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I am your typical housewife living in high maintenance suburbia. I have a handsome husband, 2 kids and a flock of pet chickens. I try and feed my family with $100 a month. With the help of coupons, gardening and bartering I am able to squeeze the most out of our grocery budget and still manage to have a little fun along the way.

Elf on the Shelf – Could Monkey Boy Be Getting Coal This Year?

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I think Monkey Boy is on the fast track to getting a stocking full of coal this year.

This morning when I asked him if he had found Ernesto the Elf {like he’s suppose to do every morning until Christmas} he replied  “I’m not going to look for a stupid Elf” {Oh the horror!}.

Shocked, I reminded Monkey Boy that Ernesto would be reporting his naughty behavior to Santa Claus this evening when he heads back to the North Pole to sleep.

But he was like “Mom, it’s an Elf. A creepy, creepy toy Elf.”

Hmmm.

Maybe teenage boys are to old for presents after all.

To be continued…

P.S. If you would like to torture your teenagers too this holiday season, hop on over to Amazon* and grab your own Elf on the Shelf*.

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Elf on the Shelf – Ernesto the Elf Reports for Duty

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Last night, after Thanksgiving dinner, I read the book The Elf on the Shelf* to Monkey Boy and the Girl Who Thinks She’s a Bird.  You know the story, right? Santa sends a magical elf {ours is named Ernesto} to keep an eye on children {and teenagers} on the weeks leading up to Christmas.

Each night, after the kids go to bed, the magical elf heads back to the North Pole to report the children’s behavior to Santa.  Then somehow, the elf makes his way back into the children’s house and hides in a new spot each morning to spy on them again.

Monkey Boy and The Girl are still asleep, but I spotted Ernesto the Elf almost immediately this morning. It appears he has a fondness for paperwhites. I don’t know about you, but I’m pretty excited to have him around this year, after all I don’t have the time to spy on my kids and report back to Santa, I have a garden to whip back into shape for the 2013 growing season.

Peace Out Girl Scouts, this should be an interesting series.

~Mavis

P.S. If you would like to torture your teenagers too this holiday season, hop on over to Amazon* and grab your own Elf on the Shelf*.

*Direct link to an Amazon.com product

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Mavis Butterfield Etsy