Chat with Mrs. Claus
Our Christmas in July chat series continued with Mrs. Claus today. She talked about handling things while Santa is away and shared lots of cooking tips and information – including the fact that she and Santa collect cocoa beans from all over the world and make their own chocolate! Here is the recap:
Elf Ulan | Hi Elf Frank! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Hello Elf Ulan! |
Elf Ulan | Hi Elf Ernest! |
Elf Ernest | Hi Elf Ulan! Glad you are here. |
Elf Ulan | Thank you, always Elf Ernest! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Ernest, I’ve got the questions you sent me. But feel free to jump in with others you might receive |
Elf Ernest | Ok, I may do that. Getting some good ones even right now as we speak. |
Elf Ernest | Hugo’s got a new system and it’s working pretty good. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Awesome. |
Elf Ulan | What were you talking about? |
Weathertrackingelf | Hi Elf Radar |
Star67843 | Hello |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Trixie….? |
Mrs. Claus | Present! (Trixie) |
Star67843 | Is mrs Claus in here |
Elf Ulan | Hi! |
Mrs. Claus | Mrs. C is just sitting down with some hot cocoa…new recipe! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Great, let me know when you’re set |
Star67843 | Hello Mrs Claus |
Elf Ulan | Hello, Mrs. Claus! |
Mrs. Claus | Hi everyone! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Folks, we’ll begin in a minute |
Weathertrackingelf | Good morning Mrs. Claus |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Just as a reminder, I will begin the chat with a short conversation |
Elf Ulan | Okay |
Star67843 | Mrs Claus do you do home visits |
Elf Frank Myrrh | And a couple of questions that have come in from email |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Then I will open it up for your questions. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Welcome everyone to North Pole Chat today |
Weathertrackingelf | Ok Frank |
Elf Ulan | Okay! |
Star67843 | Mrs Claus |
Elf Frank Myrrh | We have a full schedule, Mrs. Claus will be with us for the next 30 minutes and then Santa joins us at the top of the next hour |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Mrs. Claus, as you may know, is very busy these days covering for Santa at the North Pole while he is on walkabout |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Basically that means whatever Santa would normally do at this time of the year at the North Pole Mrs. Claus is now doing this year. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Mrs. Claus, welcome and thank you for being here. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Our first question is the most common we get – how are you doing? |
Mrs. Claus | Frank, thank you for that kind introduction. |
Mrs. Claus | I’m doing just fine. |
Star67843 | Mrs Claus do you do home visits |
Mrs. Claus | Santa has been gone for about four months and I’m only now starting to get nervous! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Why are you getting nervous? |
Mrs. Claus | It’s August next week. I feel like we are running out of time. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Running out of time? |
Mrs. Claus | Yes, Christmas will be here before we know it. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Do you feel things are falling behind with Operation Merry Christmas? |
Mrs. Claus | No, I’m not implying that. We are checking our lists often and we look to be on track. I’m just a little anxious. I get that way sometimes. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | I think many of us can identify with that, Mrs. Claus. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Have you talked with Santa recently? |
Mrs. Claus | Yes, we have spent a lot of time on the phone this week. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Oh! How is he doing? |
Mrs. Claus | He sounds really good. I miss him. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | I think we all do. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Are you ready to take some questions from our visitors here today? |
Mrs. Claus | If Trixie is ready, I’m ready |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Ok, who has a question for Mrs. Claus? |
Weathertrackingelf | I have a question |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Fire away |
Elf Ulan | I do too! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Just shout it out, we’ll get to them both |
Weathertrackingelf | I was wondering when Santa is supposed to be home? |
Elf Ulan | Mrs. Claus, what kind of workshop did you have this summer? |
Mrs. Claus | Walkabout is always something that Santa does at his own pace. I don’t know when he plans to be home. But in talking with him this week it is a feeling I have that he’ll be out a while longer. Maybe ask him that next hour! |
Weathertrackingelf | Ok Mrs. Claus |
Mrs. Claus | For Christmas in July we did a pumpkin pie workshop…well, it was more of a crust workshop. I guess a lot of people struggle with crusts. |
Elf Crusader | Hello everyone |
Mrs. Claus | We did a lot of baking stuff. But I think come September we’re going to work on table top Christmas decorating. |
Mrs. Claus | Hello and Congratulations, Elf Crusader |
Elf Crusader | Thank you Mrs,C |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Mrs. Claus, a question from the silent crowd out there, how much are you working with Santa’s Workshop? |
