by Ann on December 15, 2011
Yesterday a few of my Facebook friends all posted this one blog post. It’s awesome! If you’re a mom or a dad of a 2 year old plus- you’re going to know what The Elf on the Shelf is. Before you read any more, you have to read this post from People I Want to Punch in the Throat. Hilarious. She so eloquently puts exactly what we’re thinking and yet makes it funny. Since her blog name is so long, I’ll dub her Punch. Punch should be a commenter on “I love the 80s” or 90s…
First off – I do not have an Elf on the Shelf for my kids. I feel very guilty about this like they’re missing out on a critical part of Christmas traditions and memories that their little friends will cherish and tell their Elf stories as they grow up. Haa haa! They’ll all share a laugh and my kids will be left out because their terrible mom did not participate in the Elfcapades. But have you seen the Elf included in the boxed book set? He’s freaking scary! He looks like my childhood doll nightmares! Not quite clown scary, but close. I don’t want this thing in my house! And then, I read the post above, and the blogger actually has one elf, but two children – so she’s feeling the guilt that each child won’t have their own elf to keep . That means, I’d need TWO scary little elves watching over my kids. I can just hear the little, “Eeee eee eee,” stabbing noise from the horror movies of my childhood. To be fair, one facebook friend does have a stuffed elf (so maybe the ones that come with freak her out too) but it’s still a little scary looking anyway. I’m sure I could search for elves on Amazon and find a normal looking one, but then I’d have to take an extra step, spend more money, and then my son would probably be one of those kids who could give a rip.
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by Ann on November 9, 2011
Thank you Cooking Channel…and Williams-Sonoma! I’m a huge Top Chef fan – including Masters and Just Desserts. Definitely my favorite season ever was when the Voltaggio brothers were on. They both just rocked it – every single thing Bryan made was perfect and Michael threw in some crazy ideas and won for his creativity. But of course, what made it extra fun to watch is how cute they are…stating the obvious. The picture above is old- but seemed like the best of the two together I could find. In case you didn’t know- they have a Thanksgiving special on Cooking Channel right now! It replays often so you can probably just DVR it and watch it whenever you want. Michael’s brussels sprouts recipe and Bryan’s turkey recipe both stuck out to me the most. I actually went to the store to buy the ingredients for the brussels sprouts but my kids were bored and I had to cut the trip short. But really, even if you don’t like cooking or have no intention of making your Thanksgiving meal this year, it’s still fun to watch…if you’re a girl- or a gay man.
Girl talk! During their season of Top Chef – I was a total Bryan fan all the way. He’s more serious and I didn’t see any tattoos, so that’s more my guy style – most of my girlfriends were into Michael though. But this Thanksgiving special revealed a bunch of Bryan tats. Plus, he had some weird bangs going on in the special – and all of a sudden – I saw what everyone else saw in Michael! Michael wasn’t wearing his silly big hat backwards this time and seems more mature looking. Even though tattoos aren’t my thing – Michael’s personality does go with them at least. Maybe Bryan has a bad boy side? Well…the second those bangs go away I’m pretty sure I’ll be more into Bryan again, he is so serious you know. Freshman year of college my best friend and I were feeling particularly adventurous one evening and decided to get little matching tattoos. I wimped out last minute and got a belly ring (and she did too) - which my body hated so it was gone after 3 months since it never healed. I’m so happy for my last minute change of heart! Until I had my kids- I could never think of anything meaningful enough to me to want to wear every single day. Except now I have that dumb little scar where that tiny gold ring was for three months. And then when I got pregnant, it got darker and bigger! Luckily, it went back down – but I’ve seen lots of friends whose ring holes got huge and dark and stayed that way after the baby. Hee hee, the things you don’t think or care about in college!
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