Rockstar Wednesday!

ROCKSTAR WEDNESDAY! We only had the best 8:30 morning check-in ever with the manager. He managed to take attendance using only elf names, and possibly shared too much information about his personal, after dropping his clipboard.

Shortcake had requested not to be on the front line headset because she was losing her voice. (Worry not. She is not sick. This happens every year.) So she was sent to Welcome Kiosk. Sad face. She had fun, welcoming visitors to the North Pole and telling them not to feed the penguins. (As a reader pointed out, penguins reside at the South Pole. These penguins are just visiting, but they do have a special diet. They can't eat North Pole fish without getting very sick, so South Pole fish has to be imported.)

After an early break (well, earlier than usual), Shortcake was sent to Main Exit, which is actually a great position if you have no voice.

After lunch, Shortcake went to the Front Line with Teddy Bear. She was not on headset, which meant she was free to play around. She had a giant candy cane lollipop and a balloon sword. (We think it was a sword. It was a surprisingly phallic balloon that could have been any number of things.) She engaged in a mock balloon swordfight with another child who had a balloon sword. She read "Yes Virginia" (a children's book for sale in Macy's) aloud to the people shopping.

Shortcake got off early, since she was losing her voice, was very tired, and had picked up extra hours on Monday. A few minutes after she went to change, her friends Martha & Chuck came to visit. Shortcake went with them to see Santa, and they took a photo. Shortcake sat on the magic box.

LATER THAT NIGHT: Rockstar Wednesday met up at Dinosaur BBQ for some karaoke and delicious BBQ. Winterland ROCKED "Waterfalls" by TLC (did you know he had the rap memorized?).
We all (Shortcake, Bobble, Merriment, Winterland, Figgy, Rhubarb, Starshine, Sprinkles, Periwinkle, Fuzzy Mittens) sang Mariah Carey's "All I want for Christmas is You." Santa rapped and busted out an old school 80's song, which required dancing the electric slide. Obviously. And it was awesome. Bobble and Fuzzy Mittens sang "Baby, It's Cold Outside." Between songs, the elves had a dance party in the middle of the bar.

Here are photos. Now, don't be alarmed that we are not dressed as elves. Santa sent us on this mission to "act like humans" and check up on the big kids and make sure they were still on the nice list. Clearly, we had to go undercover and blend in. Hence, the "human" clothes.
Fuzzy Mittens, Bobble and Merriment.

Starshine, Figgy, Shortcake and Periwinkle