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Labels ring, are you listening?

In the lane,

snow is glistening A beautiful sight, we're happy tonight

We're walking in a winter wonderland

Brothers toys.

All of our fantastic flyer toys will be soaring into stores next year. Oh,

sounds like a good reason to stay on Santa's nice list, right?

Definitely.

Bye. Bye.

All right, Captain Christmas, back to work.

George, this is work.

We've got a max range problem. Watch.

And if kids are going to be using this, I've got to make sure the land of

recovery goes smoothly.

I've got to make sure this deal goes smoothly.

We've got a conference call with Hennessy in 15.

Wait, that's today?

Little brother, this year I'm getting you a day planner for Christmas. The one

you gave me last year?

Yeah, but this year you're going to use it.

Good luck with that.

Come on.

I can't thank you enough, Lydia. I don't know what I would have done without

you. Oh, I'm glad I could help.

Help? You're amazing.

Ever since I started this new job, I feel like I've been running in circles.

One week with you, showing me how to organize everything, and I feel like I

finally catch my breath again.

Well, it's all about strategizing and getting your ducks in a row. That's what

help people do.

And just in time for Christmas, too.

Well, hopefully you can enjoy your Christmas a little bit better now. Oh,

worry. I will, thanks to you. Merry Christmas, Kay. Merry Christmas.

Thanks for waiting, gentlemen.

Here's Mr. Hennessy.

Good morning, George, Robert. How are you fellas doing?

Just fine, Mr. Hennessy. How's the holiday season treating you and our

superstore? Well, as I always say, you take care of business, and business will

take care of you. And Hennessy's off to a great start this Christmas. You can

look forward to an even better holiday next year when you're stocking Trent

Brother toys in all of your stores.

We're very excited to share our new line with you when you come to visit in

February. Well, that's why I'm calling, fellas. I have decided to get a jump on

choosing my new vendors for next year.

When you say jump, you mean... I'll be flying out to see you on the 22nd. Wait,

December 22nd? My wife will join us for supper, and then we're off to see the

grandkids for Christmas Eve.

Oh, I hope the short notice isn't going to be a problem. Problem?

No. What?

Absolutely not. December 22nd is perfect.

Yeah, yeah, George and I were just saying, it's too bad Mr. Hennessy can't

during the holidays.

That way you can come see the new line of toys, and you and your wife can join

us for Christmas dinner. Right. I mean, we are a family business.

What could be better than a traditional family Christmas dinner?

And you can meet my kids, too.

Oh, great kids.

You're going to love them.

And Robert's house will be perfect for Christmas dinner. Well, you know, that

sounds like a fine idea, fellas. I mean, we're all about family here at

Hennessy's. Sheila and I, well, we'll be there with bells on. Great.

Yay. We'll see you fellas in two weeks.

Can't wait.

My house? What was I supposed to say? My place is still a construction site.

It's never going to be ready in time for Christmas. Okay, but we can take the

Hennessy's to a nice restaurant.

Are you kidding? You heard the man.

Hennessy's is all about family. I heard.

Bobby, I'm sorry.

I just wasn't thinking.

It's all right.

I just... I'll be fine.

Listen, maybe a restaurant's not a bad idea.

George, look, you're right.

Hennessy is expecting a family dinner, and that's what we have to give him.

Yeah, but I can tell him something.

Look, we have a real opportunity here to impress Hennessy and get our toys in

over 300 of his stores. Let's make the most of it. It would be nice not to have

to skate by for a change.

Skating.

I gotta get Thomas to practice.

Everything is gonna be fine.

I'm not going anywhere without these.

It's all good. Don't worry about a thing.

Why would I worry?

That is that, Lydia. I love what you've done. This is the best...

Christmas present ever.

Oh, I'm happy to do it for you. I am so lucky that my best friend is the most

brilliant professional organizer on the planet. Oh, maybe not on the planet. I

still don't know how you do it.

When it comes to organizing, every space is different. You just have to learn to

read the signs. Take you and Eric, for example.

In a marriage, you have to make choices.

And I am here to help you get rid of the things you don't need and make room for

the things you want.

So there's a place for things you love.

And space for the things that he loves.

And a special place for the things that you love together.

This app of yours is amazing.

I'm so glad you're using it. And don't just use the calendar. You should use

reminders, too. Well, right now it's reminding me that I need to get to the

store to help Eric open.

The Christmas shopping rush is in full swing.

Why don't you come with me? You can listen to me brag to Eric about how

incredible you are. Well, maybe just for a minute.

Let's go.

Okay, here we go. I'm sorry I was late, guys.

Work always gets a little... Crazy this time of the year? Yeah, exactly.

I mean, you were in the toy business. Christmas is your busiest time.

I've mentioned this before.

Once or twice.

But did you remember to pick up the stuff to make Christmas cookies for my

party? Cookies, right.

You said you were going to bake them just like Mom used to.

Absolutely. Absolutely. We will, buddy.

All right.

We all set?

All right. Go have fun.

So, how was school today?

Okay. You know, everyone's all excited about Christmas.

Sure. Haven't you heard?

It's the most...

Wonderful time of the year.

Gotta get some new material, Dad.

I'll work on it.

It's gonna be so great hanging out with you guys during the break.

Making cookies, decorating the tree.

Oh, and not to mention I get to see a certain someone in the Christmas

play. I told you.

Miss Cafferty cast me a Santa's head out.

Mm -hmm. And it's great.

It's a big part.

A lot of lines.

Thinking I would just let someone else do it.

Well, I... I kind of thought you liked being in the play.

It's no big deal.

No big deal? Well, it is to me.

Really? Are you kidding?

Can't wait to see you up there bossing all those other elves around.

Not that kind of head elf, Dad.

Oh, all right.

