Do You Elf?

Elf On The Shelf that is...a few years ago I received Elf On The Shelf for my children. The premise is this elf arrives at your house on Thanksgiving to watch everyone and report back to Santa about good and bad behavior. The elf moves from place to place around the house while everyone is sleeping. The set comes with a book that tells the story and they can name their elf. Our elf is named Buddy, here he is hiding in the flowers

My kids decided last year that Mom was the one that was moving Buddy around from place to place, however I will not admit this and Buddy continues to prance about our house while we sleep. You can purchase the set here. It is great for small children, we have had many years of fun and even though mine are 9 and 11 I still have a great time torturing them by believing in our "Buddy".

Blinking Lights

Why do kids love blinking lights? My two are so excited about Christmas they want all the decorations up RIGHT NOW! So we made a "deal" we would decorate outside this weekend and inside next weekend.

So, we put up all sorts of lights on the house, in the bushes, in the trees...hundreds of lights. They have these little controls on them so you can make them blink, chase, fade in and out....you know...the used car lot look.....so I set them all to stay on all the time with no funny stuff.

So I have been wracking my tiny brain as to why every time I go outside they are all doing something different. One string is blinking, one is chasing, one is playing a freakin song.....I fix it and come back later and they are at it again. So, I say to myself, "self, someone is messing with me." So I ask those two innocent Christmas angels:

"Hey guys, why are the lights blinking?"

Boy child: "What lights, Mom?"
Girl child: "Maybe the power is flickering" (insert snicker)

So before we go any further with this, just read those replies again...so typical..the boy denying any knowledge whatsoever that there are even lights present, let alone that he would have an clue as to why they might be blinking. The girl coming up with what might normally be a plausible explanation if it were not so RIDICULOUS!!!!!

So in conclusion, I went out and turned out the lights, giving up the blinking battle for today....I just walked by the window...the lights are back on, and yes, they are blinking. I will never win.

Greetings from Santa

Volusia County Parks & Recreation continues their Holiday tradition this year and will send personalized postcards from Santa to children 10 and under. You can add your child to the mailing list by calling 386-736-5952 from 9am-4pm Mon- Fri or send them a fax at 386-943-7012, you an also email them at elves@volusia.org

Please incude the child's name, address and zip code. Requests will be accepted from November 3rd thru December 5th, so you have a week or so to get it in!

Non-Stop Christmas

Last Christmas I was lucky enough to find KSBJ, this is 89.3 out of Houston, Texas. From Thanksgiving to Christmas they do nonstop Christmas music. You can get it here at KSBJ. You can play it on your PC at work or home. I am sure that we have something similar around here and I will try and find it and add to the site, but in the meantime, check out KSBJ. They are awesome.

Happy Thanksgiving

I hope you all have a safe and happy Thanksgiving. Take a minute and think about what you are thankful for. We only do this once a year (although we should do it every day). So make your list....here is mine..

1. My Children
2. My Mom & Dad
3. Rick & Rob - the brothers
4. My dear friends..Leslie, Terri, Amanda, Annie, Kaley, Patty, Betty, Tammy, Rainie, Scott, Karen.
5. Marco, Big Mama, Sadie, Jack and Tank
6. We live in a country that we are free....
7. New Smyrna is a great place to live....

Enjoy your holiday and be safe!