Lucy got a laptop for Christmas last year, and she has been writeing in her digital journal every night...now we can take a peek into this woman's secrets!

I will post Chapter 1 when i have a week done....and will stay one week ahead of myself.

Coming soon to a computer near you!

wow A lucy story!!!

that is great, and a first person view

cant wait for you to post soon Webgoof

Ok, I must confess.I couldn't wait until i got 7 chapters done to post. But hey! 6 is close enough!

before we get started, I'd like to thank Gershwin and TazallieSTFBE for letting me borrow their names...I'll return them! I promise!!


Operation Admission
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Dear Diary:

It’s already December. Can you believe it? The stores have had the halls ‘decked with holly’ for the last three months, so it seems that the ‘season to be jolly’ should now be over, but the best is yet to come! Then again, by this time, most people have lost their ‘jollies’, so, perhaps it is true.

One of the many reasons why I love this time of year is the fun of shopping for everyone’s Christmas presents. It reminds me of how different all the members of the team are, but also how we somehow work so well together.

Take Bobby for instance, he is an easy one. Get him a really big coffee cup filled with candy, add a gift certificate for a free meal at Slappy’s and he is thrilled to pieces.

On the other hand, Sue is so much harder to shop for. Perhaps I should go ask Jack what he thinks I should get Sue. He is so in tune with her, they’re like lichens, neither could very well do without the other.

I have it! The perfect gift for Sue this year: convince her to admit her love of Jack to Jack. After all, it’s pretty obvious that he is holding back because of her hesitancy.

That is my goal. By Christmas, I want to have those two engaged.

Webgoof

I love Lucy's goal...and I love the way you are writing her!

and so true at about Bobby, buy him food and he is a happy chappie!

more please!

Oh yeah, so seeing this.

Great start! I like Lucy's plan, and I love the title of the story!

Haha! Great start there. I could totally invision Lucy writing this and then coming up with her plan. This looks fantastic and yeah for Christmas stories!!

Yikes you guys are starting early! I haven't even had time to consider a possible story.... I absolutely love the title, it's just so fitting for what Lucy has in mind

JoM

Yea, Webgoof!!!

This sounds fabulous...I am so anxious for more...sitting here rubbing hands together in anticipation of some dating fun!!!

Love the diary from Lucy's POV.

Fabulous Webgoof. I'm glad someone is writing a story from Lucy's viewpoint. Excellent idea!

I'm with Lucy; it would be nice for Jack and Sue to be engaged by Christmas. I sure hope Lucy can pull it off.

Great plan Webgoof, now if only we could get the writers at STFBE on board. You just gave me another reason to look forward to christmas.

Soooo like Lucy!

Im feeling generous...and Taz....your request -may- be granted....*evil grin*


Thursday, December 2, 2004
Dear Diary:

I got some more shopping done today. I got Jack this beautiful leather Bible I know he will positively love. I found some pens that had interchangeable caps, each one having a strange fuzzy something on it. I should see if I can find a Rubik’s cube that is harder than standard. Those would be really good for Tara. D will be hard to shop for. I am confident I can find something suitable, though.

Day one of “Operation Admission” was a bomb. I couldn’t get a single word out of Sue. Perhaps I should work at convincing Jack to be more aggressive. I sense that Sue is hesitant, fearing rejection in Jack’s eyes. After all, there was that terrible old maxim; “familiarity breeds contempt.” Nothing could be farther from the truth in Jack and Sue’s case. If Sue will just let Jack in, she will most assuredly find an unconditional love surpassed only by that of our Heavenly Father.
If I could just get them to to go out together!

I could two tickets to the…yes, that will do nicely.

Hey Webgoof, I am jumping on the bus to this one! Love your idea of Lucy's diary and sharing her perspective on how it should be! :laughs: Looking forward to watching this unfold!

I can picture Lucy sitting in her bedroom writing all of this

great story Webgoof!

Web, this is a great idea, and I'm lovin' what you've posted so far! Keep it up!!!

Ah Webgoof, i think we must have some psychic link or something because this is very similar to the idea i had! Tina will confirm this. Spooky or what!

Now i'll need to go to plan B! Oh wait! Slight problem with that - i don't have a plan B yet! Back to the drawing board so to speak.

Seriously though, i'm loving Lucy's diary so far and i can't wait for more.

Lynne

xx

ACk! wow! heh....little late for the halloween contest, eh? *snicker*


oookkkkkkkkkkkkk

Just a little late for Halloween. Heehee.

It's ok, i'll let you off this time as i now have a plan B. I had a bolt of inspiration on my lunch break and have even started writing. I hope to get posting it soon.



Lynne

xx

whew! now i dont feel so bad!

more in just a second!