Well, you know, maybe I can come watch rehearsal on Monday, and then after I

help you with your lines.

Aren't you too busy, Dad?

Honey, I am never too busy for you or your brother, okay?

Oh, I need a hat for my costume.

All right, well, then tomorrow we'll go out and we'll find a hat that's just

right for Santa's not -too -glossy head elf. Sounds great.

All right.

I have a great idea to help you and Eric stay organized after the holidays.

A set of stacking bins labeled for all your Christmas decorations.

I love this time of year.

Me too.

You know, tomorrow I have to pick up some things for another client. I could

you those bins while I'm there. Or you could stop organizing for a second and

take in this beautiful Christmas cheer.

I just have to put in one more thing. Oh! Honey, you are a genius, but even

Einstein took time off now and then. What? I take time off.

Seriously, though, you know that my whole life is in that phone, right? That

right there, that can't be good.

Dividing your whole life into a bunch of neat little squares? For your

information, they aren't squares.

Yeah, they're modules. That sounds much better.

Uh, hey, who's Tony?

Uh, nobody. He's just a client.

Dinner and a movie.

Since when do you go out with clients? Okay, can I have my phone back, please?

You've been on a date. Oh, come on. Don't say it like that.

Come on, tell.

The movie was good.

Let me guess. He doesn't know that Sirius is the name of a... Darn, his

organizing is wearing socks that match.

Yeah, not to mention he called me Linda all night. Even after I reminded him my

name is Lydia, he said I look like a Linda.

Oh, sorry.

No, that's okay.

Some things in life you just can't organize, and that includes a promising

relationship. Well, that doesn't mean you stop looking. No, no, I'm pretty

that's exactly what that means.

Now, one question is, what kind of hat would Santa's head elf wear?

Does it jingle so everyone knows when she's arrived on the stage?

No.

Or does it light up the room like the beautiful girl who's buried it?

Dad, you need an elf hat, Dad.

Okay, I want the truth.

Does this make my head look big?

A little bit.

Dad, don't forget, we still have to get the stuff to make cookies.

Dad? Cookies, absolutely.

Next on our list.

And we are really busy.

I mean, not only do we have Thomas' Christmas party, we have your play, and

have a very important guest coming for early Christmas dinner.

Who? None other than the big boss himself of Hennessy's at this door.

And we are going to cook him an awesome Christmas feast.

At our house?

Yeah, why not?

I mean, sure, we have too much to plan, not enough time, and it's going to be

totally crazy, but it's going to be fun.

Which is why I need to talk to one of the engineers for a second. So you guys

keep looking for hats.

Give me a sec.

Okay.

Garrett. Hey, what's going on?

A range extender would definitely give this flight more height.

But what about the extra weight?

Let me work that out here.

Oh.

He gets a little distracted when it comes to his toys.

I hope he's been a good boy this year.

He tries.

Okay, okay.

That is 758 grams, which still works with our thrust -to -weight vector.

Great. Yeah, I'll be there in a few hours.

Okay. Too much to do.

I'm sorry, were you going to buy that? No, no, no problem. But I do tend to pay

a little more attention when I hear words like, uh, too much to do.

The secret to every busy life is organization.

Uh -huh. And the best way to get organized is to get some help.

And you are a professional organizer.

Lydia Evans. Hi.

Hi. They really have professional organizers?

Sure. Just someone who helps make someone else's life a little easier.

Oh. Well, I appreciate it, but I think I have everything under control.

You do?

We need to go get the stuff for Thomas' cookies.

Happy holidays.

You too.

Bye. Hey, you found a hat.

Yeah, you like it? Yes. All right, come on, hop on, let's go.

When you're arranging a room, remember that the poinsettia plant you get for

Christmas prefers direct sunlight.

Don't let the leaves pop.

That a boy.

Hey, Thomas.

Good job.

Aha, take that.

What's she going to do now, ladies and gentlemen?

Hey, George.

What's up?

Yeah.

No, just a second.

That's all I got.

Let's just make sure it works before we worry about the cost, George.

Okay.

I'll talk to you tomorrow.

Dad, it's your move.

Hey. Wait a minute.

How did this happen?

Hey, step away for one second.

All right, I'm going to get you now.

Love you, Mom.

Okay, so you're going home with your buddy Doug after school.

Yep. Bye, Dad.

Bye. Love you. Have a good day.

And I will see you after school for rehearsal.

Okay. Bye.

Oh, Dad.

Thanks.

You're going to be great.

It's a great idea, George.

If we add these range extenders, the price goes up $20 a unit. Okay, trust

When these hit the shelves, we'll more than make upward in sales. If we get

into Hennessy's stores.

Speaking of which, while you're working out the menu, I found out Hennessy's

wife is a vegetarian.

What? Now, she doesn't mind the traditional Christmas dinner. Just make

doesn't go home hungry.

Ah, great.

Thanks.

Glazed parsnip, chestnut, and feta loaf.

Beetroot and shallot tart.

Ready for a test drive?

Are you kidding? Absolutely.

Garrett, you did it, man.

Every kid in the country is going to want a Santa story play under their

Hey, you're the genius.

I'm just one of Santa's elves.

Elves.

Oh, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

I got to go.

No, no.

I am so sorry.

It's okay. No, no, it's not okay. I promised you I'd be here, and I just got

busy again. I told you, Dad.

It's no big deal.

Hey, kiddo.

You ready to run lines?

It's okay, Dad.

Hey, buddy.

What you drawing?

Just like Mom.

Hey, don't you worry. We're going to make those cookies for your class.

Amelia says you're too busy.

No, we're going to make them.

Just like Mom used to.

Lydia Evans.

Hi. Yeah, this is Robert Trent calling.

We met yesterday at Hennessy.

All right.

Well, we actually didn't meet. I was with my kids, and I was the guy who

commentated your whiteboard.

