♪ BUT I'LL... ♪ OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

I DON'T KNOW THIS VERSE.

[ Laughter ] >> SHELETTA: I'’VE NEVER SEEN MY CHILDREN MORE LASER-FOCUSED, MORE DETERMINED, MORE ZEROED IN ON A PROJECT THAN WHEN THEY ARE WRITING LETTERS TO SANTA.

'CAUSE WHEN THEY DO HOMEWORK, CHILE, THEY NEED POTTY BREAKS, TIME TO STRETCH, AND SNACKS.

AND THAT'’S BEFORE THEY SOLVE EVEN ONE MATH PROBLEM.

BUT THEY IGNORE HUNGER PAINS, THEIR BLADDERS NEVER SEEM TO GET FILL UP WHEN IT'’S TIME TO CREATE A WISH LIST TO SEND TO THE NORTH POLE, WHICH INCLUDES AMAZON LINKS TO ALL THE EXPENSIVE DEVICES AND VIDEO GAMES THEY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS.

NOW, FOR SOME REASON, THIS IRKED MY NERVES, BECAUSE AS SWEET AND ADORABLE AS THEY ARE, MY BRUNDIDGE BABIES SEEM TO THINK THAT THE SEASON OF GIVING IS ALL ABOUT GIVING TO THEM.

BUT INSTEAD OF A LECTURE THAT I DID ONE BETTER.

I TAUGHT THEM A LESSON.

SO I SHOVED THEM IN THE 9-SEATER, AND WE TOOK A TRIP TO THE SUPER-TARGET IN WOODBURY.

WHERE I LET EACH OF THEM PICK OUT THEIR FAVORITE TOY.

NO LIMIT ON PRICE.

TO WHICH I WAS UNANIMOUSLY VOTED "“WORLD'’S GREATEST MOM.

"” WE GOT TO THE REGISTER AND PAID FOR THE TREATS.

BUT INSTEAD OF GOING BACK HOME TO PLAY WITH THE NEW TOYS, WE WALKED ACROSS THE PARKING LOT TO THE XFINITY STORE.

THE KIDS ASSUMED I WAS JUST THERE TO PAY THE CABLE BILL SO THEY COULD CONTINUE TO WATCH THEIR FAVORITE PBS KIDS SHOWS WITHOUT INTERRUPTION.

UNTIL WE PASSED UP THE COUNTER AND WENT TO THE BACK OF THE STORE, WHERE THERE WAS THIS GIANT BIN IN THE CORNER.

"“PUT YOUR TOYS IN THERE,"” I TOLD THEM.

THAT'S WHAT I TOLD THEM.

"“WE ARE MAKING A DONATION TO TOYS FOR TOTS, A PROGRAM THAT WORKS WITH SANTA TO MAKE SURE ALL KIDS HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

"” ONE OF MY BOYS WAS VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS WHOLE OPERATION AND WANTED A FURTHER EXPLANATION AS TO HOW SANTA WOULD EVEN KNOW THE TOYS WERE THERE.

THE FOLLOWING WEEK, WHEN WE TOOK OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY PHOTO, MY KIDS ONLY HAD ONE QUESTION FOR THE JOLLY OLE'’ SAINT NICK, "“ARE YOU A COMCAST CUSTOMER?

"”