Elf on the Shelf 2012

I kept hearing about the Elf on the Shelf with the approaching month of December.... Then I was at Jaimi's house (one of my favourite people) I checked out their Elf and the story that came with it. I thought it was a sweet tradition. A few days later I had coffee with my friend Shannon and she was telling me that her family received an Elf last Christmas named Buddy and she was going to share his adventures on her blog Pretty Organized (You should take a peek at Buddy he is truly a naughty little fellow that made me laugh out loud on more than one occasion).

Brodie named our elf Stacy

.....back to our story we headed out for family pictures one Sunday afternoon and on our return there was a gift sitting on the front steps addressed to The Boys on Pleasant Road!! Well Brodie who is almost 9 didn't know what to think.... " Are we being stalked"? "Who sent it"? " Is it a nanny cam"? Oh no Korben touched it.....the book says kids can't touch it"! No worries, according to the Green Family cinnamon acts like a vitamin and restores the Elf's power so she can return each night to Santa to share
the adventures of the families day. (The Elf itself is the stalker).

Cinnamon!

And So the adventure began:

The view was nice from the top of the tree

Brodie went to feed Meadow and look what he found!

Stacy reminded us that our Santa letters had not been mailed

Stacy needed her own transportation after a few nights of  flying back and forth to Santa. She liked the tow truck so much, she used it for 2 nights until she regained her energy.

Stacy wanted to meet  the gecko Lizzy, but after the heat light was turned on, for the day, we decided to move her, so she didn't return to Santa with a suntan

One morning Stacy returned with a movie from the gas station for us to watch....maybe next time she can fill up our car

We think Stacy and Buddy must of crossed paths one night because she was very naughty on her return

Brodie discovered if you leave your clean laundry out Elves will make use of what they can find on a cold night

Santa's bathroom was occupied so Stacy read about Jesus's birth while she waited for her turn

Not everyone who met Stacy was comfortable with the idea...Brodie's friend Evan and Jay both thought the whole thing was kind of creepy. Evan made it very clear to his Mom he didn't want an elf wandering their home while they slept! The elves seemed to respect his request and one never showed up on their door step, as far as I know.

The morning of Christmas eve we found Stacy with our wipe off board holding a red marker, she explained it was her last day and Santa would be picking her up when he delivered the gifts that night. She told the boys to be kind to each other and to listen to their parents and to enjoy the spirit of Christmas. Brodie was sad disappointed to see her go, and told her he hoped she could return to us next year. On Christmas morning she left another note:

There is so much fun you can have when you choose to believe in the unbelievable. As we say goodbye to 2012, I am praying for the miracle Grandma Brenda so desperately needs, that our family NEEDS. I believe miracles do happen! If you believe please pray for my mom

                     kristen heather

When I write I always have a starting point but the direction it takes and the clarity it provides me is often surprising, I know that is why I have been motivated to write since jr high. It took me a long time to share the blog. 

What I thought the blog would be has evolved through time. And what it gives me is more than I could of wished for.

Everyone who reads it will not get it or understand it, and that is hard at times when those that struggle the most with it are the ones I am the closest to.....but for those of you that do get it I welcome you to this journey

Happy New Year