Elf on the Shelf Door on the Cheap, $3 to be exact.

Lenny our Elf does not make his official appearance until Dec 1.

But in prep for his arrival, he has requested a door for easy access to and from the North Pole.

See we are finding at 6.5 years of age Buggie has A LOT of questions about how things work, and if they are real.

And this Momma is NO WHERE near ready to give up the magic.

So I went to Joann's and came home with the workings of a Elf Door.

For $3 I came up with this.

- Picture frame $3.99 but after a 40% off coupon paid $1.80

- Bag of little knobs $1.99 but after my 40% off coupon paid $1.20

- paint which I had already

- bag of sticks which I had, but are around $2

- hot glue gun

After measureing the sticks to the back of the frame I was able to just cut them with regular scissors. 

Then painted everything and hot glued it together. 

And added a "Elf Only Entrance" to it. And I was done, yep that easy and that cheap.

When Lenny comes Saturday he will come with a little note explaining the door and that Santa felt it was a good addition for the Elves. 

Fingers crossed that this helps keep the magic alive and filling our house this Christmas!

It was necessary...

There other day I had had it.

The consistent whining.

Having to ask not once, not twice, not even three times, but more like 5 or 6 times to do something.

The lack of general courtesy and manners had reached it all time high.

Lenny was watching my frustration.

And the next morning we woke up to this hanging over our kitchen table.

Listen I get that the shelf Elf is fun, cute and likes to get into funny things.

But he has a J.O.B.

And that morning he had my back.

Tis the season to dangle the fear of no gifts over your kids head.

No shame.

Happy Wednesday.

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Thank you for the prayers for my family.

Please keep them coming, as we need them.

My MIL had surgery on Saturday to remove {a thank God, not cancerous} brain tumor.

But now we are on the long road to recovery.

So the extra prayers are WELCOME and APPRECIATED!