Entries by Marty's Mom (MM)
Dru’s Tribute to Baxter
Fank you SO MUCH to the wonderful Drusilla Kehl of the The Illustrated Rat for this wonderful tribute to Baxter! She really nailed it, and the details are just gorgeous. Fank you Dru!! It means the world to me and the boys.
The Day After
Santa’s big night was ober. The sky had quieted, the snow had stopped whispering, and ebery last present had found its way home. So Santa tiptoed back to his own little house, red hat still tilted just a bit sideways, paws tired but his heart was berry happy. He leaned on his silver stool and […]
Elf Bizness
Somewhere pretending to be in the Norff Pole, in the chaos ob another mail room, the elbes are hard at work. Baxter—wearing his tallest elf hat—stood tall behind da workbench, paws perched on a mysterious box dat absolutely rattled when shaken. “Dis one’s delicate,” he said berry seriously. “Could be joy. Could be socks. Could […]
Santa Staples
Santa Barry took his post berry seriously. The Santa gift list wasn’t going to staple itself, and deadlines wait for no one. Barry adjusted his hat, lined up da papers just so, and pressed da stapler wiff focus and qwiet determinashun. Click. One stack secured. One more step toward Christmas. He paused only to double-check […]
Warning
Fish climbed up onto the desk, adjusted his Santa hat so it leaned just right, and cleared his throat in a very serious, very important way. “ATTENSHUN, EBERYONE,” he announced, paws spread wide. “Dis is an OFFISHUL CALEMDAR WARNING.” He leaned forward, whiskers twitching wiff urgency. “Due to internashunal bizness, mail trucks, holidays, weather, vibes, […]
Barry is in Charge
Barry wasn’t entirely sure how he ended up in charge today, but when he arribed in the mail room wearing his Santa hat, Teddy already had a clipboard, a pencil, and the air of someone who had appointed himself Assistant Manager. “Okay, Barry,” Teddy said, “we hab a big day. Wall calemdars are almost gone. […]
Secret Mission
Fish watched from the office window as Reuben disappeared down the street wiff the wagon full ob calemdars. The moment Reuben turned the corner, Fish spun around dramatically, looked at Teddy, and whispered: “Ok. Phase Two ob Operashun Secret Science Gift… commence!!” Teddy, who habs been sworn to secrecy (and bribed wiff one mini marshmallow), […]