Hi Kathryn!
December 15th
Patience, please! Otherwise Luthor might be waiting behind this door and he’s never one to give up easily!
He grinned, leaning in to kiss her on the cheek. “Good morning. The usual chaos. Perry’s already breathing down our necks - apparently, someone set up a fake charity and used the donations to fund a drug operation.”
Considering I’m ‘reading’ ‘Clear and Present Danger’ right now while spending time outdoors, I’m pretty sure that the resident crime families will be taking care of that before long. And if it’s an official business venture, I can tell you, if they need charity donations to make a profit, they’re doing it wrong.
Lois groaned, her tone halfway between exasperation and amusement. “Figures. Crime doesn’t even take a holiday before Christmas.”
It’s their busiest time of the year!
a miniature wooden ornament, a delicate, carved pine tree. The simple design was beautiful, its edges smooth and it carried a faint scent of pine.
Aww… he got her a car air freshener
Some historians see the origin in ancient Egypt,
Yes, originally, the great pyramid had the other pyramids placed on top and once a year, they lit oil lamps mounted on all the corners. They stopped and dissembled the their stone Christmas tree when they realized that it was high enough to light the way all the way across the Mediterranean and that the Romans might come to investigate.
“I was thinking,” he said, his voice warm, “since we talked about Latvia this morning, why don’t we celebrate one of their Christmas traditions tonight? It’ll take a couple of hours, but I think you’ll love it.”
Lois raised an eyebrow. “What kind of tradition?”
Get your mind out of the gutter!
There’s also this fun little Latvian superstition that eating piparkūkas might make you fall in love.
LOIS: /cocks eyebrow and points at earlier denial/
Lois raised an eyebrow, a smirk playing on her lips.
You might end up stuck with me forever.”
Yes, they’re married till time*) does them part.
*) Tempus
Later, as they pulled the golden-brown cookies from the oven, Lois sampled one, her eyes widening. “Clark, these are amazing. We’re definitely doing this again.”
Perry dressed as Santa to bring you this edit.
Perry didn’t find his Elvis suit?
See you in part 16!
Michael