Mm -hmm.

Too much to do and not enough time?

Yeah, that's me.

Well, I hope you're not calling to get your equation back because I erased it.

Oh, yeah.

Yeah, no, no.

Actually, I was looking at your website, and...

Well, let's just say that I might have been a bit optimistic about having

everything under control.

How optimistic?

Extremely. And with the holidays, you've got a lot more on your plate right now.

Well, it's more like a platter, but yeah.

Anyway, I was thinking that maybe you might have some time to help me, you

get organized.

Yeah, I've got some time. How about tomorrow morning, say 9 .30?

That would be great.

Good. Just text me your address.

Absolutely. And thank you, Lydia.

Thank you.

See you tomorrow.

Yeah, I'll see you tomorrow.

I am so sorry. I wanted to get back here and clean up before you got here, but I

couldn't find Thomas' gloves.

Em needed help with their lines, and then I had to drop them off at school.

And my brother, he thinks the per unit cost and the range extenders... Robert,

take a deep breath.

Would you like to come in?

Sure. Okay.

Oh, keys in the car.

Oh, yeah.

Like I said, it's been a crazy morning.

It's okay, Robert. I'm here to help.

So, how bad is it? No, you're asking the wrong questions. You should be asking,

where do we start?

Okay, where do we start?

Well, first, tell me about your goals.

My goals.

Well, I'm a single dad, and I've just been so busy.

At work, that I've really dropped the ball with my kids, and lately it just

keeps getting worse. Well, it's a huge step in realizing that. So less work,

more time with your kids is a great goal. I can help you with that.

Anything else?

Well, I have an important potential client coming to dinner on December

It's 12 days.

So do you always write everything down?

Lesson number one in organizing, write it down.

Should I write that down?

Yeah.

Can't hurt.

So how long have you been doing this?

About four years.

What, were you, like, tired of all your disorganized friends being late all the

time? Actually, I've always been a very meticulous person, even when I was a

little girl.

Right. Well, so this client is visiting the office, and he's coming here for a

very special holiday dinner, which is why it's important that it goes really

well.

So what do you do?

Oh, I'm...

I'm a toy maker. I make toys. Really?

Look, Rudolph,

say hello to the nice lady.

Hello to the nice lady.

Wow, that's really cool. Thanks.

Yeah, my brother and I, we own a small toy company.

Trent Brothers Toys. Oh, I've seen that job downtown.

Yeah, yeah, that's us.

We're trying to get our toys into Hennessy. That's the client who's coming

dinner. Which is why this is so important.

Sounds like you called me just in time.

On to the first order of business. The secret to every busy life is

organization.

See, I was listening. Listening is one thing. Figuring out how to do it is

another.

So dinner is on the 23rd, and that's 12 days from now. It's very manageable.

I'm glad you think so.

Well, it's manageable with my 3C system.

Contain, concentrate, control.

Control. Now, I like the sound of that one.

So when can you start?

Well, it's we, actually.

Your life, we're organizing.

But I'm the one who made the mess.

Well, you're about to learn how to unmake it.

All right.

Crash.

Recycle.

Giveaway.

And... I am so going to read those someday.

Any questions?

Okay. We're going to start in here.

So... Family game drawer.

Oh, great. Well, every family has one.

I'm an awesome checkers player, by the way, in case you were wondering.

And junk drawer, also very normal. Every house has one.

That's the drawer for the junk that doesn't fit in the junk drawer.

We never open that drawer.

So, I'll start in here, and why don't you start out here.

You, um, you know, you're having a holiday dinner. We should focus on your

Christmas cheer, and that starts with the tree.

Well, we kind of have our own system for decorating the tree. It's a lot of fun,

and the kids love it. And I want to hear all about that. I want you to try my

way. I know you'll be very happy with it.

I should...

Are you writing that down, too? Just a quick note.

Problem?

I forgot about a meeting, and I'm never going to make it downtown in time. Why

don't you Skype in from here?

Of course. Yeah, I can do that. Yeah, that'll work. Okay, well, go ahead. I'll

press on in here. Okay, great.

You know what?

Do you see what I mean? I mean, even when I try to get organized, I just mess

things up.

Life is messy, Robert, especially one as busy as yours.

Don't worry.

We're going to do this one step at a time.

Thanks.

Yeah.

You know, with this, it's like I'm practically there.

Just a bit bigger and more ominous.

Okay, okay, fine.

But no skipping out during the boring parts like last time.

Who, me?

It's a good thing you're my brother.

I'm going to turn it over to Garrett.

Hey, Garrett.

Hey.

Oh, sorry.

It took a little longer than expected, but it was productive and good.

What did you do?

Oh, it's my tried and true system called Cluster, not Clutter. And, you know, I

just wanted to give it a little more of a Christmas theme. What do you think?

You should have asked me first.

Oh, well, I don't... Yeah, they just haven't been moved in a long time.

Hey,

that's home.

Hey, guys.

Hey, how was school, huh?

Whoa, what happened in here? This is weird.

Amelia, Thomas, you remember Lydia? We met her at Hennessy's.

Oh, yeah, you're the professional organizer.

That's me. Hi. Now, Lydia's helping me organize and get ready for our big

holiday dinner.

Look it.

Yeah, I know. It's a little different, but we can put it back the way it was.

No, no, I like it.

Sort of like a snuggle of Christmastown.

Well, we made some good progress today, so same time tomorrow?

Sure. Okay.

Nice to see you guys again. Bye.

See you tomorrow. Bye.

You guys hungry? Want a little snack?

Come on.

I love the way the snow makes everything feel so peaceful.

Probably try something a little different today.

Okay.

I think we got a little off track yesterday.

And sometimes it's good to step back, get a little perspective.

Perspective? Mm -hmm.

