Best Christmas Ever

Best Christmas Ever

Randy pushed Alex off the window sill! “Hey!” Alex yelled, scampering back up. “You just knocked me off!”

“Oh, sorry! I just got so excited. Look what’s in there today!”

Alex looked into the window. It was the kitchen of course, but some things were piled all over the counters. Things that usually were not there.

“What is all that?”

“I don’t know, but it looks yummy! Let’s go in!”

They scrambled down to the window well. The owners hadn’t seen it yet, but there was a hole big enough for them to get through. They already knew nobody was home, they’d seen the car pull out. Then up to the kitchen! It smelled heavenly.

“What do you think?” Alex said.

“I think it’s amazing! Let’s get some before they come home! They gathered and ran in and out several times.

Suddenly hearing the car, they knew they had to scoot. Off they went with the last cookie, just in time, the family came in the door.

“Somebody needs to knock that down!” Mom yelled, standing in the doorway pointing to a huge icicle hanging over the porch. Then she turned into the kitchen, and screamed. “What happened here?!”

Both kids ran in, flour and sugar and crumbs all over. But worse, cookie trays on the counter, every one now empty!

“Where are my cookies?!”

Finally, Joey said, “We were with you! We couldn’t have taken them!”

“Well, who did?” Mom yelled.

“Maybe Santa ran out? He probably knows you make the best cookies ever.”

Taken aback by this compliment, Mom realized it couldn’t have been the kids. Later she found the hole in the window well and blocked it up.

Randy and Alex each gained about three pounds, but, hey, it was the best Christmas ever, for a mouse.