Mrs. Claus | I meet with Elf Bernard every Friday at 3pm, Frank. I tour there once a month. That’s about the same schedule as Santa usually keeps |
Elf Ulan | Mrs. Claus, I wanted to join them. Someday! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Is that hard for you? |
Mrs. Claus | No, it’s not hard. I have worked a lot with the Workshop before. I don’t know what Santa knows and I’m certainly not a toymaker. But I know the operation and understand it okay. |
Elf Crusader | I have a question when you’re ready |
Mrs. Claus | Go ahead Elf Crusader |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Do you give the workshop special requests? |
Elf Crusader | Mrs. C, how different is operation merry Christmas going to be this year |
Mrs. Claus | Oh, all the time. They made a trellis for me a couple of months ago. |
Elf Crusader | For your garden? |
Mrs. Claus | Crusader we talked a little about Operation Merry Christmas before you logged in. It’s going well. I don’t think it will be very different at all. Things are on track and so far there have been no real surprises. It’s early still. |
Mrs. Claus | Yes, a trellis for my tomatoes. They’ve gotten so TALL |
Weathertrackingelf | I have another question for you Mrs. Claus |
Elf Frank Myrrh | You must have a green house then? |
Elf Crusader | That makes sense. Thank You |
Mrs. Claus | Go ahead Weathertrackingelf |
Elf Ulan | Mrs. Claus, I know you’re very busy, but do you walk with Santa’s dogs daily? |
Mrs. Claus | No, it’s SANTA’s greenhouse and he just lets me use a tiny little part of it. |
Weathertrackingelf | Did you ever get the Chocolate covered cherries I made for you last Christmas? |
Mrs. Claus | The pups? Yes, they keep me entertained. They walk ME |
Mrs. Claus | Weathertrackingelf! YES and THANK YOU!!! Those were the best. They set up great. |
Mrs. Claus | What kind of chocolate did you use? |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Do you make cordials, Mrs C? |
Weathertrackingelf | Thank yours. Claus, I am going to try making English toffee this year |
Mrs. Claus | I do, Frank. Love them |
Mrs. Claus | English toffee is tough. That hard ball stage…. |
Weathertrackingelf | Toll house chocolate chips |
Mrs. Claus | I’m going to ask Santa to bring me some Japanese cherries. I’ve always wanted to try them. |
Elf Crusader | Mrs.C, do you drink Elf Eggnog? |
Mrs. Claus | Semi-sweet Tollhouse? |
Weathertrackingelf | Yes it is, it will be my first time making it |
Mrs. Claus | I do drink Elf Eggnog, when I don’t have time for making my secret recipe. |
Weathertrackingelf | Yes indeed |
Elf Crusader | You make your own? |
Mrs. Claus | Don’t be too hard on yourself, Weathertrackingelf. Read up about it and forgive yourself. It took me 4 tries to get English toffee |
Mrs. Claus | Yes, I always make my own…everything, Crusader |
Elf Ulan | Thank you, Mrs. Claus. Japanese cherries? I can send them too, lol |
Weathertrackingelf | I won’t be hard on myself, I love trying to make new things |
Mrs. Claus | Try to get some Guittard Dark Cacao chocolate for the cherries, if you can find it. They are THE BEST |
Elf Crusader | Mrs.C, has Santa said anything about how soon I can come to the pole? |
Mrs. Claus | Oh that’s right Elf Ulan. I forgot you are in Japan! |
Weathertrackingelf | Thank you for the tip Mrs |
Mrs. Claus | Elf Crusader, no Santa and I have not talked about you coming to the North Pole. You’d be a popular speaker! |
Elf Ulan | Hahaha, yes, I’m still in Japan! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | How do you know so much about chocolate? |
Mrs. Claus | I love chocolate, Frank |
Elf Crusader | I know I would be . I’m sure my podcast is pretty popular |
Mrs. Claus | I always ask Santa to bring me chocolate from different places. In recent years, we have started to build a collection of beans from various places and making our own chocolate in our free time |
Elf Crusader | What’s your favorite thing to bake Mrs. C? |
Weathertrackingelf | Thank you so much for the baking tip Mrs. Claus |
Elf Ulan | Mrs. Claus, what’s your favorite sweet? If nobody asked it! |
Mrs. Claus | You have no idea how HUGE your podcast is here at the North Pole, Crusader |
Elf Crusader | I never knew that |
Elf Radar | Hi [Mrs.Claus. How happy are you with the test flights this year and do you ever get nervous when Santa is flying on Christmas Eve? |
Elf Frank Myrrh | You MAKE your own chocolate…from cocoa beans? |
Mrs. Claus | My favorite sweet? I hardly know how to answer that. |
Mrs. Claus | Honestly, Elf Radar, the test flights have been going so well I haven’t been paying too much attention. I’m getting the reports and they are glowing. Things are going so good they have not had to make another version of the new sleigh. |
Elf Crusader | Do you have any idea when Santa will be back? |
Mrs. Claus | And yes, I get nervous every Christmas Eve when Santa takes off. It has little to do with the sleigh and more to do with his attitude. |
Elf Ulan | How about eggnog pancakes or eggnog pudding, lol |
Elf Crusader | And is it just me or does it seem like flight command has something up their sleeve for Rochester Minnesota |
Elf Radar | Thank you |
Mrs. Claus | Did you hear about the Eggnog Pancakes at the Christmas in July pancake breakfast? Elf Chef Pierre REALLY made some divine pancakes this year. They were amazing. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | What do you mean about Santa’s attitude? |
