldn't have met her

under more embarrassing circumstances,

but at last I had one good

reason to stay in Hankston.

(clattering, kids chattering)

- Mom, Murray needs a compass

and protractor for school.

- Can't he borrow one?

- Mrs. Tipton said he has

to have a set of his own

or she'll flunk him.

- I'll give you money for the first time

you go back to school.

- Mama, I still feel sick.

- Just stay in bed, honey, and keep warm.

We'll save you something.

Wait, Shayne.

- Mom, I need a new white

t-shirt for gym class.

- Damn, Shayne, another one?

- Yes.

- Take the potatoes and the gravy.

Everybody sit down.

- You see, it's gotten kind of green.

- Murray's green pants

got in with the whites.

- Green, white, red, blue,

what's the difference?

You want gold lami?

- [Lynn] Everybody else's is white.

- I got to have a white t-shirt.

- (bangs) Don't you tell

me what you got to have,

Shayne Patrick Lacey.

You got to have a roof over

your head and food on the table,

and you got that.

You're not getting a new t-shirt.

End of discussion.

(knocking)

- [Girls] Hi, Mr. Moon.

- Hi, Mr. Moon.

- Pumpkin. Made them myself.

Still warm.

- Mr. Moon, please come in.

Sit down. Let me take your jacket.

- Thank you.

Happy Thanksgiving, Laceys.

- Happy Thanksgiving, Mr. Moon.

- Faye is not feeling well.

Sit. Sit.

Are you a praying man, Mr. Moon?

- (chuckles) I'm a failed Catholic,

but, yes.

- We're not religious either but

a taste of it couldn't hurt.

And who knows, it might take

on one of these heathens.

- Lord, we have much to give thanks for.

But this year, I have a special thanks.

Thank you for the Lacey family

which came into my life

and turned it upside-down and made...

Made it much more interesting.

And my house is very clean.

Amen.

- Amen.

- [Kids] Amen.

- Give it back.

- Busy.

Can you hold it?

- I don't know.

It's freezing.

- Hey.

I wiped that butt a long time

before you did, you know.

- Next thing we're working

on is indoor plumbing.

- Hey there.

- Hi, Norm.

- Dave Pollock left this for you.

- Beautiful! A 4-d fuse

box in perfect condition.

- Get all hot and bother over a tin box.

- Well, we make do with what we got.

It's the best thing that's

happened to me all day.

- How about I take you down to Crossroads

after we close tonight?

They got a band.

- No, I don't think so.

I got to get home to my kids.

- Just a few minutes

kicking up your heels,

one night in how long?

- I don't even remember.

- See?

One drink, one dance, straight home.

I got some old electrical conduit

I'll throw into the bargain.

- How much conduit we talking about?

- How much can you handle?

- Norman, if it ain't connected

to this, I ain't interested.

But I will go dancing with you.

One beer, one dance, then home.

That'll be all for you?

- Hi, mom.

- Hi, mom.

- [Frances] Hi.

- [Girls] Hi mom.

- Tips were good tonight.

Murray, get the jar.

- What's that?

- I saved you some supper.

- Oh, well, I already ate.

Here's some ham sandwiches for tomorrow.

I've been thinking,

this Christmas, we don't need

to get each other presents.

We'll get our house something.

We'll get presents for our house.

- Like a television?

- Well, maybe not like a

great big old television.

- [Murray] What about Santa?

- Well, he'll get presents

for our house, too.

We'll write him a letter.

- [Craig] Can Santa being a TV?

- It's too big, dummy.

- [Craig] Shut up, Annie, I want a TV.

- What do you think?

- [Lynn] It's okay with me.

- I like the idea.

- Fine with me.

- What do you think?

- [Shayne] Sure

- Huh?

- Sure.

You were late.

- What?

- I said you were late, where were you?

- I went for a beer.

- Really?

- [Lynn] With Norm?

- Yes, with Norm.

You listen to me.

You leave my private life

to me, Shayne Patrick,

what little I have of it.

This weekend we get the tree!

- [Kids] Yay!

- [Shayne] When you're

really, really poor,

everything you see is

something you can't have.

- Shayne?

- Yeah?

- What you gonna mama for Christmas?

- I don't know.

Maybe some stockings.

I saw her crying last night

when she ruined the last pair.

- I thought we were supposed

to get presents for our house.

- That's just talk, that's all.

- You sure? We wrote that letter to Santa.

- Yeah. You know how mom always talks.

- Does that mean I get a Bowie knife?

- No.

- Argh!

(hammering)

- [Mr. Moon] Coming

through, coming through.

Step aside.

Wait, wait.

- When I was a kid, we had an old bathtub.

It was so big I could

lay down up to my chin,

my knees would still be underwater.

I'd soak and read for hours.

The books would get all fat

and crinkly from the dampness.

- Did you live in a house of your own?

- Yep. I lived there until I left.

- How's Santa going to come

if we don't have a chimbly?

- It's chimney.

- Well, he'll have to

come through the keyhole,

like he did in Los Angeles.

- [Craig] Dummy!

- [Annie] You're the dummy!

- [Craig] Dummy!

- [Annie] No, you are.

- The water's getting all gunky.

- Look who's in it.

- Why am I always last to take a bath?

- Because nobody wants to wash

after you've been in there.

- Well, I'm done.

- Not so fast, young man.

Let me see those ears.

- I cleaned them.

- Oh, Murray. Let's

plant potatoes in there.

- Ouch!

- Oh, I'm sorry.

Did I hurt you?

I'm sorry, baby.

You're getting to be an independent

little snot, aren't you?

(knocking)

- Hello again, Mrs. Lacey.

Every year at Christmas time,

we pass out these presents

to the needy children

of our community--

- Needy children?

Good for you, Father.

I suggest you go find some.

There's none here.

- I'm sure that your children

would appreciate some gesture--

- My children's gifts are

already under the tree.

Merry Christmas.

Good night, Father.

(door slams)

Come on. Ready for bed.

Santa's almost here.

- [Kids] Yeah!

(alarm ringing)

- Murray, look! Santa came.

Santa drank the milk.

Look! Look!

- Santa came.

Come on.

Presents!

(kids clamoring)

- Wake up mama first.

- [All] Mom! Mom! Wake up, come on!

- [Frances] Okay. Okay.

(kids clamoring)

- [Craig] Where's mine?

- [Annie] Yeah, where's mine?

- [Frances] Oh, Santa came.

- [Murray] Here, I found mine.

- Oh, Lynn.

Thanks.

- [Annie] I wonder why this is so heavy.

- [Lynn] Ready?

- One.

- Two.

- Three!

- [Frances] Save the paper.

Save the paper.

- Why?

- [Shayne] I bet I know what this is.

- Oh, Lynn!

Did you make these yourself?

What's wrong?

They're presents for our house.

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