On Strike for Christmas Page #2

was over anyway.

-Fortunately, it's never over.

-lt's never over.

And it's also basketball season.

You're gonna be playing

in some college next year.

l know. l can't wait.

Maybe we'll hear from Chapman.

Your dad would love

you to play in state.

Maybe. l'm still waiting

to hear from that Bowdoin coach.

-What's this?

-lt's nothing.

-lt's cute.

-Shut up, dude.

Okay, okay, all right.

Don't forget to buy

the new Christmas lights.

Ours are all worn out.

And be home by 7.

-When are we eating?

-After we get back with the tree.

After? Mom,

l will die of starvation by then.

Okay.

l'll get stuff to make a casserole.

You can heat it up

when you get back from school.

Now go to school.

And don't forget

to tidy up the family room.

One, two, three, four,

no one should be working for.

One, two, three, four,

no one should be working for.

One, two, three, four,

no one should be working for.

-What do we want?

-Fairness!

-When do we want it?

-Now!

--and she'll ring you up.

Honey, we don't have

to finish all this restocking today.

Oh, no, l like doing it.

l'm excited that the shop

is doing well.

l want this all done

for the open house tomorrow.

With all the passion

you've put into this place...

...you deserve this success.

l have to send Stephen

and the boys a reminder.

Hi, ladies. Hey, did that bamboo yarn

that l ordered come in?

We've got it right here

behind the counter, Sharon.

l have to make it to the grocery store

so l can finish off a job.

Oh, you can't go to the Market Place.

They're on strike.

l was there this morning,

l had to leave and go to The Pantry.

What, you left?

The store's still open, right?

l'm not gonna cross a picket line.

That's a gutsy thing

for these workers to do.

Especially during the holidays.

Well, okay, then, Norma Rae.

Thanks.

Are the ladies still dropping by

tomorrow afternoon?

Well, l hope so.

This place should be jumping.

-Okay. Bye.

-See you then.

Thank you.

Go, go, go.

Fires it over the middle,

it's complete to Mason....

Cuts to the left, and at the 30

he's knocked out of bounds.

What's this?

Oh, yeah. Mom said

she was gonna leave us some bites.

-Smells good.

-We'll eat it later.

-Hey.

-Thanks.

Of all the times

for the server to go down....

You can't get an extension

from your editor?

l already got one. l gotta e-mail

him or l'm gonna miss the deadline.

l just can't stop tweaking.

Where's the lT guy?

l don't know why you write fiction.

You should come back

to the dry academic stuff.

lt's a lot less stressful.

Believe me, l'm tempted.

These deadlines are killing me.

Go home, e-mail it from there.

You know what? That's a good idea.

l think.... Yeah, l should have

just enough time.

Then, come over for a beer.

Oh, can't tonight. We gotta go

get the Christmas tree.

Mark? Jeremy?

How long has this been out?

Thank God you're home. How do you

reset the wireless air port? lt's offline.

l need to e-mail my revisions

before the deadline.

-Why don't you ask one of the boys?

-Mom, l saw you drive up.

l forgot to have you sign the

consent form for the basketball trip.

l won't be able to play

in the tournament.

-Well, you could have asked your dad.

-Mom!

l've got a date with Brittany tonight.

Have you seen my blue shirt?

-lt's in the laundry.

-The wireless?

-Mom! Mom!

-Mom! Mom!

Okay, enough.

Everybody, calm down.

l gotta hurry.

l'll steam your blue shirt,

it should be fine for tonight.

Okay, l'll finish getting ready.

Wireless gets knocked out

if there's a power surge.

Joy.

Just disconnect it for one minute,

it will reset.

Okay.

Oh, l've gotta head back to work...

...to finish grading the finals.

-What about the tree?

-l can't tonight, honey. Sorry.

The decorations?

This mess....

-Thanks.

-Good night.

-Merry Christmas.

-Merry Christmas.

Hey, hey, merry Christmas,

Mrs. Robertson.

Merry Christmas.

-Do you need any help?

-No, not yet, thank you.

Okay.

Where's the family this year?

Yes, that is a very good question,

Mr. Gregory.

Okay, well, if you need anything,

you let me know, okay?

-Okay. Thanks.

-You're welcome.

Market Place is unfair.

-Yeah.

-We want fair pay.

-Where did all the money go?

-Market Place is unfair.

We want our benefits back.

Fair wages and benefits.

Fairness. Fair pay.

-Market Place is unfair.

-Fair wages.

Thanks for helping me.

Oh, l'm glad to.

But l thought you always went

with the whole family to get the tree.

Yeah, well none of them

were available.

Why not?

Oh, girls, basketball,

and publishing deadlines.

You shouldn't have gone

by yourself.

lf l don't do it, it doesn't get done.

What?

No, it's just that tomorrow

is the Knittery's holiday open house...

...and l still have to make muffins.

Well, don't make them.

But it's the holidays...

...and everybody likes having

homemade stuff during the holidays.

Yeah.

l don't know if l can make Christmas

happen if l don't get some help soon.

What was the score

on the Warriors game?

They upset the Celtics 98-9 7.

-Curry hit a three with two seconds left.

-Nice.

What are you doing?

What's the matter?

Don't you dare.

-Chill, Mom.

-You ate almost all of these.

There's still some for you.

Didn't you see the note

that l put on them?

What note?

This note.

-We must've missed it.

-lt's not funny.

l was up all night baking these

for the open house...

...and now l have to go buy them.

l'm still mad at you for blowing me off

getting the tree last night.

l had to do that all by myself.

We'll make it up to you today,

won't we, guys?

-We will?

-l bend over backwards...

...to make Christmas and everything

else for that matter nice for this family.

And none of you seem to care.

l don't think you appreciate how much

work goes into this time of year.

You just take it for granted

that it will all get done.

Haven't you even noticed

how far behind we are?

Okay, look, all l'm asking for

is you guys to help me out a bit, okay?

So Christmas can be nice.

Sure, honey, whatever you need.

You're right, Mom.

-Our bad.

-Thanks.

lf you'll get the Christmas card

address list and staff gift list together....

Absolutely.

And if you'll go get

some new Christmas lights...

...and if you get the decorations

for the outside...

...and the tree ornaments

out of the garage....

-You got it.

-Then we'll decorate it like we used to.

-You can count on us, hon.

-Good, because l need you guys.

Family hug.

Okay.

Okay, l gotta go. l have things to do.

-Bye, Mom.

-Bye.

-See you, hon.

-Bye.

Don't even think about it.

Market Place is unfair.

All we want is our fair share.

Market Place is unfair.

All we want is our fair share.

l knew it would be busy,

but this is crazy.

Yeah.

How late did you guys stay up

decorating last night?

We haven't started.

Oh, look,

some of the girls are here.

Mom, can you watch the register?

-Sure.

-Thanks.

-Hi, girls.

-Hi.

So glad you could make it.

l look forward to coming here

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