MC Dorms: 2009: Home for the Holidays.

[The Count]

OMG, I got the Morgaine LeFay card! <333.
*Makes note to buy milk for making cookies tomorrow, the gallon we had spoiled.

 

[The Count]

*Scrambles out of passageway leading to Penny Candyman's. *Pockets recipes for some desserts like Arroz con Dulce and 3 Leches.

 

[The Count]

*Later/nowish this morning...

UD, returning with a new fresh gallon of milk: So, do we have all the other ingredients ready?
Me: Think so... *Sprays baking pan while Count washes the number-shaped cookie cutters.
We follow the recipe as read aloud by Uncle D, measuring and sifting the flour and then the baking powder, adding some chilled butter, doing what needs be done to make fresh cookie batter.

Me: Add the yolks while I get the oats and raisins.
Count: Don't forget the crunchy peanut butter.
UD, cracking eggs: What about the pumpkin pie filling we didn't use this year?
Me: Sure, that too.

The activity in the common room kitchens continue... Kneading and rolling and cutting and arranging the sheets of cookies into the oven.
UD: So... What about that fanfic idea of yours?
Me: Well, Ima thinking about it. HP movies this weekend, and my sister was planning on flying back home for a month from Mexico while she's on holiday between semesters studying medicinal practices. Also, I need a good song or fragment of one to lead in with. Will have to cull through the Christmas folder to find something that suits the opening tone.
Count: That sounds vonderful.
Me: Yep. *The oven clock pings, finishing off the first batches. Okay Count and Uncle D, we have to work quick in merging some of the digits into higher numerals. You do have the list of forum friends don't you?
Count: Never fear, ve know who to wisit with these lovelies. *Holding a number 9 cookie, looking at it fondly.

The group continues their work, allowing the goodies to cool off a little before sneaking out into the halls of the dorms.
Me: Oh yeah... We'll probably have to use the bats to fly some of the orders. Oh well.

 

[AnimatedC9000]

Cait: *looking up stuff from the Rockafeller Center thing* *didn't see it* O_O

Janice: *coming in the door with Lips* Wow, some party huh?

Lips: Yeah! Glad I was invited this time. =)

Cait: *screams for joy as soon as she sees the pics*

Both: O_O

Cait: *huggles both of them* THE ELECTRIC MAYHEM IS BACK, BABY! WHOO-HOO! *parties*

 

[Katzi428]

walking in the door Hi everyone!
Grover:Hello Kathy! How was it going back to bowling?
Oh it was gr..wait...who told you?
Grover:We monsters have our ways.Heehee!
Oh you do,do you?Do I need to tickle it out of you,my lovable furry blue friend of mine?scrunching up my hands like I'm going to tickle him
Grover:Oh no...no...not that! OK...I will talk. You usually go to bowling on Saturdays,right?
Mm-hm.
Grover:And today is Saturday,right?
Right. But I've been here the past few Saturdays.
Grover:Well...promise you won't get mad?
We'll see.Go on.
Grovercovering his faceI heard you talking on the phone with your mommy last night about your bowling today.uncovers his faceI'm sorry Kathy.I shouldn't have eaves..eaves....
Eavesdropped.
Grover:Yes,that is the word.You are probably very mad at me right now and do not want to be my friend anymore.he starts to walk away sniffling
Grover?
Grover:Yes?snif
C'mere.
he walks toward me
I take a tissue from the tissue box on the table next to me and dab Grover's eyes,then take another tissueBlow that cute little pink nose for me.
He does as he's told and I continue Grover....I'm not mad at you!I still want to be your friend,you silly goose!
Grover:Y-you do?
Of course! I'll admit though,I'm not crazy about the fact that you eavesdropped.You have to promise never to do that to anyone.Not me,not Prairie,not Rosita,not anyone..Promise?
Grover:I promise.
Good.Can I have a hug?
Grover:Oh...I was hoping you'd ask me that!and we hug each other
Oh....by the way..to answer your question about how was bowling,it was great! Everyone was SO happy to see me!
Grover:Oh that is wonderful!I am so happy for you Kathy!
Me too.I'll be going back next week. By the way,where are Prairie and Rosita?
Grover:Ummm....it is a secret.
Do I need to....oh never mind.I think I know where they are.You're free frrom being tickled. Besides good secrets are need to be kept.Especially around the holidays!
Grover:Right.

 

[Muppet Newsgirl]

Nora: (brewing hot chocolate) Hey, guys, have you looked out the window lately?
Scooter: (hunting for marshmallows and candy canes, to put in hot chocolate) Yeah - first snowfall of the season, isn't it great? It's been like that since lunchtime.
Storyteller: The timing is excellent, with the holidays fast approaching. (starts to sing softly) "Oh, the weather outside is frightful..."
Beige: (entering from Fraggle hole, covered in snow) "And the roads ain't so delightful..." Well, not yet anyway.
Erin: (rummaging around for some music) It's not the snow that I mind - it's some of the people who drive in it. Is Mannheim Steamroller okay with everyone?

(soon, everyone is settled in the common room with steaming mugs of hot chocolate and the strains of the Steamroller.)

 

[The Count]

*Watching Chamber of Secrets now. If I knew the first three HP movies would be aired in a straight run today, I'd've made the cookies last night. Oh well...

Seems there are a decent amount of dormies around... *Saves the single 1 cookies and stashes them for a special someone.

Okay, let's run through the deliveries.
Grover gets peanut butter 2 cookies.
Spammy, sweet cinnamon 3's for her.
Digit has the raisin 4-scores.
Roosevelt, jive 5's lined with chocolate.
Kathy, these ginger snap 6 cookies go to you.
Ailie can share the butterscotchy 7's with Caitlyn if she wants.
And the double-looped oatmeal 8's are for Cookie Monster.
Erin, I hope you like these pumpkin 9's.
Peppermint 10, the first ten, off to Scooter and Nora's you go.
Janice should receive the extra oaten 11's.
Lastly for now, apple caramel 12's for Zoot.

 

[The Count]

*Drops off the chocolate orange 13 cookies marked for the skeksus.

 

[Katzi428]

Prairie:Hello..we're home!
Hi girls!Cold out there?
Rosita:Sure is! Good thing it doesn't snow here!
Prairie:Kathy..whatever you do....no peeking when we walk by!
Gotcha!turning towards the stove where I was making dinner
We're having clam chowder for dinner.
Grover:The red or the white?
Oops..sorry.The white one.That's New England clam chowder.The red one is Manhattan clam chowder.
Rosita:Have you been taking lessons from The Swedish Chef,Kathy?giggling
Gee thanks Rosita! Guess who won't get a present from me come Christmas?
Rosita:Kathy,I was only kidding!
Relax Rosita,so was I.

 

[The Count]

*Is glad peoples like the cookies they've gotten. *Wonders what to have for dinner.