Manny throws huge tantrums on how Greg is not serving the food the way he wants, but Susan backs Manny up much to Greg's dismay. Susan then tells Greg has to take care of Manny and to feed him. Manny tries that with Susan's glasses and breaks them. Greg plays a magic trick on Manny that there's a hole in the table. To keep the boys entertained, Susan brings out some board games to keep them occupied. He even somehow figured out how to change the password. Manny manages to hack Greg's Net Kritterz account and spends all of his tokens and points in that game. However, the family, except Frank, who had to stay in a hotel, due to the weather, are trapped inside the house. The police leave a note stating they'll be back to Greg's horror. Greg decides to take one for the team and scrubs the dye off. Rowley turns Greg and himself in, but only states Greg's name. The school starts to spread rumors and investigate who was responsible. Someone spots the two, but they take off. He and Rowley hang posters at the school, but it starts to rain and the color is attached to the wall. Greg forgets that he had to get a gift for his holiday buddy but Susan manages to get him at the last minute.Īt the store, Greg spots Drummies! and decides to create his own Holiday Bazaar. Greg decides to sell his signed graphic novel, but it is revealed to be a fake signature and realizes his mother must've signed it because she got tired of waiting. Susan tells Greg that he has to start buying his gifts with his own money, which he usually does at the Holiday Bazaar. However, their ploy is ruined when the mascara runs because of their sweat. Greg paints fake abs with mascara on his chest, and many other boys follow suit. Underwood if he can finish his sit-ups as homework, and he agrees as long as he gets proof. The school starts telling students to eat healthier as a way to improve their Phys Ed ranking. Instead of going to church, the Heffleys head to the Giving Tree where Greg places a note requesting cash. Frank reminds Greg about using "poor judgement." The same thing he said about an incident with a Student of the Week bumper sticker. Greg finds a customer, but turns his driveway into ice after melting the snow with water and spends twenty bucks on rock salt to melt his driveway. Greg tries to ask Susan to loan him money, but she wont give him any money, and tells him he could shovel his neighbors' driveways the next day. Rowley accompanies the Heffleys to church, as Rowley's family doesn't go to church so he doesn't know the rules, he thought that peace be with you was actually the vegetable "Peas" be with you and gave a kiss to a woman instead of hand-shaking, Greg and Susan was glad when they dropped him back. Rowley backs out, and the rest of the night is argument free. They then play Hide-and-Seek but Greg finds Rowley easily so he decides to spend time to himself by committing a dare. Spotting the two playing video games, Susan tells them to do something else and has them play Wacky Sentences, but they get in a fight over the spelling of volleyball. However, he grows too addicted so Susan makes him invite Rowley over. Missing the feeling he had taken care of Alfrendo, Greg turns to Net Kritterz to fill the hole. He soon grew to love the doll, but misplaced it so he developed a fear that the doll would return to exact his revenge. Since he didn't write a wish list, Susan got him a doll named Alfrendo. Greg decides to create his Christmas wish list so as to not repeat what happened a few years ago. Greg can't help but notice how the adults at his school had trouble paying for insurance for the playground equipment after noting that the school took away all of it and the kids wear bicycle helmets to Manny's peewee soccer game. This makes Greg remember how he and Rowley were chased with a stick by Nasty Pants, but only to find out he's just five to Frank's disappointment. Greg then recalls how before Thanksgiving Break, his school had a contest to create posters in order to get rid of bullying. The next day, while putting up the Christmas tree, Manny throws a huge tantrum when he finds out that they were decorating without him. To Greg, the toy doesn't let him repeat any of his usual antics to find out what his presents are. He then complains about a toy Susan brought out, Santa's Scout. Worrying about the holidays, Greg writes in his journal that he has to change his behavior to not get bad presents for Christmas.
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