The Elf on the Shelf

You love it or hate it.............

I wanted to blog last night but was way to tired from standing in line for 3 hours in the freezing cold waiting for Santa!! But that's another blog post!!

So we got our selves a Little Elfie!!! Her name is Ginger. I saw these last year but never paid them much mind. This year everyone and I mean everyone is posting about The Elf on the Shelf on FB & blogs. My daughters teachers have one in the 1st grade class rooms. So what kind of mother would I be to not have one in the house! Right? Hubby & I went to Target and got our Elf & put it in the mail box. We told the kids it was sent in the mail by the Big Man himself (Santa). They were so excited to they couldn't for Ginger to come out of her box.

When Hubby was a little boy they had a Magic Mice. The mice would color in a coloring book every night while the 4 kids were sleeping. I thought this was kinda the same & would be a cute tradition for our family.

Our Ginger doesn't get into too much trouble. She just kinda bounces around from shelf to shelf & even got a hold of my lip gloss and an ipod. I'm not down with her making a mess or anything. I have a friend who posted a picture yesterday and her ELF Toilet Papered the living room!! Too funny. I see so many posts all over the internet of the Elf doing bad things. It's funny but I don't want to give my kids any ideas!!

My girls even made me sew a skirt for Ginger. I had to use a Barbie doll since I wasn't allowed to touch her. So I said our ELF didn't get into too much trouble but she did make a facebook fan page!! LOL you can check it out here!https://www.facebook.com/TheELfOnAShelf?ref=hl  Hahaaa I know tooo much right!! Well she took the girls ipod and took a bunch of pictures of herself & downloaded a bunch of 1st grade games for the girls. My son, who is 11 said it would be funny if she made a FB account! Hmmmm... well that gave me an idea. I thought it would be a great place to share ELF stories and pictures!! Though someone said they can't post on there :( i think I need 30 Followers first??

So what do you think of the ELF on the Shelf?? Creepy or Cute??? I think it's fun! I love how the girls wake up in the morning and after they get dressed they run downstairs looking all over for Ginger! It's a fun game for them. As parents it's our job to keep the little ones entertained and happy. I will admit there's been many nights when I have forgotten about her & thanks to good ole Facebook, I 'd be reminded. I pop on FB just before bed while taking the doggies outside. I'll always see people posting their ELF then I'm like " OMG I totally forgot about mine!!

Now how in the world to you get rid of your kids for the night with this ELF you're not suppose to touch?? I really wanted to go see Breaking Dawn part 2 and needed the kids to sleep over my parents house for this date night. Well thankfully Ginger was placed on this candle from the night before. I picked the candle up and placed her & the candle in a bag. When I got to my parent house I just put the candle with Ginger still attacked on their TV!! Left them with finding spots for the weekend!! LOL it was fun for the kids that even Ginger got to have sleepover party!!!

Well that's out ELF story!! I'd love to here what your Elf's name is!! Please check out the FB page if you'd like. I will be using that page for this blog after Christmas!!

Have a Wonderful day!!
xoxo LisaMarie

Let me Reintroduce Myself!!

SO I started a blog awhile ago but never kept up with it!! A few years ago I went on the quest to become Vegan and get healthy!!! So I started a blog to blog some Vegan stuff and share my kids!! Well sadly I failed at the whole Vegan thing and my kids took over my every living minute....... I just didn't blog anymore.

I love reading blogs and I just love how you can relate to all these women when sometimes you feel as though nobody knows what you're going through in life!! Four years ago we bought our very own house and were so proud to have moved away and start a real life for ourselves and our kids. Well let me be honest it got ugly and lonely a couple years later. I became depressed and started missing my old life. Sadly I let it all overwhelm me and went into a shell. Since then I have realized we are in no way able to just sell and pick up and leave back to our old stomping grounds. I just have to such it up and make due with what I have!! A wonderful Husband who works hard for his family and 3 crazy, but great kids. I truly love the school here and my kids are doing so well. It's a nice town and we have an amazing backyard!! Hahaa like the yard matters right?? Well for now it does. Basically I'm here to try and make friends and blog my way through Mommy Hood!!! One Blog Post at a Time!!!

So here I am! I changed my old blog name and I hope you will join me!!