Friday, December 3, 2004

Dear Diary,

Well, “Operation Admission, Plan B” is under way! I pulled some serious strings, but I got tickets for a Deafwest Theatre production tomorrow night. I asked Sue if she’d like to go out with me tomorrow night. I think she thinks I won the tickets. The thing Sue doesn’t know is that I have a date to go Christmas shopping with mother already, something I’d ‘conveniently’ forgotten about…and will remember tomorrow, what a shame, I will have to forgo dinner with Sue. Now she has tickets for two and only her. The perfect setup for Jack.

Now as to “Operation Christmas Shopping.” Five down, one to go! Mother and I will go to the old town to see if I can find some stuff in the antique shops. Perhaps something obscure for Myles will be there. As to D; I have his present planned. A babysitter for him and Donna so they can enjoy dinner reservations for two at Antonio’s on New Year’s Eve.

Great job! Can't wait for more

I love D's present!

I sure hope Sue doesn't decide to take the tickets for the production and invite someone besides Jack.

Super job Webgoof. I also loved D's gift, perfect for parents.

ok why do I get the feeling Lucy's plan isnt going to work!

Saturday, December 4, 2004

Dear Diary,

Well, today was a partial success. “Operation Admission Plan B” was a success so far…Jack and Sue are still out…however, I didn’t have as much good fortune in “Operation Christmas Shopping.” I found a really cute Rubik’s cube for Tara. It has the traditional colors, but they are merely backgrounds. The individual squares each depict a different primary key on the computer keyboard….the top row of keys, (escape and the function keys) the numbers 0 through 9 plus all the alphabet, enter, and space.

When I told Sue that I had plans with her mother, and that she could find someone else to fill my place, she wasn’t too happy with me, because I had just told her that I had bought the tickets, but I told her that if she went out with Jack, that I would consider it payment enough. Who could refuse under those conditions?

Oh! They are at the door now! I’ll close this for now, because I don’t want her catching me.

Now, if I could find myself another Jack, the world would be perfect…

Another Jack and the world would most definately be perfect. Great story Webgoof. Cant wait to find out what happened.

ohhh webgoof,

you got me hanging ... please hurry and post more.. I can't wait... love it.. It's awesome!

Waiting for the next one! Looking forward to it.

thanks alot.. you have me sitting on the edge of my chair..

Keep it coming, Webgoof!


Kelly (Dolphin)

Sunday, December 5, 2004

Dear Diary,

Well, now I am so excited that I don’t know where to start! Chronological order sounds good. OK. So, last night, Sue comes in (well, more like, she opened the door and Levy came in she stayed in the hall with Jack) She and Jack were both like “Well, I had a nice time tonight”---“Yeah me too”

It looked like they were about to kiss, (and I am positive that they both wanted to) but for some reason, they didn’t. And there was mistletoe right above their heads! My word! What more does it take??

Anyway, after Church today, Sue and I went out to lunch with the Shallys. Those kids are SOOOO cute! It seems like they have each grown an inch every week! This afternoon I went out shopping with Allison, and found the perfect present for Myles.

We were about to head home, when I noticed this last little store I wanted to visit. It had different stuff here and there, but nothing Myles-ish. That’s when I saw it. It was behind a stack of books on the $10 table.

It was beautiful.

It was perfect.

It was a first edition of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”


I paid cash.

what has the world come 2 lucy paid cash NOT credit. lol

I think we'd need a lot more than just another one Jack to keep all the ladies on this board happy :laughs:


Keep it coming Webgoof. You are teasing me with the J/S bits......i need more!

well of course Lucy would find the perfect present when out shopping!

and yeah I think there would have to be a fair few Jacks...lets see...one for Pam, one for Mentor, one for Jen, one for....

great Story Webgoof, I can realy hear Lucy's voice as I read it!

Webgoof...this is so creative...a J/S story through the eyes of the eternal match-maker, Lucy.

I'm loving it and you are doing a fabulous job with Lucy...definitely you are in her head.

Hey Smiler maybe we could clone him. The world would be a better place.

Great post webgoof.

Fantastic job, webgoof! Keep it up! Love the gift ideas.

Monday, December 6, 2004

Dear Diary,

Who doesn’t hate Mondays? All that backed-up work, all that riff-raff to sort through. At least I didn’t have to deal with Randy. Perhaps I shouldn’t say that. He’ll probably show up tomorrow now.

Maybe I should get Randy a copy of A Christmas Carol too…he might learn something. I tell you, there cannot possibly be anyone alive who more perfectly fit the role of Ebenezer than Randy.

