Day #3.....

Is it spring yet? How long is this going to last?

Oh, the Weather Outside is FRIGHTFUL!

This part of the country is supposed to see more snow in December than we've seen since 1932.

Are you kidding me?!

Dancing with the Stars!

Be sure to go down to the bottom of my page and pause the music!

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

The Elf on the Shelf

Meet Bernard.

He's one of Santa's elves and he's taken up residence with us at our home until Christmas. He works for Santa. You see, he has a very special job to do. Each and every day until Christmas, Bernard is going to watch over the children that live here. And each and every night he is going to make a trip to the North Pole with his report. He will tell Santa how the children are behaving....you know, naughty or nice. When Bernard returns to our house in the wee morning hours, he will be playing his favorite game....hide and seek. When the little ones get up in the morning, it is their job to find him.

Sounds like a fun family tradition to start. Lily, MeiLin and Maverick are the perfect ages!

Right now they're sort of afraid of Bernard and his ability to have a one way

connection to the naughty and nice list.

I'll let you know if it lasts!

Bottom right incisor

I'm not sure when most kids lose their first tooth. Lily is seven. Granted, the dentist has intervened on the removal of two *sick teeth,* but this is the first tooth Lily has lost naturally. Well, as natual as it is to have a mother twisting it until it finally popped out. I didn't realize teeth could bleed so much.

Of course the tooth fairy isn't allowed upstairs. Lily has instructed me to leave a note on the front door telling the tooth fairy that her tooth will be in the kitchen. I have to agree that the thought of a fairy with wings leaving money under my pillow in the middle of the night while I slept is sort of creepy.

In any event, Little Miss Lily has reached a very exciting milestone! Way to go, Lily!

Now....how much is the tooth fairy going to set me back?

Snow....ugh!

Even though I grew up in western New York, I have little use for snow. I don't like it. I don't like winter activies. I don't like turtlenecks. I don't like to be cold.

I don't like snow.

I live south of the Mason Dixon line for a reason.

Apparently Mother Nature didn't get the memo.

Not to mention....it's December 5th.

Sheesh!

It's Time for Cookies!

When my mom and I went shopping on Black Friday (yes, we do it every year that we are together on Thanksgiving), I bought new Christmas cookie cutters. My little ones couldn't wait to put them into action! So, even though the turkey leftovers are hardly used up, we made Christmas cookies today.

Sugar. Frosting. Sprinkles. The season begins.

Enjoy the pics!

*NOTE: This was a bedtime snack....I didn't serve cookies for breakfast!

Well, at least not today :)