Yeah. It's going to be good. Trust me.

So, yesterday I told you about my 3C system.

Yeah.

Contain, concentrate, control.

Right, and we did pretty good with contain and control.

Now, today we're going to work on your concentration.

Believe me, I spend almost every minute of every day concentrating.

You still feel overwhelmed?

Yeah, to say the least.

That's because gaining control means you have to concentrate on one thing at a

time. Concentrating on one thing at a time just leaves everything else getting

messier. Not necessarily.

It's a way to try something.

Okay.

Now, I want you to look at that snowman's nose for one minute.

What? Don't take your eyes off that carrot for 60 seconds, no matter what.

Okay, you're serious.

Put yourself in your focus box.

Do you have a cute name for everything?

I like to think it helps make organizing a little more fun.

Okay.

I'm in the focus box.

If you say you're in your focus box, then you're not actually in your focus

Anyone ever tell you have way too many rules? Every day.

Yeah.

Focus.

All right. Okay. You ready?

Mm -hmm. All right.

Go.

Oh, for a second.

That focus box is a lot

trickier than it sounds.

Well, maybe the phone shouldn't count.

The phone counts.

The cookies count.

The festival play counts. The Christmas dinner counts.

Isn't that the problem, right?

Everything counts.

The snow globes count.

Robert, it's all right. No, no. I'm really sorry the way I acted.

It kind of threw me as well.

The snow globes belonged to Molly, my wife.

And she always arranged them in the order that she got them.

It was like a running joke since we got married.

Except that was the way she left them before she passed away.

I'm sorry.

How could you know?

All right, so look.

Tell me what it is that stresses you out the most about this Christmas dinner.

Other than the fact that mac and cheese is a delicacy in our house?

Oh, see, that's the next step.

Finding the right recipe.

Come on, I'll show you.

You know, I could just pull a couple of recipes off the Internet.

Where is the tradition in that? What do you mean?

A cookbook, Robert. One you can keep for years and everyone looks forward to the

same recipes every holiday.

Not to mention the memories that come from every stained and torn page.

Before you know it, you will be teaching your kids how to make Dad's special

Christmas stuffing.

Huh. I never really thought of it that way. Yeah, there's a lot more to

organizing your life than just decorating a house.

Oh, hey, check it out.

Robert, focus box. When I was a kid, I had one just like this.

This is the reason I started making toys.

An astronomy book?

Yeah, yeah. When I was Thomas' age, my dad, he gave me a telescope for

Christmas. And one night, we got all bundled up and we went outside to look

the Winter Circle.

The what? The Winter Circle. It's also called the Winter Hexagon.

It's an asterism. A lot of people confuse it with a constellation, but

It's a smaller cluster of stars. Oh, I never knew that.

Yeah. Anyway, that night, I saw this star in the Winter Circle that was so

bright. And my dad told me it's called Sirius. The dog star. Yeah. You know it,

the dog star. It's the brightest star in the night sky.

Right. What does this have to do with toy making?

Oh, right.

Well, the dog star is like 51 .6 trillion miles away from Earth. And I

years old, so naturally I had to go there.

So I figured the only way I could do that is if I built my own rocket ship.

started making models so that eventually I could make a real one.

And in the meantime, my brother George, who's like the ultimate salesman, he

starts talking him up to all our friends. And then the next thing you

every kid on the block has a Trent Brothers rocket ship.

And here I am. And here you are.

Oh,

Thomas, he's going to like this for Christmas.

Hey, let's go find that vegetarian Christmas cookbook.

The brightest star.

So, how's it going with your new client?

Oh, progressing along.

Progress like he's listening and getting it, or I can't wait for this to be over

progress. Well, you know, he's a single dad with two kids he adores.

And he has his own business, and he's got a big Christmas dinner coming up for

client.

But I think he would just rather go to his son's hockey practice and his

daughter's play.

Let the rest of the world fend for itself.

I think he's feeling really overwhelmed.

Well, he's lucky you came along.

Did you know that the winter circle where Sirius is located is actually an

asterism and not a constellation?

Where did that come from?

Robert told me.

Oh, he knows where Sirius is. That sounds promising.

He's a client, Pam.

Yet here you are in your greenhouse, staring at the stars.

I gotta go.

Bobby, didn't you hear me knocking? Shh, I'm in my focus box.

What?

My focus box.

My professional organizer has a 3C system, and one of the fees is

Okay, is there seriously such a thing as a professional organizer?

Uh -huh, and her name is Lydia.

Her name is Lydia?

So how long has Lydia been professionally organizing your life?

Since you offered my house to hand a fee for Christmas dinner.

All right.

So, uh...

Is she helping?

Yesterday we bought a cookbook.

And buying a cookbook makes you smile like that.

Smile like what?

I'm just saying that she's helpful.

She's coming over later to help me straighten up the kitchen. Any chance

could help you straighten up your office?

How does he can't see it like this?

Would you just relax? Everything's going to be fine.

Hello?

Yes, that's Mr. Trent.

Oh, okay. No, thanks for letting me know. I'm on my way.

At least that play rehearsal's not feeling well. I gotta go get her.

Well, uh, call if you need anything.

Well, you don't have a fever, which is good.

How's your tummy feel? A little better, I guess.

But when you went to play rehearsal, it felt kind of weird?

Maybe I'm getting a cold or something.

You know, if you get a cold, you might not be able to be in the play.

I know.

I'm no doctor, but I don't think it's a cold.

What is it? I think what your sister has is a bad case of the jitters.

Is it contagious?

Well, it can be, but in this case, I think I have the perfect remedy.

Say this five times fast.

Chris Kringle climbs countless Christmas chimneys.

Dad. No, trust me. Trust me. With Mr. Hennessey coming to Christmas dinner,

the only way I get over my jitters.

