Dec 28, 2023 | Christmas, Crafts
Here’s the situation: the teenager had a gift exchange at high school and she wanted to keep it simple with a Starby’s gift card and some Sour Patch Kids. (Yawn) But unfortunately for her, she’s my kid, and we can’t roll with straight up boring gifts. We did get the...
Dec 21, 2011 | Elf on a Shelf
It was a big day around here: Christmas program day at school. Christmas party at school. Giving Christmas gifts at school. The operative word “school” means there’s an 8 a.m. deadline. “Big day” translates to Mommy is very, very tired...
Dec 19, 2011 | Elf on a Shelf
Have Elf, will travel, Part 2 When we all went to visit the in-laws, Chintz, our Elf on a Shelf, hit the road. The Princess was really amazed yesterday when she woke to find that he was able to find her all the way in Louisiana, which is “really far, far, away”. You...
Dec 17, 2011 | Christmas, Elf on a Shelf
Have Elf. Will travel. The Cupcake woke me up this morning, “Mom, hey mom. LOOK!” She’s pointing at the mirror at my in-laws house. 250 miles away from home. “Look, look at that paper on the wall!” “What? Paper on the wall?...