My apologies to BLITZEN!!!

Dear Blitzen -
I am so sorry for being so ugly to you yesterday morning!!!

You obviously REALLY ARE MAGIC!!!
Love- Kristi

OH MY GOSH YA'LL!!!! Luke is totally spellbound by this thing!!

Here's the convo that took place this morning!!!

Luke, uhmmm, where's Blitzen?
I don't know Mommy ...... I DIDN'T TOUCH HIM....I DIDN'T I PROMISE!!!
Well Luke, he's not on top of the cabinet anymore. Where did he go?
I don't know Mommy!! I PROMiSE I DIDN'T TOUCH HIM!! I PROMISE!!!
Well, we have to find him. Remember, he moves to a different place every night after visiting Santa.
Mommy, where is he?
I don't know Luke. Look high and low and all around.
(Whispering) Moooommmmy.....MOOOOOOMMMMMY!!!!
What buddy?
(Whispering) He's UP THERE!! (on top of a painting in our living room over the couch)
Well he sure is!!! How'd he get up there?
OH MY GOODNESS.....MOMMY!!! HE'S MAGIC!!! HE IS HE IS!! HE CAN FLY! HE! CAN! FLY!
Wow Luke, I guess he really can, huh?
Runs over grabs me around the waist and says --- I'm SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY MOMMY!!! He does fly. I'm gonna be REALLY good!!!

This may just work out after all......

Who's freaking idea was Elf on the Shelf? REALLY?

So, this morning we did the whole "WHAT'S THIS?" on the Elf. http://www.elfontheshelf.com/

This middle child of mine(Luke) is going to be the death of me:

Read the story -

Named the elf - Blitzen....yeah the reindeer.

Then came the hysterics:

His eyes don't move how can he see me when he's sitting right there????!!!

He can't fly..................HE CAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN'T FLLLLLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!

He doesn't have wings, Daaaaadddddyyyyyyyyy, heeeeeeeeeee caaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan't flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!! tears and more tears!!!

He can't talk to Santa, his mouth doesn't move!!!

I don't want him to talk to Santa!!!

So, I say to Alan as Luke leaves the room:

Screw you Blitzen........

You were NO HELP AT ALL!!

And Bethany..............Luke flipped his lid at the "NO TOUCH" rule too!!