Really? Yeah.

Let's say it together.

Chris Kringle climbs countless Christmas chimneys. Chris Kringle climbs

countless Christmas chimneys. Chris Kringle climbs countless Christmas

Chris Kringle climbs countless Christmas chimneys. Come on in.

Hi. Lydia, Lydia, hi.

Oh, Amelia has a really important role in the Christmas festival play, and

just helping her get over a slight case of the jitters.

Oh, well, I do know that it's always better to be more prepared, which is why

I'm here to help your dad.

And today is Operation Kitchen Clutter.

Dad, you said you were going to make Christmas cookies for my party tomorrow.

You know, there is a cookie recipe in here that I used to make every year with

my mom for school.

And what better way to get over kitchen jitters than to make cookies, right?

Agreed. Yeah?

Okay. To the kitchen!

The best gift for me

is our home sweet home. Not the things we buy.

All the pretty gifts and both.

Thank you. Thank you.

I actually can't remember the last time I laughed that much. Although we did

fall a little behind in our schedule. Well, we'll finish the kitchen tomorrow,

and then we'll start on those closets.

Closets? Oh, I can't wait.

Yeah, see, that's the spirit.

Hey, that cookbook you brought, that's what you were talking about at the

bookstore, part of your Christmas traditions?

Yeah, belonged to my mother. A gardener and a cook, a woman of many talents.

Yeah, it was just her and I when I was growing up, and I learned a lot from

Man, every torn page, every spill in that cookbook.

It's just memories I treasure.

Christmas around your house must have been some kind of feast.

Yeah, I used to love making Christmas dinners.

Not anymore?

Not recently, no.

Oh, I'm sorry. It's none of my business.

Let's just say my ex -boyfriend wasn't exactly the home for the holidays type.

No, he's lost.

Well, I should... Yeah.

Me too.

Cookies don't have to be perfect.

They just have to taste good.

Is that a bet?

Hey, that was a gift from my sweet Aunt Ruth.

What did you ever do to her?

I happen to be her favorite nephew, and she'd be very disappointed if I gave

that away.

Well, you'll still have this one.

Also from Aunt Ruth.

Oh, boy.

Aunt Ruth?

Oh, no, no, I bought that one for myself.

the way it goes with my eyes.

Daddy?

Hey, sweetie, what's up? Um, Dad, could Lydia help me clean out my closet?

Oh, honey, you don't have to. I'd be happy to.

Okay.

You know, my mom used to help me pick out which clothes to give to charity.

Mine, too.

Do a lot of stuff like that.

I was like an amazing person.

You were.

But that's pretty awesome too. It's just sometimes he forgets a lot.

And it's pretty good.

Well, that's why I'm here. So he has more time for you and Thomas.

When I saw this snow globe on the piano, I decided it was my favorite.

My dad gave it to my mom for Christmas, the year I was born.

He would bring it to all my school plays, like a good luck charm, and I

get nervous.

And your dad will be at your play, too, and I bet that he will bring that snow

globe.

He didn't come last year.

He was working.

I know he feels bad about it.

Please don't say anything.

Well, don't worry.

He's going to be there.

Because you and Thomas are more important than anything in the world to

Thanks, Lydia.

So it's just a prototype, but I loaded my app on your phone.

And now it makes a great calendar, but you can also use it to set up reminders

for some of your jobs.

Like I went ahead and some of the ones we talked about.

Like organize the closet.

So.

When you are done with the job, you check the box, it moves down, and the

one moves into its place.

What do you think?

Looks great.

It's not rocket science, but it'll help keep you organized.

I think it's really cool how it looks like a checkerboard.

Yeah, that's why I call it checkboard. You just keep checking off the boxes.

You really do have a cute name for everything, don't you?

The whole purpose of this is to give you more time for that.

Well, then I'm going to use it.

Get Thomas to hockey practice.

Now. That's the idea.

Let's go, guys. Hockey practice.

Okay, let's go.

See you tomorrow.

Bye. Have fun at the rink, Thomas.

Oh,

and we'll have to get started on that menu tomorrow.

I'll put it on the app, along with the kids' schedule for the week. Okay.

Hey, guys.

George,

hey.

Lydia, this is my brother George.

George, this is Lydia, the professional organizer I told you about. Nice to meet

you. So, this is the miracle worker who's going to save our bacon.

Oh, I don't know about that.

So, what's going on? Everything okay?

Yeah, yeah, except I'm trying to put together this pitch for Hennessy without

business partner around.

Thought I'd run a few ideas past you.

Dad? What?

Well, I gotta take Thomas to practice and well, I promised these guys that we

would skate to Celebrate the beginning of winter break Bobby. This is kind of

important You could talk at the rink I mean couldn't you that's a great idea

we say uncle George I mean, it's been a while since you got to hang out with

these two anyway Yeah, sure sure.

Okay. I'll meet you there. I see you there.

Okay get the car Lydia

Come with us. What?

Help keep me in that focus box.

Sure.

I'll follow you. Great.

Okay, so I've worked out a whole schedule.

We're going to meet at the plant, but I think we should do a demo of the Santa's

light as soon as Hennessy gets there.

After that, we can show them all the toys. I need a list from you. You just

your charming self. And then, dinner.

How many are we going to have for dinner?

Bobby, are you cutting this? Yeah, I got it, George. I need you on board.

Yeah, I'm on board. We'll have dinner. He's a vegetarian.

Don't forget. Dad, look!

Yeah!

Hey,

nice work, big guy.

Yeah, you look great out there, Thomas.

Thanks. Hey, Dad, can we go skating now?

Yeah, sure, go.

Want to skate with us, Uncle George?

Like I passed up a chance to show off my triple luck.

I'm in.

Hey, Lydia, come skating with us.

