Elf on the Shelf "George" is here!

Ever heard of "Elf on the Shelf"?  The concept is that Santa sends little elves out all over the world to keep an eye on little girls and boys.  He reports back to Santa nightly if they've been good or bad.  The little elf doll comes with a book, and this would be really sweet, if he didn't creep me out so damn much!

Even after several mommy friends of mine got the elf for their two year olds last year, I resisted.  First of all, Jocelyn was still fairly unaware of Santa Claus and a lot of the excitement of Christmas because frankly, we are never that "excited" for Christmas.  Don't get me wrong, we love Christmas time, but we hate the commercialism of it.  We understand how fun it can be for little kids, but she was still a little young last year.  So, until she started understanding the concept a little more, we kept our Santa stories small.

This year is different.  This year, we have a three year old with more awareness and understanding of the concept of Santa bringing presents on Christmas morning.  I'm finally ready to start building on the "magic" of Christmas that I experienced as a kid.  Time to rev up that holiday magic!  {If you know me you know that I'm not a terribly animated or outgoing personality, so the "revving up" is probably everyone else's subtle Christmas cheer.}

In comes George.  George is our Elf on the Shelf.  So many other mommies have been talking about their own elf and what good responses and fun they were having, I decided to put aside my phobia of creepy little dolls and spring for one.  Finding it half off and Barnes & Noble helped the decision tremendously.

So, he's here.  Today, sitting up on our fireplace mantle.  George is still creeping me out.  Not only does he watch Jocelyn, he's watching me.  If he ends up under my bed like the creepy little bastard clown on Poltergeist, he is TOTALLY being fed to the dogs!   Did you hear that George?!