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The Desperate Search for Our Missing Elf on the Shelf
What would the holidays be if it weren’t for becoming sentimental about some of our keepsakes that we bring out year after year when we decorate for the holidays? As our official “Christmas” season begins the day after Thanksgiving as we decorate during the break and go and cut down our tree, it is also the time to become sentimental about things. My grandmother’s manger; snowmen and Santas from my mother; ornaments that friends and family have given to us over the years; and those cherished homemade Christmas projects that the kids have made are all things that make me feel warm and fuzzy as we open up box after…
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Conversations With My Daughter & Elf On The Shelf
Yesterday, my family and I went to Washington, D.C. We walked around Georgetown and did a little pre-Christmas shopping. It was a beautiful day to be taking in the sights and sounds of Georgetown, and the place was hopping! Before we left, we were discussing what was in Georgetown to see—and we were talking about the holidays as they are quickly approaching. “You know who’s going to be here in a couple of weeks, right?” my daughter said. I knew who she was talking about. She’s been obsessed with him since we first got him. “Elfis?” I responded. “Right!” she said excitedly. Elfis is our Elf On The Shelf. Every…