No,

I haven't skated in years.

No, no more work. Come on, let's get you some skates. He'll be right there. Come

on, trust me, it's fun, it's fun.

You've got to believe me. It works.

It's the third C in your system. Control.

Trust me, it works.

Just try it.

Okay. Criss, cringles, slimes. Do you know how to help this Christmas to me?

Yes. Okay.

Criss, cringles, slimes.

It's a complete disaster.

Oh, well... And absolutely wonderful.

It must feel like Christmas every day in here. Yeah, kind of.

You know, it's just not, um, so focus box, right? I don't know how you get

anything done. It's so disorganized.

I know where everything is.

Robert. Okay, maybe you can't see it, but look, I've spent years trying to get

everything exactly the way I like it.

And all due respect to your system, wouldn't you get a lot more done if we

straightened up a little bit?

Why does everything always have to be so organized with you? Well, I mean,

that's what I do. Well, maybe everything doesn't have to fit into those little

squares of yours. Modules. The point is, okay, let's say I straighten things up

around here. Great.

Then I would need to keep everything neat, right?

Yeah, that's the general idea.

Ah, but if I have to keep everything neat, then it's going to take a lot of

time, which would mean that I would have less time to get things done, wouldn't

it? Okay.

The point of fact is, I've already organized my office.

We don't need to change anything.

You like it like this.

Yes, I love it.

I mean, when I'm in here, I get all kinds of ideas coming at me. And I feel

I can build any toy that a kid could possibly imagine.

And it doesn't matter if it's neat or not. What matters most is the look on

their face at Christmas morning.

Just like the look on your face when you walked in here right now.

Like,

like... Okay, yeah, check this out.

Santa's sleigh.

No.

Santa's thawing sleigh.

Watch. Okay.

Yeah, come here. Oh. Yeah.

What?

You made that?

Like it?

Okay, you're amazing.

So are you.

I mean, you just, you've made such a difference.

You know, with...

Organizing the house and everything.

Thanks. Hey, look at this.

All right.

All I need you to do is just clap.

What? Yeah, clap like you're at a play or something.

Every Christmas, my mother would take me to see the Nutcracker, and my favorite

part was the dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy.

You know, she always said that it was because of ballerinas that I was

the neatest kid anyone ever saw.

I always wanted everything just right.

Just like at the ballet, organized.

You know, maybe sometimes disorganized

is exactly what you need.

Hey, Em, what do you think?

Roasted garlic, green beans, or snow peas?

Snow peas.

Done. Dad?

Yeah, bud?

All aboard.

Let's go.

Go, go, go. Story time.

Christmas Eve is almost here, but there's one big problem.

Santa's list of good boys and girls is missing.

Without that list, how will Santa know where to deliver the toys?

And if Santa doesn't deliver the toys on Christmas...

And if Santa

doesn't deliver the toys on Christmas...

Looks the same.

I thought you were going to organize him.

You can't organize creativity, George. You can't?

It's spontaneous.

It doesn't come out neat and controlled. It's jumbled and exciting and messy.

This is what Mr. Hennessy should see.

What she said.

Can you do anything about him?

Okay, what is that supposed to mean?

I think he means that we should add a little business attire to your wardrobe.

But this is my business attire.

I know just the place.

Oh, that's nice. How's that feel?

Like I'm wearing a straight jacket.

You look nice for a guy wearing a straight jacket.

Why don't we take a look at some ties?

Okay. Okay.

Oh, ho, ho.

And, you know, how about something like this?

Okay.

More subtle.

I like it.

Subtle's good.

Okay, so I can glaze the ham and then soak the cranberries the night before.

Right, just be sure and put the cranberries in first thing so they have

gel. Right.

Oh, there is a market on 16th that has organic parsnips for Mrs. Hennessey's

feta loaf.

Oh, feta loaf.

Yeah. Should my hands be sweating like this?

You're going to be fine, Robert.

Oh, you know what I need? I need a test run. A what?

A test run, like I do with my toys, just to work out all the bugs.

Robert, that's brilliant.

A test run dinner, yeah. We should do it tomorrow night, see what the kids think

of the food.

Well, actually, it's pizza and movie night with our Uncle George, so they

be there, but it's kind of a tradition. It's a wonderful life.

Well, we could have dinner just the two of us.

Well, yeah, a test run dinner.

Just as if you could, you know, for Hennessy and then the store.

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Okay.

All right, so we're all set.

All set.

Okay, so then the...

I love parsnips.

I need to let it gel.

So it's not a date?

No, it's business.

So why are you so worried about what you're wearing?

I'm not worried. I just, you know, spending the evening with him. I just

look nice.

That sounds like a date.

Well, it's not.

Because I'm good at business and I am lousy at dates, so this is definitely

a date.

I just know that as an organized person, I may not exactly mesh with someone.

Who's less organized?

Someone like... Robert,

maybe? It's not a date!

Okay. Sure. Yeah.

Hi.

Hi. Wow.

You, uh... You look great.

Well, you clean up pretty good yourself.

Oh. Um...

I got you this centerpiece for your real dinner.

Well, fine.

We should... Oh, yeah.

Has it been enough?

That smells fantastic.

Once Hennessy tries this meal, he's going to

want more than just your toast. He's going to want the recipes.

It was okay?

He did great.

Come on.

Let's take a walk.

Work off some of this great meal.

Sure, yeah. Just give me a minute. I'm going to take these over. Well, Steve.

These will be here when we get back.

Okay, let's just do this quick before I change my mind.

Okay. Yes.

Okay.

