Good elf, bad elf.

I know many of you have these 1960's elves in your collection of Christmas decorations.  Last year I noticed that Target started selling a new updated version of this elf that comes with a book.  I didn't really pay much attention to these elves until our daughter Julie emailed an article and photos to me, knowing it would be right up my alley.  The story told is that once you adopt an elf and give him a name, he comes to life at night and journeys to the North Pole to report to Santa.

It's during these nightly excursions that these mischievous elves get into all sorts of predicaments.  I found the following photos on Pinterest that show how much fun they have when nobody's watching:

This is totally something I would have done to entertain our girls when they were little!  We had one of those very realistic looking fake arms that the girls and their friends loved to find in the most unusual places!  More recently, I've been known to surprise unsuspecting guests with my mannequin head laying on a pillow in one of the bedrooms. 

I guess my elves have lead a sheltered life.  Until this year, they've been placed on top of an old cupboard in the basement and pretty much forgotten.  I don't think they've been up to any hijinks, but then again, I don't pay that much attention to stuff in the basement unless I'm dusting.  This year I moved them upstairs and propped them in a funky turquoise jeep on our fireplace mantel.

I've been gone a few days, and when I got home, something seemed to be amiss in the living room.  I knew something was different, but couldn't quite put my finger on it.

The new tree lights are working.  Yes, we had to remove the faulty lights from our pre-lit tree and add all new strings of white lights.  So, that's not it.  What could it be?

I sat down on the couch to catch up on the mail, and something  felt weird.

Then, I looked up at the mantel, and something was out of place.

What in the world?!#

It can't be.....

It is!!!!!

They broke my couch!!!

I knew it!  That trouble-making green elf was just waiting for me to leave the house!

Bill, did you drink all that milk I left out for Santa?

Busted!

There are still 3 days left to sign up for my sock monkey giveaway!

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