*kicking a cute but rather disturbing bunny ear off shoe* Great. Glad you liked it Bobo. And the name's Kate.
Gobo: Wow thanks Gilis! Look Wembly, neat backpack, eh?
Wembly: I'll say!
Lou: Oh Tosh, these are so cute, I love them! Thanks, and Merry Christmas to you!
Wembly, *walking over to me while turning the 8 ball over and over* Wow, this thing is pretty neat-looking! Um, what does it do?
Me, *laughing slightly* Well Wembly, what you do is you ask it a question, and then you shake it a little and it gives you an answer.
Wembly: *in awe* You mean it's magic?
Well, sort of. *to self* If you follow Gobo's philosophy.
Wembly: Oh great magic 8 ball, will Kate get any presents today?
Me: *laughing more at that*
And the magic 8 ball says: "Without a doubt!"
Wembly: *breathlessly* Wow!
Me: Yippy! But don't worry about me. I'll just wait here. I'm having a lot of fun anyway! It's nice to see all this happy hustling and bustling and people laughing and talking together.
Wembly: I know what you mean. The people here really know how to party!