You know what? You could save a lot of time if you put the ham in the oven

first, but just make sure you turn it down before the feta loaf. Okay, wait,

wait. Now, who is it that told me when you're at work?

be at work and when you're not i just i want this dinner to go so well for you i

know i know you do so uh what's on the agenda for tomorrow uh well the uh house

looks pretty good um dinner was great so yeah i i actually have um a

meeting with a new potential client in the morning oh well that's good i mean i

mean that's great yeah um but You know, you should call me anytime. Like,

whatever you need. Okay?

Yeah, thanks.

Okay.

Oh, hey.

Tree.

We never decorated it. No. I was going to show you how I do my... You're right.

Oh, you're right.

So, I guess you have to come tomorrow.

I guess so.

Oh, it stopped snowing.

Hey, uh, do you believe in signs?

Signs? Yeah.

Omens, portents of the future.

Not especially.

Yeah, me neither.

Except... Here he is.

Yeah.

It's got to mean something.

So the secret to decorating a tree is getting the order right.

It's light, garland, tinsel, and then ornament.

Well, we were hoping to show you our system for decorating a tree.

Oh, right.

Right. What is that for?

Pin the ornament on the tree.

Pin the ornament on the what?

You can go first.

Okay. This kind of sounds more like a game than a system.

Oh, yeah. I'm sorry.

All right. This is more fun than my sister. Right?

It's wonderful.

I need to get these guys to sleep.

really great kids.

Yeah, I'm very lucky.

No, luck has nothing to do with it. You're an amazing dad.

Some days are better than others.

Well, something tells me that those days are pretty hard to beat.

Yeah, I think Amelia is nervous about the play because I

missed it last year.

I was just...

Run it in ten different directions, and... I missed it.

I messed up big time.

And Molly, you know, their mom, she never missed a performance. I know.

She told me.

She did? Mm -hmm.

What'd she say?

Well, she didn't want to hurt your feelings, but she said that her mom was

always there with a special to know glove every play for good luck. Yeah,

she was. I, uh...

They bought it for her when Amelia was born.

Huh.

Not here.

Um... I was...

I wonder why she took it in there.

To remind her of everything it means to her.

And to you.

We can't tell you how excited we are to have you here with us, Mr. Hennessey.

Well, I'm real interested in seeing your operation.

You can tell a lot about a person by how they run the show.

Well, this is a workshop.

We are all tooled up to use wood, metal, 3D CAD and printing, laser cutters,

CNC, rotocasting. You know, fellas, I've seen all this before.

I'm not as interested in production as I am in concept.

Design? and prototype.

Then follow me, sir.

Well, this is the brain

center of the company.

Robert Salt.

I like it.

These are some of the toys we're working on.

And what is this?

We call that the Sugar Plum Fairy.

Yes, this is very special to us.

My wife loves the ballet and ballerinas.

It's very clever.

Remind me to tell Sheila about this.

Oh, I will.

And what is this?

That... That is Santa's soaring sleigh.

And we're sure this will be your best seller next Christmas.

The remote control will be your mobile device. This is the prototype.

May I? Please.

And with the added range extender, the sleigh can go higher, it can travel

further, and it can do a lot more tricks.

Maybe Mr. Hennessy would like to try it.

Oh, sure. Absolutely.

No, it looks a little complicated. My favorite toys were always the ones I

move myself.

Oh, it's a lot of fun.

And remote -controlled drones are very hot right now.

When you've been in the business as long as I have, you learn that hot can turn

cold real quick.

So...

What else do you have?

That's the big surprise. We were saving it to show you at dinner tomorrow night.

Oh? Yes, sir.

And when you see what Roberts got up his sleeve, you're not going to believe it.

Well, I hope so.

Yeah.

Well, I'm looking forward to it.

Why would you tell him that?

I'm all out of tricks, George. I got nothing left up my sleeve. There must be

something you can do here before tomorrow night. Yeah, I can cook

dinner and hope he changes his mind over a full stomach. He had them, too.

Did you see the look on his face when he saw that ballerina dancing?

And Lydia was absolutely right about your office, too. Oh, well, then maybe

should call Lydia and see if she has any more brilliant ideas.

What? What was it that Hennessy said he liked most about his favorite toys?

The ones he could move himself.

Yeah, and he's a family man You're smiling why are you smiling is that

good maybe

I'm sorry to just stop by like this, but I wanted to see how your meeting went.

Yeah, you know, jury's still out, but I think the Christmas dinner's going to be

the big test.

Oh, well, in that case, you've got nothing to worry about.

Well, thanks.

Come on in for a second. No, I'm actually running some errands for the

client, but I wanted to give you this.

What? For Christmas and to say thank you for the job.

You have to open it, though, before your big dinner.

Yeah, I will. I'll be. Let's go.

Hi, Lydia.

Come on, little brother. We still got a lot of work to do. I'll be right there.

You're working?

Yeah. It looks like we're going to be at it all night, too.

Come on in for a second. I'll show you what we're doing.

It's good.

Go ahead. Get back to work. It's obviously important.

What's wrong?

You know, I just thought that maybe after everything you did to find the

right... Balance between home and work. I thought that you would stick with it.

At least for the holidays.

No, wait a second. No, no, no. It's okay, really. I've been down this road

before. Road? What do you mean, road?

He wasn't a client, but it turned out the same. He was always talking about

leaving work at the office, you know? When push came to shove, it was always

about the work.

24 -7. Wait, wait. You don't understand.

But I do.

Wait, Lydia, hold on.

Hey, come see who it is.

Come in. Welcome.

Merry Christmas. Merry Christmas. Please, let me take your coats. Thank

Robert, George, this is my wife, Sheila. Honey, these are the fellows I was

telling you about.

Mrs. Hennessy? Sheila, please. It's so nice to meet you both. It's a pleasure.

Oh, this is my daughter, Amelia. That's my son, Thomas. Hi, nice to meet you.

Hi. Oh, your house is just lovely and so Christmassy. Thank you.

Oh, and what a beautiful poinsettia centerpiece.

