Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Jack Was Good Enough?

Jack had a close call with Charley, the ‘elf on the shelf’ at his mother’s house.  Charley does unexpected things and reports to Santa when those discovering his mischief behave badly. 

Charley sometimes hides things just to see if someone will slip up and give him something interesting to report to Santa. 

Jack hadn’t even noticed that Charley was already out at his mom’s house until he’d already found two copies of her Will right where he expected them, but still could not find the original. 

Not finding the original would be a problem because when no original Will is found and filed with the probate court after a death, the court presumes that the deceased person destroyed the Will in order to revoke it, unless it is proven otherwise. 

When Jack happened to spot Charley sitting in his favorite place on the clock over the fireplace mantel, he realized he simply had to behave properly long enough to stumble on the original Will.  Charley usually does not make his hiding places very tough. 

So once Jack realized the Will could be anywhere, not just where his mom would normally put it, Jack found the Will in the top drawer of his mom’s dresser rather than in the top drawer of her desk where she’d always kept it. 

Good thing Jack realized he should watch his manners and be patient – because Charley could have hidden it again in a better place and still reported on Jack to Santa. 

Here’s hoping that your own elves only hide what you are glad to lose and that your holidays are filled with love and fun for the whole family.  ©2012 Gruber Law Office, Ltd.


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