Twas the week before Christmas, Gordon close to a tizzy
The house still undecorated, the photographer too busy
The stockings were still in a box by the stairs
The Tree still untrimmed, needing someone with flare
Mr. Nebeker knew, that he needed some aid
The halls needed decking, the plum pudding to be made
He picked up his phone, in a holiday daze
Calling the 1-800 # for an Elfin Emblaze
The holidays get busy and we all need some help from time to time. Fortunately, Gordon Nebeker always knows just where to find the perfect holiday helper. For the last several years, Gordon has found a helpful holiday hunk to deck the halls, hang the stockings, and trim the tree. In addition to being creative and agile, that step ladder can be dangerous.... the energetic elf also has to be prepared to toss that tinsel in the altogether.
Over the years, Gordon has brought in many effervescent elves to help with the holiday hoopla, and Mark was already a favorite. Many FH readers may remember that it was Mark who also assisted Gordon with sprucing up his mantel and lighting up his boughs back in 2017. (HERE:) Given they worked together several times before, the house was decorated in no time.
This ended up being a good thing, Mark needed some time to wash off all the glitter that the afternoon of decorating had left all over his body. Not all Christmas elves like being photographed while at work, most are known to be notoriously shy. Mark only had one rule, given the cold temperatures and snow, he wasn't going to climb the ladder, and hang the lights outside completely naked. Mark insisted on at least wearing his green velvet winklepickers!
Mark keeps his trim elfish shape, meaning next to no body fat, by mostly avoiding the stuffing and gravy, participating in gumdrop relay races, joining his teammates for elf bowing and playing competitive rugby. Mark makes his elf living mostly through active jobs like tree trimming and decorating. This busy elf routinely turns down the countless offers he gets to sit complacently on shelves compiling notes on who's been naughty and who's been nice.
'The work of getting ready for Christmas would never happen, at least in my case, without the assistance of Santa’s helpers; the elves. They are masterful at trimming the tree and decking the halls and one can not say enough good things about them. Our elf this year is Mark who has helped us before so he knows how high to go up the ladder, which ornaments go where, and exactly where to hang the mistletoe! He always wears a smile on his face but nothing else. (We don’t complain!) Perhaps we keep the house too warm in the Winter??'