Our friend Lydia gave it to us.

She grabbed them herself.

Did she?

Well, that makes it a very special gift.

Yes, sure does.

Oh, please, come in.

Take a seat.

Thank you for helping out. This is the only chance I've had to wrap Eric's

presents when he wasn't around.

Oh, sure.

So, did Robert like the tie?

He liked it at the store.

You didn't hang around to find out?

No, he was busy. He was doing some work at home.

He was working at the house the day before his big dinner?

Yeah. You know, shouldn't we get moving on this? Because Eric's going to be home

any minute.

I'm surprised Robert didn't invite you to the dinner the way you two hit it

He's a client, Pam.

I was hired to help him spend more time with his kids and get ready for a big

business dinner tonight.

What he does with that help is up to him. The job is over.

All right. Check it off the app. Move on.

Exactly. Yeah, sure. I mean, why would you have feelings about it one way or

other? Because he's smart, funny, definitely easy on the eyes. I know what

you're doing.

The question is, do you know what you're doing?

I was hired to organize his life, not get involved in it. Are you involved?

You know, for almost two weeks, I've seen him every day.

We spent all this time getting to know each other and...

Last night, all I could think was, I don't want it to end because the job is

over.

I was kind of getting used to all the confusion and the chaos.

Maybe even enjoying it a little bit.

His messy office, decorating the tree with a blindfold, walking together in

snow.

That sounds pretty good to me.

Yeah, and then he was working.

Like nothing had changed.

Trust me.

Whatever that was, everything's changed.

For both of you.

That was delicious.

Robert, you are a man of many talents. Thank you, sir. I'm happy you enjoyed

I did have a lot of help from these two.

And from Lydia.

And from Lydia.

You know, when we invited you to share part of your holiday with us, it was

because we wanted you to see for yourselves exactly how important family

us. Especially this time of year.

Well, we couldn't agree with you more.

Robert's kids are the most important part of his life.

And he's taken that love and he's put it at the heart of Trent Brothers Toys.

Young man, you have my undivided attention.

Thank you, George.

Well, Mr. Hennessey, as you've seen for yourself, many of our toys have all the

bells and whistles you could possibly imagine.

They fly, they talk, they dance.

But sometimes all of that just gets in the way of what really matters.

And sometimes all you really want is a game that you can play with family and

friends when you move around yourself, which is what the newest toy from the

Trent family is all about.

We call it the family game drawer.

Everybody's favorite conveniently in one place.

Well, an impressive use of technology, but we have family game board boxes.

Isn't that clever?

Well, I'll be.

It's compact, it's portable, and it holds 11 different board games.

Thomas.

May I?

Yeah, please.

Well, we do love board games.

So do we.

Mr. Hennessey, I started making toys because...

They inspired my imagination.

And I've kept making toys because, well, there is nothing better than watching

someone's face light up.

That's what special toys do.

People shop at my stores because they know, I'll see to it, that they find

they want and what they need. And a big part of that is being in business with

the right people.

As far as I can see, Trent Brothers' toys is a mighty fine combination of

tradition and innovation.

I would be proud to go into business with you two fellows.

Thank you, sir. Thank you.

Thank you so much.

That's what I was telling you about. Oh, it's adorable.

All right, my little bookworm.

Time to go to bed. You got a big day tomorrow.

Yeah.

Hey, listen, by the way, thank you so much for your help tonight. It was a

success. Yeah, no problem.

You okay?

Yeah, I guess.

I miss Mom too, honey.

I wish you would be here to see my play.

Yeah, me too.

And I know it's hard for you without her being there.

And I also know you're worried because I missed last year, but I promise you I'm

going to be there.

And I think even if we can't see her, Mom will be too.

I think so too.

Yeah.

You know, there's just one problem, though.

I can't find the snow globe that Mom used to bring with her. You know the one

I'm talking about, the Christmas one with the little girl and the fox inside?

Yeah. Yeah, I know where it is.

And, you know, I want to bring it, but... This one?

There it is.

You kept it safe, didn't you?

Yep.

I love you, Dad.

Hi. Hello. I know you're busy. I just wanted to drop this off.

Tenderbread, my favorite.

How do I rate? Just my way of saying thank you for being such a great friend.

By the way, my kitchen is a disaster area.

And that's good.

Yes, it is. I gotta go.

Merry Christmas.

Okay, come on, Em, your audience will wait.

Do I look okay?

Um, who are you?

Where's Amelia?

Thomas, how did this elf get in our house? I don't know.

Dad.

All right. Hey, I just need to make one quick stop on the way.

Be right back.

Okay, let's go.

Uncle George!

Uncle George!

Hey, here they are.

Oh, Amelia, you look great.

Thanks. Dad, I've got to go backstage.

Right, right. Go, go, go. You're going to be great. You're going to be great.

Love you.

Amelia's playing.

Hi there.

I was just getting Amelia's special snow globe.

Hey, I just texted you. Oh.

Yeah, I just really wanted to see you.

I didn't bring my phone.

Really? Well, it said that we closed the Hennessy deal. What?

Congratulations. Thanks.

Oh,

the play. Yeah, let's go. Come on.

problem.

Santa's Christmas list of good boys and girls is missing.

Without that list, how will Santa know where to deliver the toys?

And if Santa doesn't deliver the toys on Christmas...

the toys on Christmas, there will be a lot of sad children. It's up to us to

find that list.

Wake up now!

Follow us!

I definitely say this is a Christmas to remember.

It's thanks to you and your 3C system, you know.

And I also have to say that I think there's a fourth

big. There is?

Yeah.

See for change.

You've changed my life, Lydia.

You have absolutely changed mine.

You know,

12 days is not nearly enough time to spend with you.

I have a feeling we'll be starting a whole new calendar.