I think it's a great place to share Mommy story's and to share photos and story's of my children with others. Every night before bed I have to write in a notebook or I can't sleep. So why not just type down a blog post instead!! Save paper and make memories!!

Let me tell you a little bit about myself and my family!! Hubby (Matt) & I meant in High School. We started dating out Junior year and have been madly deeply in love ever since!! Or at least haven't killed each other yet!! Just kidding we have an amazing relationship and I'm so blessed that God sent me my soul mate at such a young age. I have a son in the 5th grade named Devin! He's my oldest and is so smart and knows way too much sometimes. The little shit has grown so much this past year he's an inch shorter than me!! Ya I'm kinda short, only 5 feet!! Hubby's 6'3" so one of these kids or more are bound to be tall. He loves video games just like the next boy and is an amazing writer. Little man is left handed and his hand writing is prettier than most girls I know!! He loves science and right now is obsessed with anything that has to do with the Moon, Stars & Planets!
 Now let's talk about the two little ones!! I have two First graders Kaleigh & Briella. They are attached at the hip and don't know life without each other!! Kaleigh is shy and quite and loves dogs. She is funny,sweet and way too dependent on me & her sister. She makes me get her dressed every morning and only eats 'Kid' food. She's more laid back like me but yet she craves routine and structure. Briella on the other hand is more loud and out going. She's very talkative and will go up to just about anybody for a warm hug and a good laugh. Briella is a bit more independent but she's also my little shadow around the house. When they fight I don't even get involved anymore cause 2 minutes later they are playing Barbies and the best of friends.

So this is my little Mommy blog!! Hope you will join the fun and craziness of my life!! I'm off to go clean the house since I've wasted so much time online this morning!! I will blog tonight about how I made our Elf on the Shelf a Facebook page!! I know I'm crazy! Anything to entertain my kids and keep me from drinking!! LOL

xoxo LisaMarie

First Day of School

SO the kids went back to school yesterday!! My oldest is in 4th grade, such a big boy now! The girls are in Kindergarten so that is super fun!! Briella did really well and really loves school so much! Kaleigh had a tougher time. She's in all day Kindergarten so the day was pretty long for her and she said she cried all day for me. But she was so excited to go to school today so that's a relief. I'll be added pix of their first day later! This is the first time in 10 years that I have no kids for a few hours. It's pretty weird just me and the doggies LOL. So as soon as I'm done with my breakfast right here I'm gonna go clean like crazy and see how much I can get done before Briella gets off the bus in 3 hours. I'd really like to get a shower in there too :) We'll see. When Briella gets off the bus we'll have lunch and then off to Lowe's. Hubby & I want to repaint the house and add stripes to a big wall. So I want to go get some more paint swatches. Happy Back to School Time everyone!! xoxo LisaMarie

Summer is nearing it's End

Gosh this Summer just went by so fast. I feel like we really didn't do much of anything! We never went camping this year, which we do at least twice during the Summertime. Though I am sad to see it go I have to secretly admit I do love Autumn. The crisp air and it's not so hot. I love wearing sweaters and comfy clothes and my fuzzy slippers. My favorite part is the colors of Autumn and all it's Yummy scents. Fall candles are my favorite to buy. Show me anything with the word Pumpkin in it and I'll buy it. I just love scents like Pumpkin, Coffee, Cinnamon, Sandalwood, and Vanilla. Anything that's just warm and cozy smelling. They calm me down and make me feel peaceful. Oh but I hate the days are shorter and it only means snow is around the corner.

Well anyways school is tomorrow, yup that's right tomorrow!! Not too sure if I'm happy or not about it? I mean I'm glad cause it's great for the kids to be on a routine and learning and all that fun stuff. But I sometimes have a hard time in the beginning cause I'm not a morning person. I'd much rather stay up late at night and sleep in. Although who really gets to sleep in with 3 kids?? Not really me. I'm up the latest during the summer maybe 8:30 am. Some days my youngest will climb in bed with me cause she's always woken up early. The other 2 have no problem sleeping in. I'll adjust pretty quickly though. Also I start to go to bed a bit earlier during the school year.

So I'm sad to see Summer go but a bit excited for Fall. All my kids will be in school this year and it's gonna be really weird for me. I plan to get a lot of cleaning done and some projects!!

