More Stories of Isabella, The Elf on The Shelf

Between dance class, gymnastics, basketball, and the winter cold I have not updated you all on Isabella The Elf''s antics in our home over the past two weeks.

Isabella has been busy. The Short Chic has gotten way more excited in her morning hunts for Isabella!

One morning we found Isabella in The Boy's room. She was sitting on top of his K-State Light holding a "Go Cats" banner and wearing a #7 button. We believe she joined in on The Boy's desire for Collin Klein to win the Heisman Trophy.

The next morning we found Isabella in a car on a date with Aladdin. It looks like Isabella was trying hard to swoon Aladdin from Princess Jasmine! She borrowed a convertible and took him to the big city to see the pretty lights. Inside the car was a note for The Short Chic and The Boy. The note told them to plant some magic seeds before they went to bed that night. The Short Chic planted them in a "Flour" pot (the pot was full of flour and not dirt!) and left them on the kitchen counter.

The next morning, we found Isabella on the kitchen counter. Inside the "Flour" pot was sugar cookies with Frosty the Snowman's face on them! And Isabella...well she rolled around in the flour and was making flour-angels. She must have decided to make her own snow since we have not had anything close to snow here!

The next morning we found Isabella cleaning out the chimney. She wanted it to be really clean for Santa's arrival. Have you cleaned your chimney?

That weekend, we headed to Grandma's house. The Short Chic forgot all about Isabella but when she woke up the next morning, there was Isabella! While giving me a morning hug, The Short Chic looked over my shoulder that morning and said, "Um, Mom, Isabella is here!" Totally priceless!

As for Isabella, she found a Santa Sleigh with a Christmas tree, pine-cones, and ornaments.

The next morning we found her and Santa chatting under a decorative glass bell on our dining room table. I think Isabella must be getting homesick.

The next day, Isabella decided just to hang out. She picked a good spot in the kitchen hanging from the curtains. The kitchen is where it is at in our home. I am sure she had a lot to report to Santa that night.

The Short Chic found Isabella in her play room the next day. She was having lunch with her dolls.

The next day, Isabella showed the kids the real meaning of Christmas. She brought the Nativity Scene up from the basement and set it up. Isabella spent the day holding Baby Jesus.

This Saturday we found Isabella in the family room with a tummy ache. She found the leftover Halloween candy and ate a lot of it. There were wrappers EVERYWHERE! I offered her some Pepto Bismol but The Short Chic and Isabella both reminded me that it was against the rules to touch her.

I guess she felt a little silly after her over indulgence because she showed up today with a gift for the family. A box of Krispy Kreme doughnuts. Of course she also had a dozen doughnuts for herself. I think this elf has a bit of a sweet tooth!

So, there you have it! Another two weeks have gone by with Isabella. She is only here for one more week and then she will return to The North Pole.

My Weekend Project: A PVC Camping Lamp Post and Flag Holder

I have seen a few of these around campsites and I knew I would like to have one. The only problem that I had is The Husband. He already thinks we drag too much stuff with us when we go camping and if I had told him my desire to have a PVC Camping Light Pole he would have shut it down quickly! So, that leaves a girl with only one choice: Figure out how to do it by herself. I did some internet searching and found a few road maps on RV forums. They seemed easy enough! I visited the local hardware store for the supplies: An exterior post lantern light 2 inch PVC pipe (I used 5 feet but had to purchase a 10 foot piece) A 3 inch toilet flange A 3 inch to 2 inch Reducer PVC Glue A 12 foot electric cord kit 2 - 3/4 inch PVC Caps I also used a few supplies we already had on hand: White Spray Paint 3 1/2 foot - 3/4 inch PVC Pipe Drill Bits (1 inch and 1/2 inch) Tent Stakes The first step was preparing the lantern light. I could only find black i

Tonsillectomy (Warning Photos!)

The Short Chic came down with a pretty nasty case of strep throat back in April. So, when The Boy started complaining about his throat hurting about 12 days later, I was pretty confident that he had inherited his sister's strep. Instead, The Boy was diagnosed with a peritonsillar abscess growing on his right tonsil. We had to immediately see an ENT Physician who took a needle and drained the abscess. He removed about 5.5 cc of puss from The Boys throat.and then told us that once you have a peritonsillar abscess you were high risk to keep getting them. The Boy's tonsils were now compromised and needed to be removed. We were told to plan for a two week recovery so we worked a surgery into our summer plans. Between family vacations, summer sports, and the beginning of school The Boy had his second surgery. A tonsillectomy. Pre-surgery prepping went well. It must be nice to be young and have healthy veins for an IV! The Boy had lots of pre-surgery visitors. My

Liver Cheese: A Family Tradition

Today is an anniversary date. One of those dates you wish you did not have to remember but there is no way you can forget. Fifteen years ago today,two days after his birthday, my father died of lung cancer. He was a lifelong smoker and his cancer was aggressive. His battle was short. He fought for six short months after his diagnosis. He knew the chemo was not working and that his time was limited. When he came to this realization he became the best dad in the world. In the days before my father's passing, my family shared some memorable moments. One of those moments centers around the deli meat: Liver Cheese.I would not be surprised if you have never heard of it, or even never tasted it. But I was raised on it as it was one of my Dad's favorite things. What is it? Well, it is a German food that is actually called Leberkase. It is bacon, corned beef, pork, and onion that is ground together and baked. It comes with a

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