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FDK goes here and the story is here

The spoiler warnings 😁
1. Oh, how utterly predictable! Rushing to open the first door? Tempus is enjoying your lack of restraint. Try again when the time is right.
2. Clark might be faster than a speeding bullet, but you’re a little too fast with today’s door. Patience, fellow FoLC!
3. Careful! If you peek early, Perry White will assign you to cover dog shows faster than you could say ‘great shades of Elvis’!
4. Trying to scoop this door early? Lois, Clark says patience is a virtue (and so does Santa)!
5. If you keep this up, you'll be spending Christmas in the newsroom, no eggnog for you!
6. Naughty list alert! Not even Kryptonian powers can get you out of trouble for jumping ahead.
7. Relax, it’s not a breaking news story! No need to open this door faster than Clark changes into the suit.
8. Clark wouldn’t approve of this sneaky behavior. Lois might... but only if you share the scoop with her!
9. Santa sees you! And so does Superman. Close this door!
10. If you open this door early, Lois will be cooking the Christmas dinner. Still tempted?
11. You know who’s a very patient man? Clark. Be like Clark.
12. Don’t make me call Perry! He’d have a thing or two to say about ruining the Christmas surprise.
13. Lois often got in trouble for rushing in too soon - don’t make the same mistake!
14. This isn’t a scoop; it’s an advent calendar. Timing is everything!
15. Patience, please! Otherwise Luthor might be waiting behind this door and he’s never one to give up easily!
16. Clark says patience is a superpower. Channel your inner superhero and wait.
17. Peek now, and you’ll miss the magic. Even Superman doesn’t use his buzz buzz to spoil the surprise!
18. Are you investigating the door early? Lois might approve, but Santa won’t.
19. Open this door early, and you’re tempting fate - Jimmy will probably burst in just as Lois and Clark share a quiet moment. Best to wait and avoid the interruption!
20. Faster than a speeding bullet? You’re faster than the author!
21. Superman always waits for the right time. Follow his lead and wait!
22. Patience! Or you'll end up with a lump of kryptonite in your stocking.

Those early-opening warnings are hysterical. Yes, I pulled a Lois and read through all of them. I had only planned to read one, just out of curiosity. And then I read the second one to see if it was the same as the first. And when I found out it was different but just as funny, well... My excuse is that I wanted to make sure to read them all before they were replaced. Yeah, that's it... That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

What a wonderful idea. I am looking forward to reading the stories as they come out.

Joy,
Lynn

What Lynn said, basically. Just been curious and then...well...Oops?
If the story is half as fun as these, count me in for the ride!

Can’t wait for this! ❤️

The do not open early spoiler spaces were so funny. Thank you for doing this. I've considered doing this as well, but never got around to actually starting an advent calendar. So glad you're doing this.

And not on to story #1: I can totally see Clark doing this for their first non-catastrophic Christmas as a married couple. Had to look up the Weihnachtsgurke, though. Really not s tradition I have heard of around her. But it's so funny that even Clark has to use German recipes for some decent Christmas cookies.

Vanillekipferl are a great idea. Maybe I have to try my hand on some of these as well. Or Lebkuchen. Mmhhh!

Hi Kathryn!
December 1st:

Most adorable! I *did* leave the chocolate in there. I’m not like Lois, when she sees the advent calendar at Clark’s place.

Why would Season One Lois share a bed with Clark What’s going on?

Oh boy. She’s woken up alone a lot before she met Clark and it never was an issue. Now it is. She’s fallen hard for her one night stand.

Hmm… I wonder if maybe Kathryn is intending this to be a completely different setup? Nah.

Awww…he left Lois 24 mysteries to discover.
LOIS: Yikes, he’s left me 24 secrets I won’t uncover for the better part of a month!

Aww…he didn’t leave. He just went to make breakfast

You mean instead of Lois getting hidden in 24 different places in the weeks leading up to Christmas and Clark needing to save her, they just make little baggies filled with surprises?
LOIS: Chocolate.
TEMPUS: Kryptonite.

Yes, that was her mother. She loved all the Christmas spirits.

Aww…Clark gave her a little Kryptonite amulet she can use to be the one who is in control!

Ah, somewhere I heard of this before.

I *told* you, go with chocolate.

Hey! Brownies are made with chocolate. I thought she knows how to work with chocolate?

LNN ANCHOR: And in a freak gas explosion that left the entire neighborhood covered in chocolate dough…

Also, they need to rest a couple of days. Same as the dough before. Also, now Lois will need to exercise quite a bit more



Do you mean he will have to make Mrs. Santa happy?

/squints at rest of calendar/

Awwww

Very sweet idea, this whole setup!

Michael

Lynn S. M.

I'll put the spoiler warnings in this thread, so everyone can read them again if they want. I put them in in case anyone would be peeking.
When I was trying to figure out how to create the calender I realized that using spoilers would be perfect, though I couldn't be sure that everyone just read one story, as I intended. Those warnings are there to make sure everyone has something to enjoy until the time is right.



BlindPassenger
I tried to keep a mostly light and fun tone with the stories, I hope you'll like them.

90stvfangirl
You can open the first door now.

bakasi
I have wanted to do this for years but never got around to doing it, but this year I had the right ideas, I've had barely enough time to put everything togeher so I can't guarantee that there won't be mistakes in spelling/grammar/flow of the stories or with the traditions I used.

