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“Okay, so how’re we gonna do this?” Paisley asked, sitting around a large piece of construction paper with her siblings. Ryder -who had the best handwriting of all four – had written “Operation Santa” at the top of the page. Other than its title however, the page was entirely blank.

“Well, we know the North Pole’s at the top of the world, right?” Riley asked, waiting until the others nodded in agreement before continuing. “So if we just keep walking north then eventually we’ll have to get there!”

“Yeah but that could take ages!” Parker cautioned. “

The Dark Moon pack is north, but there’s at least two other packs between us and the pole.”

“Tha’s a good point.” Ryder agreed, “So maybe if we travel to one of the other packs and start there?”

“Yeah! But we can’t take too long, we have to make sure we can get there and back afore Christmas.” Paisley warned.

“Maybe we can get a ride back with Santa!” Riley suggested, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

“Wow, that would be amazing!” Ryder giggled.

“Okay so what do we need?” Paisley asked. “Really warm coats, snow boots, snacks..”

“Maybe some fish in case we need to d’stract any polar bears.” Parker mused aloud.

“Ooh, good idea.” Riley nodded, starting a list o their paper.

“We should also take hot cocoa, and marshmallows, to help stay warm.” Ryder added. “I wish we knew how to ski, that would make getting there a lot faster.”

“How about a sled” Ryder asked, “if we make friends with one of the polar bears, they might even pull us!”

“This is the best plan.” Paisley praised, grinning.

“We still have to figure out how to get north first.”

Riley reminded them, “it’s gonna be miles and miles before we get anywhere near the arctic.”

“Hmm, we’re too little to drive.” Parker remarked thoughtfully.

drive a sleigh. What if we ask Mommy to go back to the tree farm, just for the bonfire one night. She’d probbly agree, and

protested, crinkling up her little

“we’ll leave a note

need

think

“Do you think we should leave a note for Mommy

they worry ’bout everything.” Parker countered. “Member what Dr. Nora

we leave she might try to come after us anyway.” Ryder agreed. “She doesn’ know how well we’ve planned everything. She’ll think we’re in

head start

Parker you get the s’pplies. And Paisley and I will ask

The others grinned, “Deal!”

the pups and returned to the Christmas tree farm. She’d been hoping they would decorate the tree together that evening, but she was just glad the pups wanted to continue doing activities together. They’d been through such a difficult ordeal that she was willing to do just about anything to raise their spirits,

sides had been strewn with lights, and it truly felt like a winter wonderland. She tried not to

didn’t ask to go back and ask Santa

asked, gently guiding Paisley’s hands to avoid sticking

what they wanted, but they also realized she wasn’t going to get

of those big beautiful art sets they have in the craft store?” She asked Ryder, stroking his hair back from his eyes. “You love to

determined to put their plan into motion,

think about a chemistry set – you could

you don’ have to get us fancy

“Santa will take

wanted too. She’d gone to her first therapy session the other day, and her doctor had advised her to acknowledge and address the fact

get you something too.

don’t know about that – you’d have to take care of it.” She had to admit that a bunny was less work than some

all of the children’s attention, and they were

take extra special care of it.”

so ‘sponsible you’ll never have to lift a finger.” Ryder

are you sure you Wouldn’t rather have some new socks?” Jane

no one wants

mop, so we can always keep the house clean?” Jane

Ryder objected, “Mops

fun.”

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