by Stefany Smith

Created on: December 13, 2008

Setting: A suburban home in the middle of winter. It's late in the afternoon, after a big snow storm. Mrs. Smith is sitting in her kitchen drinking coffee with her neighbor, Mrs. Thomas. Their teenage daughters are enjoying their snow day.

Mrs. Smith: Well, I guess the weatherman is telling us it's time to take down these Christmas decorations.

Mrs. Thomas: Yeah, it's a perfect day to stay indoors. Would you like some help.

Mrs. Smith: Maybe, in a little while. Would you like some bannana bread to go with that coffee?

Mrs. Thomas: That'd be great. Say, have you heard about the big close-out up at the mall?

Mrs. Smith: No, who's going out of buisness? (Getting up to get the treat.)

Mrs. Thomas: There's a couple of the outlets up there. Guess they should've thought about the economy before opening shop last summer.

Mrs. Smith: Hey, bad for them...good for us. (cutting the bread and setting down a butter dish and plates.)

Mrs. Thomas: I'll drive if you want to take the girls up there. Sherrie's been bugging me to spend her Christmas money. And I know both of them have been stashing away their hard-earned cash from all that babysitting. (she helps herself to the bannana bread.)

Mrs. Smith: Sounds like fun. But both of our cars are snowed in. (She gestures to the snowbanks in their driveways.)

Mrs. Thomas: (chuckles) No problem. (calling to the living room) Sherrie, Stacy.

Girls: What?!

Mrs. Thomas: Come in here a minute.

Girls: (grumbling) All right. (they take their time)

Sherrie: I knew it was too good to be true.

Stacy: They want us to do something...I'm sure.

Sherrie: As long as it's not outside, I'm fine.

Stacy: Yeah, they aint' gettin' me out in that.

Girls enter the kitchen.

Mrs. Thomas: Say, ladies, we were thinking, it would be mighty nice of you two to shovel the driveways for us.

Girls: Ha!

Sherrie: You're kidding right?

Stacy: Have you seen what it looks like out there!?

Mrs. Smith: It'll be good for you. A great workout after all of that holiday food.

Mrs. Thomas: Yeah, didn't your coaches tell you to keep your activity up? All I've seen you do is sit around watching t.v. and texting your friends.

Stacy: (laughing) That's activity. I heard somewhere that just texting burns at least 50 calories every 30 minutes.

Sherrie: That means we burned off breakfast already! (lLaughs and nods at Stacy.)

Moms laugh. Mrs. Smith points to Stacy as she empties the egg nog carton into two glasses, handing one of them to Sherrie.

Mrs. Smith: What about that egg nog?

Stacy: it'll only take a couple

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