2002 - Idea Session
Christmas letter idea session 2002
On a warm November afternoon in Edmonton (no such thing as global warming, yeah right) Donna and Chris sit and contemplate another award winning idea for their Christmas letter. McKenna is also there but, she has different ideas. What follows is a loose transcript of that conversation (McKenna’s words have been translated from ‘ga, ga, ba, ba, ma, gurgle’ to english).
Donna proclaimed “Just because we have a baby, does not mean we will do the unoriginal ‘baby writes the christmas letter’ idea.’” Chris agreed.
But little did they know that McKenna had other plans “Just give me five minutes on my laptop and that lame graphs and charts idea you forced out last year will be forgotten.” Chris proclaimed “What is she going to write about anyway? We do everything for her.” “Besides” said Donna, “we did stuff worthy of writing about before we had McKenna.”
“Nothing worth mentioning?”, McKenna snorted, “I eat solid foods, pal. I grew almost 27’’ this year. I’d like to see you guys do that.”
“So I need to mention that I finally got my three goals playing hockey this year.” Chris bragged. “And I am training for a marathon that I will run next year.” Donna countered. “Sports huh? I am athletic girl.” McKenna fired back, “I am an all world swimmer, and am destined to win gold for the USA/Canada in womens hockey. Do you like apples? So do I. Pureed. How do you like them apples?” “We also have to mention seeing our first Grey Cup game with all of our friends and relatives.” “Yeah that was a blast going to the game with Chad, Ivy, and the Davis clan.” McKenna not to be outdone replies “Grey Cup Schmey Cup, I saw about 7 Eskimo football games and a Trappers baseball game before the age of one.”
“Chris, you can mention how you are starting to learn French.” Donna quipped. “Not if my life depended on it. I have been up here for 3 years now and I’ve been forced to learn what poulet is against my better judgement. I am still 100% American.” “Daddy, did you say poulet or p-lay! Oh, and I am 100% American AND 100% Canadian now that I officially got the papers for dual citizenship. Top that parental units.” “How are we going to tie all this, plus McKenna’s first year into a nice little well written letter?” Donna asked to no one in particular. “Man, that is a tough one.” Chris answered. “I guess I will just have to think on that some more.” “Oh great, we all know where he goes to do his thinking.” McKenna groaned and grabbed her nose. “If you guys would just listen to me you would already have it ‘wrapped up’. Get it? Wrapped up?”
Merry Christmas and Happy New year from
McKenna - Chris - Donna
On a warm November afternoon in Edmonton (no such thing as global warming, yeah right) Donna and Chris sit and contemplate another award winning idea for their Christmas letter. McKenna is also there but, she has different ideas. What follows is a loose transcript of that conversation (McKenna’s words have been translated from ‘ga, ga, ba, ba, ma, gurgle’ to english).
Donna proclaimed “Just because we have a baby, does not mean we will do the unoriginal ‘baby writes the christmas letter’ idea.’” Chris agreed.
But little did they know that McKenna had other plans “Just give me five minutes on my laptop and that lame graphs and charts idea you forced out last year will be forgotten.” Chris proclaimed “What is she going to write about anyway? We do everything for her.” “Besides” said Donna, “we did stuff worthy of writing about before we had McKenna.”
“Nothing worth mentioning?”, McKenna snorted, “I eat solid foods, pal. I grew almost 27’’ this year. I’d like to see you guys do that.”
“So I need to mention that I finally got my three goals playing hockey this year.” Chris bragged. “And I am training for a marathon that I will run next year.” Donna countered. “Sports huh? I am athletic girl.” McKenna fired back, “I am an all world swimmer, and am destined to win gold for the USA/Canada in womens hockey. Do you like apples? So do I. Pureed. How do you like them apples?” “We also have to mention seeing our first Grey Cup game with all of our friends and relatives.” “Yeah that was a blast going to the game with Chad, Ivy, and the Davis clan.” McKenna not to be outdone replies “Grey Cup Schmey Cup, I saw about 7 Eskimo football games and a Trappers baseball game before the age of one.”
“Chris, you can mention how you are starting to learn French.” Donna quipped. “Not if my life depended on it. I have been up here for 3 years now and I’ve been forced to learn what poulet is against my better judgement. I am still 100% American.” “Daddy, did you say poulet or p-lay! Oh, and I am 100% American AND 100% Canadian now that I officially got the papers for dual citizenship. Top that parental units.” “How are we going to tie all this, plus McKenna’s first year into a nice little well written letter?” Donna asked to no one in particular. “Man, that is a tough one.” Chris answered. “I guess I will just have to think on that some more.” “Oh great, we all know where he goes to do his thinking.” McKenna groaned and grabbed her nose. “If you guys would just listen to me you would already have it ‘wrapped up’. Get it? Wrapped up?”
Merry Christmas and Happy New year from
McKenna - Chris - Donna
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