Welcome, Ruprecht
Dec 2nd, 2010
Our little elf on a shelf, Ruprecht made his appearance yesterday morning as scheduled. Whoever came up with this idea should be Sainted, Knighted and given the Nobel Peace Prize. My kids are both mesmerized and terrified of Santa’s little snitch. You see, I’m not the meanie threatening no gifts after my kid took a wiffle bat to my beautiful Christmas tree. Nope – that’s Ruprecht’s job. All I have to do is make a scary face and point to our elf. Behavior modification at it’s finest. Here are a few of the places I plan to move the little guy around to during the next few weeks…
Atop our Rudolph. From this vantage point he can spy on the little monsters in the family room, half of the living room and even into the front yard. Bwahahaha!
Atop the candlestick. I refer to this as Ruprecht’s place of meditation. He has seen lots of naughtiness and has to find his center. The children know to be on their best behavior when they see him on the candlestick. Namaste, Ruprecht, Namaste.
Atop the living room sconce. This position is located right next to our front door making it a great reminder for good behavior as we come and go during the day.
Stuffed in the Christmas tree. I find this position the best deterrent from messing with mama’s tree.
Peering down at a newly awakened 2-year-old. Okay, I probably won’t do this to Grayson but you have to admit it would be pretty funny. Maybe someone should take my mommy license away.
I love Christmas.
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