tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post1804437130843304581..comments2023-10-28T10:51:58.711-04:00Comments on Confessions of a Semi-Slacker Mom: Dang Elves...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07589330892217693717noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-8838597767983801232009-12-04T00:03:31.252-05:002009-12-04T00:03:31.252-05:00Fire the elves. Send them back to the North Pole. ...Fire the elves. Send them back to the North Pole. Tell Santa they didn't do their jobs. <br /><br />Onto Santa. Santa came down our chimney and placed the gifts UNWRAPPED in the living room. Gifts were arranged as if a decorator had placed them! Stocking gifts were also unwrapped. Santa doesn't have time to wrap gifts for children all over the world. And the paper gets torn up being piled in the sled. There were gifts under the tree wrapped from Mom and Dad cause it wouldn't be very nice if Mom and Dad forgot to give the children Christmas presents. ;-) xoxoSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173303399522862906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-78957008138830868292009-12-03T23:35:17.755-05:002009-12-03T23:35:17.755-05:00Uh, yeah...we got some lazy Elves here too. Santa...Uh, yeah...we got some lazy Elves here too. Santa sent boy/girl twin Elves to watch over my kids but I keep catching the Elves slacking off, watching tv and eating popcorn.<br /><br />I wonder if the Abominable Snowman would get our kids' butts in gear.Helenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10743718606624231459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-33439823016698661422009-12-03T21:45:48.114-05:002009-12-03T21:45:48.114-05:00Christmas is not a threat to my kids. I guess they...Christmas is not a threat to my kids. I guess they realize it is coming one way or another sadly. Here Santa does not wrap gifts but Santa did when I was growing up. santa doesnt now because my kids are way to smart and figured out that they sell all the same paper all over. I tried explaining santa could buy things but they were not buying that.Carrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07140937484592733947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-46131612799910799552009-12-03T20:10:59.210-05:002009-12-03T20:10:59.210-05:00That's funny! I never tried the elf because I ...That's funny! I never tried the elf because I knew my kids wouldn't care. Nothing works to keep them in line.Traciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612857982151448455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-15267799074121953352009-12-03T19:37:40.804-05:002009-12-03T19:37:40.804-05:00Ok, I was going to buy one of those elves, but now...Ok, I was going to buy one of those elves, but now I am beginning to question their abilities!<br /><br />Major Bummer! I thought they would buy me 25 days of good behavior!RN Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13843277989677810339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-12244986308222455932009-12-03T19:17:43.846-05:002009-12-03T19:17:43.846-05:00For the elves that is a cute idea.
For the Santa w...For the elves that is a cute idea.<br />For the Santa wraping gifts. In our home passed from one generation to the other. Santa brings 1 gift sometimes 2 but everything else is from mom and dad. When my children were young I was a single mom and I wanted them to appreciate how hard I had to work to get them their gifts. They grew up appreciating the gifts given and also have passed it on to their children.glitterbygrammiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04517890252675593163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-85842576062065655722009-12-03T13:27:04.406-05:002009-12-03T13:27:04.406-05:00Sorry they're not working. I would use them i...Sorry they're not working. I would use them if they did. My daughter is being really sassy lately, too. <br /><br />Santa wraps any smaller gifts but not the 'big' ones. In his own special paper (which I get to keep for next year if there is any leftover) We do buy gifts from us,too. Just a few though -usually clothes or socks or something 'boring'. :)Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03179975836835123468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-16658998303935580802009-12-03T12:50:29.629-05:002009-12-03T12:50:29.629-05:00Since we don't have any kids to really do &quo...Since we don't have any kids to really do "Santa" for around our house, Santa does wrap for the rest of us (since I'm the one who wraps EVERYTHING and I can't stand seeing presents for adults thrown around the bottom of the tree). When I was growing up, my mom always wrapped my Santa presents in a wrapping paper with Santas all over it, and the ones from my family in a different paper. That worked until she used the Santa paper from the year before for the family paper... and I figured out there was no Santa haha.Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11437685615739897504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-40040404581562671292009-12-03T10:50:10.379-05:002009-12-03T10:50:10.379-05:00Its so funny you mention whether or not Santa wrap...Its so funny you mention whether or not Santa wraps the presents. When I was growing up "he" did not wrap our gifts, so that we could tell the difference between the two gifts he'd bring us and the gifts from our mom. He normally brought a third as an extra because we "were sooo good all year!". Ha! Now my husband's "santa" always wrapped their gifts. I guess its different at each house. I don't think when I have kids Santa will wrap their gifts. if he does it'll be special paper.Princess Freckleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01194515698171493928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-45613287708355993632009-12-03T01:46:37.303-05:002009-12-03T01:46:37.303-05:00I love the idea, but sorry it's not working so...I love the idea, but sorry it's not working so well! lol<br />Santa wraps here. I had never even thought of him NOT wrapping until I read about it on the internet, and I guess it's too late now. He does wrap with seperate paper, though. And I do give them gifts that are from us, to throw them off.Putting the FUN in DysFUNctionalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02996772324484385959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-20810902779080050732009-12-02T22:27:04.628-05:002009-12-02T22:27:04.628-05:00That is such a creative idea. I would never have t...That is such a creative idea. I would never have thought of that in a zillion, trillion years. <br /><br />Totally stealing that next year!Nancy Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04313721217543578257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-25986855048989156002009-12-02T21:53:48.972-05:002009-12-02T21:53:48.972-05:00hahaha! those elves are priceless! my threats of s...hahaha! those elves are priceless! my threats of santa aren't working over here with my boys either... darn it!!♥ Noelle ♥https://www.blogger.com/profile/04701559347145927930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-27530969089220552112009-12-02T21:39:26.465-05:002009-12-02T21:39:26.465-05:00Santa wraps gifts in a different color wrap for ea...Santa wraps gifts in a different color wrap for each of my boys.Sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16110420412281024292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-52847383309696414082009-12-02T21:17:49.827-05:002009-12-02T21:17:49.827-05:00One day of no elves may change their attitude. Tr...One day of no elves may change their attitude. Try it and let us know what happens!Foursonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470306593323990269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-53817538062872458042009-12-02T20:31:04.841-05:002009-12-02T20:31:04.841-05:00My God, Sista!! Why do you do it to yourself?! T...My God, Sista!! Why do you do it to yourself?! THREE stinkin elves?! Whoa!<br /><br />Santa wraps for the Horton's. Everything. Except bicycles and stuff like that!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13297382150275089735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-66021139492932506332009-12-02T17:40:56.457-05:002009-12-02T17:40:56.457-05:00I would fire your elves that is for sure.
At my ...I would fire your elves that is for sure. <br />At my house all of the presents had to be wrapped and what not.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10922132258928571341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-39766106302793393112009-12-02T17:14:18.412-05:002009-12-02T17:14:18.412-05:00Oh man....mine are still little and Im not sure if...Oh man....mine are still little and Im not sure if that would work on mine either. My little one already likes to push boundaries. Ay yi yi....not looking forward to that!<br />Hope the elves start figuring out how to do their jobs or else Santas going to have a lot of angry mommas at his door!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-63261411505337710492009-12-02T17:05:42.265-05:002009-12-02T17:05:42.265-05:00We lost our elf when we moved here & I didn...We lost our elf when we moved here & I didn't replace him because you are right, he doesn't do his job!!!<br /><br />Santa does not wrap the toys he leaves out here but he does wrap the stuff in the stockings. Don't ask me why. Wrapping all those little things is tortuous.KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15083548339772818401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-7787000015480990072009-12-02T16:09:06.964-05:002009-12-02T16:09:06.964-05:00Okay, I so need to steal that note next year. I w...Okay, I so need to steal that note next year. I would have never thought of that. LOL! Granted I don't do all the "cute" and "messy" things with the elf either. LOL! Ours just hides each night to be found the next morning. But -- I'm not sure how well he's working either...we'll see. <br /><br />And as for the whole Santa and wrapping thing...geez, there are so many opinions on that. We never got wrapped gifts from Santa growing up, but sometimes I throw those in. About the only orderliness around here is separate wrapping paper for each boy...one gets Santa paper, and the other gets Snowmen. Makes it easier on C'mas morning. :)Sherriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011062178824560962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-751729176274698663.post-8224030735225569142009-12-02T16:04:25.013-05:002009-12-02T16:04:25.013-05:00we have a malfunctioning elf as well. Well, he wo...we have a malfunctioning elf as well. Well, he worked GREAT the first day and less and less each day. Santa brings our kids three gifts. I told jack that he is going to get a gift taken away and have to do something from the "nice list" to earn it back.... i am running out of tricks under my tree :)mes petit chouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996767738920028443noreply@blogger.com