Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for December 16, 2019

Just be glad she didn’t want a hippopotamus for Christmas.

What about the pooper-scooper to go with it?

That child has mad skills. Don’t see many children that can lay brick like she is.

Did she consider Santa will just ring her doorbell instead??

She insured that Santa has the best possible flue shot.

You didn’t know little Suzie had been watching all those shows on HGTV, did you dad? She’s stronger than she looks. That kid is destined for greatness in something, mark my words.

Hope the roof holds up.

Oh great. Now aliens can land their space ships right inside your house.

I peeked in the parcel the wife got me for Christmas. It was a pair of spurs and a riding crop so I’m guessing pony…

There is still the issue of you being on the naughty list.

Hope you know how to roof as well. You’re going to have to remove the shingles from around it, install angle flashing and then counter flashing, and then re-shingle around it. (Not to mention that the chimney will now take up most of the living room…unless it tapers after it goes through the roofline. But then it would defeat the purpose of widening it because the pony wouldn’t fit past that point. Or am I over thinking this? :-P )

or even a hippopotamus…

Dang, girl. Bricklayers are well paid. You can buy your own herd o’ ponies.

Oy! It’s time someone tell her the truth…DAD? MOM?

Masonry + freezing = it’s a good thing it only has to last 9 more days.

Dad’s reaction: mortar-fied!!

might be a tad bit drafty in the house

Kid, you best wish Santa brings dad a pony.

And then Santa simply shoves the pony down, and it dies upon impact with the fireplace….

She asked for a pony, but all she got was deer poop. She must have been on the naughty list.

Who goes first; the pony or Santa?