I am pleased to report that “Operation Christmas Shopping” was a complete success. Now comes “Operation Gift-wrap.” I love that too! What I hate about the holidays (besides the fact that they aren’t year-round) is that I have to wait almost THREE WEEKS to see them opened….totally unfair. It is so much fun seeing them unwrapped…just as fun as wrapping them. That means that I have to wrap this up so I can go wrap other stuff up, only to be impatiently waiting to see them unwrapped. Does that make any sense?

this story is so good... we you read it you can really hear lucy's voice... can't wait to see what happens between jack and sue... keep it coming... i love it

Really enjoying this from Lucy's POV, web! You're doing a great job...hope we see more soon!!!

Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Dear Diary,

D is so excited. His boys are going to be in his church Christmas Pageant. I cannot help but be happy for him. Honestly enough, I don’t want to be anything but happy for him. He is such a good man. I imagine that he will be soon promoted to Ted’s place.

Today was pretty boring, other than decorating the bullpen for Christmas. I think Randy will have a fit tomorrow when he sees that Myles put the decoration in his expense account! Oh, the games we play.

Thankfully, I wont be there. Perhaps it would be fun to see the battle, but then again, maybe not. Either way, I am going to go with Allison on a tour of D.C. with a group of seniors from Church. I told her that I wanted her to meet one of the guys from work. She knows they all look good, but she doesn’t know which one is coming, and I didn’t tell! I can be mean if I want to.

Allison is going to transfer over from another team. There was a lot of tension there, between her and another woman…the other one was jealous of her, but it’s their loss and our gain.

I like the descriptions of Randy to Ebenezer!

Very nice job! Write more soon!

*I'm sensing more building up on J/S moments!!!!!!!!!!

Webgoof, I'm really enjoying this from Lucy's perspective. You're bringing on the whole team and her thoughts. I love it.

Yea Webgoof, excuses, excuses! I am really loving this story! It's great coming from Lucy's perspective and you are having fun with it which makes it fun for us! Can't wait for more! Oh Jack and Sue

I'm thinking of starting a Christmas sotry myself. I've never done one before so I'm trying to learn all the excuses I can come up with for not keeping up with my posts.

I'm so glad I finally came over and read this, Webgoof!! You've done an amazing job capturing Lucy's POV, and I absolutely love her plan! Big surprise there I also like the little cameos you've snuck into your story....very fitting. I look forward to reading more once the Advent begins!

Sidenote to Smiler: Yes, as I was beginning to read this, I thought that a diary-style from Lucy's POV sounded awfully familiar. I can't wait to see what Plan B is, Lynne!

Wednesday, December 8, 2004
Dear Diary,

Today was a blast! I think that if I wasn’t trying to hook Jack up with Sue that I would try to hook him up with Allison. She was so enchanted with the poor man. Another friend of hers was there too…name is Jacynthe…really sweet woman.

It is so amazing how little I have seen of D.C. even though I live here! The tour was very enjoyable, and now when Jacynthe goes back to Montreal after Christmas, she can tell all her friends over there that not only did she see the memorials and monuments, but she had a real-life F.B.I. agent as a tour guide.

I have most of my presents wrapped, so I will concentrate on Jack and Sue tonight. She went out to walk Levy before bed. I think that She really enjoyed the DeafWest Theatre Production, but she won’t fall for the same trick twice. I will have to think of something good to get them alone together more….

She is back. We are planning on watching a movie tonight, so I’ll close this up for now.

Web

This is wonderful, so Lucy like.

and yeah she can fix me up with an agent anytime she wants!

I loved that she bought Myles a copy of a christmas Carol!

keep it coming WG!

Bravo! And glad to know my alter-ego is sweet. I'm sure she makes up for the times I am not.

Please add more soon!

hehe. Clever way to bring Allison and Jacynthe into the story. Keep up the awesome work! This is lots of fun to read.

That's our Lucy, always the matchmaker and coming up with a plan. Great job webgoof! Looking forward to more!

Considering I'll be out of pocket tomorrow, and perhaps the next several days, I thought i'd post today. (Thought more likely than not, I'll be here driving you all crazy rather than being "OOP")

Thursday, December 9, 2004
Dear Diary,

I had a brilliant idea this morning! I asked Sue about it, and she loved it! We will host an office Christmas party. I asked the team when we got to the bullpen, and they all agreed that Saturday the eighteenth is a good day for them, and that they could have their Christmas shopping done by then. (We usually pass out the presents the last day of work before Christmas Day, this time we’ll do that at the party. It makes it easier on me because I wont have to wait so long! ) In fact they all said that they were either done, or almost done. All except Bobby that is. He hasn’t een started his shopping yet. (Why am I not surprised?)

Sue is on the TTY with Troy right now. She tells me that he will spend Christmas with his brother and his family. I am glad.

ohh cant wait for the christmas party!!!

LOL! Poor Bobby; he's such a guy! (No offense, wg)

Glad to see another post, and I hope you aren't away from this crazy place too long!

What an enjoyable read, Webgoof. You've captured Lucy perfectly. Great job!