Elf on a Shelf
This is our Elf - Marabelle. Some people get creative with their Elf's and have them do naughty/silly things. I think the Elf is supposed to be watching the girls and reporting back to Santa on their good deeds, not setting a bad example. So Marabelle herself is trying to set a good example. Here she is, gently reminding the girls to wash and flush after going to the bathroom. I'm quite sure I tell the the girls to do those two things at least 10 times a day. Sometimes they'll come out of the bathroom and ask me "Are you going to smell my hands?" Essentially asking if I'm going to check on their hand sanitation situation. Of course my answer is always YES. To which they stomp back into the bathroom and wash up. One day they'll figure out my secret to knowing if they flushed right after they walked out is because I have ears that allow me to hear the flush of a toilet. In the mean time they are convinced I have a crystal ball that allows me to see everything they do.
Another prompting from Marabelle. Unfortunately they didn't heed her advice. I took this picture the night before when I set it up. By the time I came downstairs in the morning the candy had been consumed. I asked them what Marabelle was doing on the kitchen table and they coolly told me that she was just hanging out, watching TV. I think we have some future con artists on our hands. Anyone elses children straight face lie to them?
Jaclyn - you must read this article when you get a chance...
ReplyDeletehttp://www.peopleiwanttopunchinthethroat.com/2011/12/over-achieving-elf-on-shelf-mommies.html
A bit of swearing involved - caution. If you're like me, don't be drinking anything while you're reading - I started laughing so hard at her 'list' - I nearly lost it.
Anyway - THIS is why we don't get an elf :)
oh my word, he's just hanging out watching tv? i literally laughed out loud.
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