On Strike for Christmas Page #4

ingredients and separate the eggs.

Separate the eggs?

What does that mean?

Separate means keep the ingredients

apart from the other ingredients.

Didn't you guys learn anything

at school?

lt says we're gonna need the whites

for one part and yolk for the other.

Okay, then.

-You've seen Mom do this?

-No.

Just use your fingers. Don't worry.

-Okay.

-All right, so get the....

-This?

-Yeah, use the spoon.

-Just get the yellow out of there.

-Yeah, yeah.

Just take the yolk out.

Just scoop it.

Okay.

Mark, help him.

Pick it up, you've just gotta scoop it,

it's right there. You got it!

You got it! You got it!

Nicely done, all star. l thought

you were good with your hands.

Footballs and basketballs, yes.

Eggs, not so much.

Look, don't worry about it.

Ten-second rule.

Just don't tell Mom.

Okay. All right.

Give me that.

You guys mix the wet ingredients,

the eggs and the butter...

...and l'll take care of the dry,

the sugar, the salt and the flour.

Why are we using fake butter?

Because it's healthier

than real butter.

Let's go, boys. We can do this.

All right, l'm ready to mix.

-You know how to use that thing?

-Of course l know how to use it.

Plug it in.

All right.

l think there's a speed control, Dad.

All right.

Hey, l thought you were on strike.

l am at home...

...but l'm not on strike

against Christmas.

-You think this'll actually work?

-lt has to.

l've been thinking

that Keith and Ryan...

...they just have had it too easy

for too long.

lt's no wonder l get so stressed out

during the holidays.

Why should all of this rest

on my shoulders?

Absolutely.

They should be pitching in...

...not just assume that you're gonna

take care of everything.

And l agree,

which is why l'm joining this strike.

-Well, welcome aboard.

-Thank you.

We just have to get their attention...

...and then things will change

for the better. You'll see.

l didn't say add all the flour at once.

l'm not a mind reader.

Who knew you'd spaz...

...and turn the mixer on too high,

again, l might add?

Your Mom is gonna be

home right after the shop closes...

...and we still haven't

toasted our nuts.

-Dad, don't ever say that again.

-You're so weird.

To roll the cookies in

after we dip them in egg whites...

...you smart asses.

You got the wrong flour.

l don't know what gluten-free is.

lt's healthier.

We're not gonna make

cookies as good as Mom's.

They're gonna be better. All right?

You guys roll and dip,

l'll take care of the nuts.

Then we get these suckers

in the oven.

No.

Mom's gonna be shocked

when she sees what we did.

Yes, she will.

You two are looking

exceptionally perky today.

Yes, and l've been meaning to tell you.

l'm on strike.

Me too.

Strike?

-What kind of strike?

-Christmas strike.

l got tired of doing

all holiday preparations by myself...

...with no support from my family.

So l've left it all

to Stephen, Mark and Jeremy.

The strike is the only way

l could think of to get their attention.

lt's the same at my house.

l thought maybe they would help

if they saw that no one's doing it.

This sounds interesting.

lt's downright ball-- Courageous.

Hey, l just came by for some of that

Alpaca Marled yarn you guys have.

Came at a good time.

Joy and Sharon are on strike.

They are?

So, what are your strike demands?

Well, it's not all that different

from the grocery-store workers.

lt's about fairness.

Appreciate all there is to do,

especially at Christmas time...

...acknowledge that

they need to help, and cooperate.

Doing their part

in the true spirit of Christmas?

Exactly.

Family helping each other.

Amen to that.

Pete must truly believe in Christmas

fairies, because he doesn't lift a finger.

l'm lucky if l can get him

to haul the tree into the house.

The kids are focused on what

they're putting on Christmas gift lists.

Everything you guys are talking about

needs to change in my house.

Glen thinks because

l'm a stay-at-home...

...l must have time

to do all the decorating and cooking...

...as if raising two children and taking

care of a house weren't enough.

-l hear you.

-Not to mention...

...taking the kids to see Santa Claus...

...then you have to get their pictures

made with Santa Claus...

...put them on cards, take those cards

and give them to people...

...who don't even open those cards.

Who wants to do that?

l think you ladies

have something here.

Definitely do. Count me in.

Do you think it'll work?

Because l've never been

much of a rabble-rouser.

Sometimes you just need to

let them notice the injustice.

Then things will change.

-This is the time for action.

-l'm on strike too.

Ladies, this is just the beginning.

Our lives are gonna change.

We are gonna make Christmas

fun again, instead of a burden.

For all women.

By the time our message gets out...

...this whole town will be on strike

for Christmas.

Yeah, it will.

Dad. Dad.

Dad!

What the...?

-What did you guys do?

-The fire extinguisher's in the closet.

We need to open the door

and get rid of this smoke.

Dad, l think that wax paper

was a bad idea.

-And l think--

-Hey!

lf you two want to live

to see your next birthdays...

...you'll get another cookie sheet,

and start baking another batch now!

Okay.

Whatever you say, Dad.

They don't look bad, actually.

We haven't even added

the jam to the thumbprint.

Well, let's try one first.

Careful, they're hot.

Jeremy, stop,

you're splashing water everywhere.

Dad, those cookies are foul.

l don't know what happened,

l thought it would be so easy.

Clearly we need a plan B.

Yeah?

And we've got 20 minutes to get

this kitchen cleaned up.

This is Mom,

she's on her way home.

Hey.

l've got an idea.

-Hey, no snooping.

-Was the shop busy today, Mom?

How's Gramms?

Yeah, it was busy,

and since when do you two ask...

...about the shop and Grandma?

-Just interested, l guess.

-Yeah.

Why is your hair wet?

Well, we finished with the cookies and

we went out back and shot some hoops.

What happened

to your hand, honey?

Oh, Mark, he hacked me

when l was driving down the lane.

l don't know what that means

but it sure smells good in here.

How did the baking go?

l'd love to try a cookie.

No previews.

You're gonna have to wait to try them

at the banquet just like everyone else.

All right.

Wait, are you still on strike?

We made the cookies.

Nice start.

-She's not budging, Dad.

-Who's gonna help me with my party?

-Gift shopping? The Christmas cards?

-Decorations?

Guys, we just have to get through

the football banquet...

...and then we're

gonna negotiate a truce.

So when do you think

they'll get to the decorations?

l hope soon.

-l always like it when they're up.

-Yeah.

Well, l for one am relishing the fact

that l don't have so much to do.

-l'm loving this strike so far.

-Me too.

Oh, what's Rosemary doing here?

She's here to interview me. She wants

to do an article about the strike.

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