I only know about the "Weihnachtsgurke" from a friend who went to college in Würzburg, it seems to be more common in that area. As far as I know it is not a very well-known tradition, I think it is fun and can recommend it - as long as you don't have someone with superpowered vision in your family.

If anyone is interested I have posted recipe's for the "Plätzchen" I mentioned in the Discord (with american ingredients and measurements).

What a wonderful start to the Advent calendar. This story was not only entertaining, it was also educational. The pickle-hunt reminds me a little of the hunt for the afikomen during the Passover Seder. Now I am hoping that each day will reveal a holiday tradition in a different part of the world.

In the meantime, the transformation of Eeyore/Scrooge Lois into someone who at least somewhat appreciates this time of year is a minor miracle in and of itself. I guess it really was a job for Superman Clark.

Like Lois, I am eager to open up tomorrow's goody.

Thank you for this series.

What a wonderful, fun start to the Advent calendar! I didn’t know about the Weihnachtsgurke. If anyone can get Lois loving Christmas, it’s Clark! Thank you! I’m looking forward to the next story tomorrow!

#2 I liked the story about the spiders decorating the Christmas tree. Let's hope there cooking goes well.

I love #2! It’s sweet and melts my heart. The Ukrainian story about the spiders decorating the tree is lovely. You’re nailing the conversations between Lois and Clark! I can’t wait for tomorrow’s fic! Thank you! This series was a great idea and a lot of fun!

Brava.

Part two left me with as much of a warm fuzzy feeling as I would have if I were wrapped in one of Martha's scarves.

I am thoroughly enjoying learning about these different customs (even when they involve spiders not named Charlotte).

Hi Kathryn!

December 2nd

Okay, are you just pulling a Yoda or are you trying to exasperate Lois.

Oh, it’s a serialized experience in the telling of tales!

Yes, they have advent calendars with all kinds of themes these days.

Awww, he did not turn into a pumkin again

Let’s hope they did not need to take a shower after -- Together, that is – or they’d end up being even later.



Yes, she married him because he keeps her alive.

Not doing *other* things at superspeed.

The fridge is heavy and the kitchen was a mess last night.

*During* work they could investigate some old, abandoned buildings, the attics are said to be full of spider webs.

Awwww

Beautifully woven tale tonight And just the right bit of melancholy

Michael

#3 I love the cozy atmosphere you're creating here. How Lois automatically comforts Clark after his return from the snow storm, their snowball fight. Thank you so much for sharing

#3 The snowball fight and being with Lois is just what Clark needed. The tradition and sentiment behind the bird ornament is beautiful! I love this story and series! Thank you! I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s treat!

Sorry for the delay with the reply, work had me busy.

Darth Michael

There's chocolate? I have to go back and look... but maybe Tempus left it there... Did the chocolate have a strange green hue to it?

Well, if she'd did that the series would have taken a completely different direction, I think.

A cucumber shaped piece of kryptonite? Fashion in the 90s was strange!

With Lois - always go with chocolate.

There are more than four things you can cook and bake with chocolate, Lois can only do four dishes, three with chocolate. Maybe the brownies were one of the things she couldn't do with chocolate :p

... it is a good thing Superman was nearby to clean up the mess.

I know that the cookies and the dough need to rest but that wouldn't have worked for the story... Let's assume that Clark had already prepared the dough for them... also - Lois just did a taste test... she needed to find out if they were edible.

He needs to make Lois happy, otherwise that makes him unhappy - and that makes his parents unhappy...

We have a lot of interesting places to visit and a lot of lovely traditions to try.

Aww thanks.

Lynn S. M.
I didn't know about the hunt for the afikomen, but l'll look that up, thanks for the link. I tried to find traditions from all over the world and also tried to find things that are unique to that area, that didn't always work but I think it works this way (you'll see) the early parts are mostly europe but then it varies. I changed several countries out for something else, for example I swaped out Japan and Palau. In case anyone wants to do another calendar next year :-D

Songbird
Aww, thanks. I can recommend the Weihnachtsgurke, especially with kids. It's always fun for us.

Story #2
bakasi & Songbird
I loved the story with the spiders, it is so different to the other traditions I found. I had never heard about that before.

Lynn S. M.
Thank you so much, this series is mostly warm fuzzy feelings - I just hope no one goes into sugar shock during this month...

Darth Michael
Know what you mean, I do not. Both, it might be.

Yeah I heard of that, too. Maybe next year someone will write a series of ficlets using one of those as inspiration...

Phew... fortunately this is not a fairy tale.

I'll leave that up to your imagination...

I second that, in more than one way.

Can you clarify...

Great, that's exactly what I was going for.

Thanks everyone for reading and taking your time to reply.

Catching up on yesterday's post...

That's what I thought yesterday when she opened the bag while Clark was in the other room.

That is definitely a tribute to Clark's influence on her. Could you imagine a pre-Clark Lois voluntarily waiting to satisfy her curiosity about anything?

Ooh... I love a good snowball fight. (All right, technically, I love reading about a good snowball fight while I am safe and warm inside.) Of course, it seems to me like it would be far from an equal pairing, even if Clark weren't super -- he probably had a lot more experience with such fights (having grown up in rural Kansas) than Lois, not to mention that he probably would have better aim, given his history with sports.

<Happy sigh> Thank you for a wonderful, WAFFy ficlet.

Joy,
Lynn

I just read today's story. Thank you for taking the time to research and then teach us about all of these wonderful traditions in such an entertaining and WAFFy way.

I knew about the cherry tree branches. That's not just a tradition in Lithuania. This was another wonderful way story. Thanks!