Last week it started snowing. Big fat fluffy flakes that instantly melted as they hit the still warm ground. My children cheered and jumped and spun and screamed the entire way to the bus stop. They tried to catch each fuzzy round flake on their mittens and their tongues. I thought their snow excitement was cute until I realized that my kids equate snow with Christmas. Since … [Read more...]
Rotten Santas, Tricky Elves, & Messy Decembers: Ho Ho No.
I've got really ambivalent feelings about this whole Santa thing. My oldest is only six and things are already getting messy. For example, why the heck did we add in Elf on the Shelf? It just complicates matters! I now I have fend off questions like, "Sally at school told me the elf isn't real. She doesn't have one at her house but she saw piles of them at the store. And mom, … [Read more...]
Elf on the Shelf Failure, he had the shortest visit EVER over at our place….
It seems like everyone has heard of Elf on a Shelf, you know - the wee plastic and felt elf doll that comes to life at night, spies on the behaviour of small children, and reports back to the big red guy. They appear to be really popular this year. I've seen many people writing about their Elf's exploits, or sharing images of where they found their Elf hiding this … [Read more...]