shiftythrifting
My three slutty elves. And yes they smoke weed
Northampton, MA Goodwill
Submitted by mintyfreshe
Follow up on the traditional Venezuelan holiday music. I sent this link to my mom and she thought it was pretty well put together, but she also added a bit of info that i did have a suspicion of but didn’t make a mention about it because I wasn’t sure if i was remembering correctly.
“Today, in Venezuela, we hear about Vicente Emilio Sojo, the man who saved folk carols from extinction”
So she reminded me that Vicente Emilio Sojo was a cousin of my grandpa from my mom’s side of the family. He’s a hugely influential musician, but sadly my family was left out of any potential windfall from that due to some shady dealings and familial drama. Still, it’s a point of pride for my family 
Our kid wanted an Elf on the Shelf. She knows Santa isn’t real but wanted one anyway. Apparently for the fun of finding it every morning? I dunno. She couldn’t explain.
I find the Elf on a Shelf dolls creepy. They look creepy and the idea of them spying on kids is kinda yuck. Santa just knowing if a kid is naughty or nice, ok. Having a minion spy though?
They are also expensive. $30!
We compromised. I made kid Barbie a blue elf hat out of some scrap fabric and have committed to moving her around once a day. This was waiting for Kitty this morning. She’s holding a note for the kid to read. Kitty seemed to like that. Fully engaging with the game of it despite knowing it was me
Notice the cat studiously not paying attention? I hissed at him and said the elf is off limits.
Wound up having to put orange peels around the tree to try to keep the cat out of it. Does it work? 
Youngest found it on da interwebs, tree was still standing this morning. We shall see.
A friend used Irish Spring soap in his garden to keep the deer away. I don’t recommend this in the house.
Urine will keep them away as well. Also not best idea indoors.
These are so weird!
These are so pretty!
These are pretty, too
The ‘weird’ ones are identical to the ones we had when I was a kid.
Lucky you! They look so neat!