Happy End of the Summer everyone!!
xoxo LisaMarie

Pumpkin Coffee to stay sane from my Insane day!!

So I've been dying for some Pumpkin coffee lately!! I just love Autumn flavors and scents. Hubby says he thinks Fall is my favorite season but I won't admit it! Well I think he may just be right. I really do love everything about Fall but certainly do hate knowing that Winter is on it way. We get a lot of snow here in New England.

Anyways I've had a hell of a day and needed a Pumpkin coffee. Sure wish my Keurig would just answer my wishes!! LOL I decided to mix cinnamon and ground allspice into my coffee grinds and Profectoooooo I have Pumpkin Spice Coffee right here unStressing very so stressful day. I'm not a huge emotional person, I mean I don't sweat the small stuff in life and I can easily shrug shit off or just not let it bother me cause I know things will work out in the end or it could only be worse!! Well today I'm pretty freaking sure it can't get any worse!! I'm probably the dumbest person I know. So our bank has switched to a new bank and I still am having a hell of a time with the online banking, cause I'm not the brightest crayon in the box..... I double paid a bunch of bills and now I'm pretty damn negative on my account and I'm having one hell of a time getting my money back!! Grrrrrrrr.. it's all my fault too. Poor Hubs gets to work today and has his gas light came on. He works like 35 mins away, so has no clue how he's coming home!! All because I'm an idiot!! Oh and try calling CLP today to tell them u double paid them!! They have like millions of power outages to worry about not my money.....

Ok so enough already! I made my coffee I've cleaned the house, well most of the house!! I cried all my tears out and I'm gonna get through this!! One coffee at a time.

Anyways that's my day I'm pleading insanity for the rest of it and gonna start making some dinner soon and then watching Design Star later with a bit of cuddle time with the hubs. Kiddos are gonna be off to bed early!!

Enjoy your day!!! Lord knows I can't wait for it to end!!

Where in the world is LisaMarie

LOL sorry you guys for being gone for sooooo long!! I've been super busy in the Makeup world and just plan busy in Mommy World!! The kids are off to school on wed. so I'm truly hoping I can get back into the blogging thing! I truly love blogging so much, but it's a bit easier to do the makeup blog then this one. I sometimes have no clue what to blog about! I kinda wanted to start doing Vegan foods but I get harassed about that!! I kinda even stopped talking about what's for dinner on my FB cause people are so open to say whatever they feel. I've been kinda wanting to clean my friends list up over there! I'm a very nice person and I swear like a trucker but let me tell you something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't leave people negative comments ever! If i have nothing Sweet to say to you I'm not gonna say anything at all. I also like to keep my private life pretty private so I guess that's why I've struggled a bit with this blog! What in the world should I blog about??

IDK??????????? still not sure LOL

So Hubby and I watched Julie & Julia ( one of my favorite movies, despite what people say about it).............. So Hubs says I should cook my way through a Vegan Book!! I said " You so understand you'd have to eat my food right??" He said he didn't mind! Well now that can make for an interesting blog!!! The Vegan feeds the carnivore!!!!!!!!!!!!! We can even start a poll on how long Hubs will last LOL. Sorry Love Muffin but I know you'll be crying by day 3. See Hubs is a Mechanic, he's a manly man!! A steak and potatoes man. Very simple you see. He loves to eat and enjoys food just as much as I do!! You know he calls me the Chubbiest Skinny Chic he's ever meant!! LOL But I don't think he's like it very much and I'm not about to eat meat so IDK??? He'd love for me to cook every recipe in that Paula Dean book I'll tell you that much. heheheeeeeeeeeeee

SO the quest continues............... I want to blog other than my Beauty blog but what??

Till then I shall return.....

Maybe I'll just randomly blog about random dumbass shit LOL.... while I get my 3 hour morning break when the kids are in school. Speaking of school. My youngest is going to Kindergarden and OMFG I'm so happy yet I'm so sad. No more babies here :( She's my little tail and she'll be off to AM school. My other daughter stayed back so now I'll have 2 in Kindergarden!! Pretty crazy Huh! They are so cute. Well a couple more days and they are off.

Hope all is well with everyone!! xoxo
LisaMarie

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