Mrs. Claus | Do they? What’s the big deal about Rochester, Minnesota? |
Mrs. Claus | Santa’s attitude is very focused on Christmas Eve. I have a hard time getting his attention and I worry he’s not thinking about the right things. Happens every Christmas Eve. |
Elf Ulan | Yes, I heard it! I want to eat it, someday! |
Elf Crusader | I live there. They are considering putting a tracking Center here. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Well…Santa might have a couple of billion kids on his mind then. |
Elf Radar | That is interesting |
Mrs. Claus | I didn’t know you lived there, Crusader. Hate to break it to you, but Rochester is not getting the regional tracking center there. Frank, have they announced Sector 5 yet? |
Elf Crusader | Not to mention, they did a test flight over here |
Mrs. Claus | Yes, Frank. I know Santa’s got a full brain on Christmas Eve. Still, it bothers me a little. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | I think they announced Sector 2 and 3 earlier today. I think Sector 5 gets announced later today or tomorrow, I’ll have to check. |
Mrs. Claus | Ok, I’ll just say Rochester didn’t get the tracking center this year. |
Elf Ulan | Mrs. Claus, can you pick Santa up in your sleigh if he calls you? |
Elf Crusader | Hey Frank, do you think I could get you and crash on my podcast next time |
Elf Frank Myrrh | What do you tell Santa on Christmas Eve before he takes off? |
Elf Crusader | Bummer |
Mrs. Claus | I could pick up Santa, yes. Depends on how mad at him I am |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Are you mad at Santa? |
Mrs. Claus | No – hahaha – not at the moment. |
Mrs. Claus | I was just making a little joke. I know he’s watching right now from somewhere. |
Elf Crusader | Hey Frank, could I get you and crash on my podcast next time please |
Elf Frank Myrrh | He is? How do you know? |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Crusader, I’m sure I could do it. Not sure about Crash. He seems really busy to me, more than usual |
Mrs. Claus | A wife knows these things, Frank. |
Mrs. Claus | If we ever get you a wife, Frank, you’ll understand that. |
Elf Ulan | Yes, that’s right! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Oh, well, good luck with that! |
Weathertrackingelf | Mrs. Claus, is there any special treats you would like to have that I make this year? |
Elf Crusader | She’s right. I am learning these things with the future MrS. Crusader |
Mrs. Claus | Weathertrackingelf – have you ever made shortbread cookies? I don’t think I’ve mastered those yet |
Mrs. Claus | Yes, Elf Crusader, you need to school Frank in the field of women. |
Elf Crusader | Trust me, Frank. Having a wife is going to be a whole lot different. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Oh boy. |
Weathertrackingelf | I will find a recipe, and I will make you some this year Mrs. Claus |
Elf Crusader | Shouldn’t be a problem lol |
Mrs. Claus | Thank you, Weathertrackingelf, I look forward to that! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Yes, it would be a problem. |
Mrs. Claus | Oh Frankie…. |
Elf Crusader | I just wanna say that I love you Mrs.C |
Elf Ulan | Mrs. Claus, I heard some Elf tried to bring Mr. Bergeson to the North Pole. |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Folks we’ve reached the end of our time, any last minute questions for Mrs. Claus? |
Elf Radar | Thank you so much for your time Mrs, Clause. I really enjoyed this chat! |
Mrs. Claus | Thank you, Crusader. I love you too. In fact, I love you all. I appreciate your good spirit and your willingness to look out for Santa. It means a lot to ME |
Weathertrackingelf | Mrs. Claus if you have any other baking tips, could you please send them my way please? |
Elf Crusader | I just wanted to say that I love Mrs.C. I consider her a grandmother/mother figure. |
Mrs. Claus | I can’t wait until we get a chat where we can just talk about making Christmas treats, Weathertrackingelf. |
Elf Crusader | I hope you’re not offended that I consider you a grandmother/mother figure Mrs. Claus |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Do you feel you’re handling too much right now, Mrs C? |
Weathertrackingelf | Sounds like a plan Mrs. Claus |
Mrs. Claus | Not at all, Elf Crusader, it’s a high compliment, Thank you. |
Mrs. Claus | Handling too much? No. Santa and I prepared for this. Things are fine. I’m just grateful that next year will be back to “normal”. But it’s all good. |
Elf Crusader | You’re welcome! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Thank you everyone for being here. And Mrs. Claus, thank you for all you are doing! |
Elf Frank Myrrh | Join us again at the top of the hour when Santa joins us! |
Weathertrackingelf | Have a great day Mrs. Claus |
Elf Ulan | Thank you, Mrs. Claus. I’m so happy to talk to you today. I wish I could give the cherries someday! Of course other things too! |
Mrs. Claus | Bye everyone! Enjoy your chat with Santa! |
Elf Winslow, thank you so much for the recap immediately! I really appreciate it. I’m pleased to talk to Mrs. Claus! Please invite me to the baking workshop and the chat. I can’t make any chocolate from cacao beans, but I’ll prepare the cherries on Christmas Eve or anytime when the season comes. I’m happy to know about her more, and I feel more familiar with her! I wish we could have a girls’ chat someday in the future, lol! Happy Christmas in July, and I hope I’ll see you again soon! XD
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