Things I Loathe, Fall Edition: Pumpkin Anything and the darn 'Elf on the Shelf.'

[carrie_leigh]

We're well into what I like to call "Deep Pumpkin" and on the fringes of the time of the year I refer to as "The Hell of Elf on the Shelf."

Comments

[rainpuddle13]

I am so glad I am not the one who isn't thrilled with the wall to wall pumpkin this, that, and everything. Ugh. It goes against my aversion to anything orange. I don't eat/drink/wear/write with anything orange. It just gross.

Btw, chocolate chip cookie dough brownie cupcakes are the bomb!

[carrie_leigh]

We're quirky, but totally worth it.

I have absolutely NO DOUBT.

[rainpuddle13]

To be fair, I'm not the biggest fan of cinnamon either so fall is basically hell for me.

Make brownies, fill muffin tin half way, add about a tablespoon of cookie dough (globs work best). Bake at 350 for 12-15 minutes.

[jandjsalmon]

I LOATHE the Elf on a Shelf phenomenon. I agree completely that my militant parenting style that (shockingly!) expects good behaviour all year long should be good enough - and seriously - why make yourself just another mess to clean up. Ick.

(though I do love me some pumpkin pie - one of my favourite things in the world. We could sit beside each other at holiday dinner and I'd eat all the things that you dislike and I hope you'd eat all the things I dislike)

[carrie_leigh]

I totally would.

[heyurs]

*LOLOL* Yes, I have thought of you many a time while in the store, and seeing all things gourd. I am even very careful not to use my beloved pumpkin icons. *g*

Yup, all year round good behavior has always been a norm. I like Jessi's term, militant. Agreed. Never even entertained the elf on the shelf doings.

x)  Thank you for feeling like we can still be friends... *LOLOL* ♥

[carrie_leigh]

I decorate with pumpkins, I just don't ingest them. Icon away. :)

[adelagia]

This is the first I've heard of this Elf on the Shelf business. Sounds horrible and vaguely creepy. If that had happened when I was a child I'd have wet my pants in fear, probably.

[carrie_leigh]

I think it's weird, too, but it's definitely a phenomenon that is not going away.

[mugglechump]

Pumpkin of pretty much any variety is one of my favorites, but I feel for you at this time of year.

I agree wholeheartedly on the Elf on the Shelf nonsense. Not only because of the mess, but it's a weirdly manipulative 'fun' activity. Besides, Santa doesn't need any help. He sees you when you're sleeping AND he knows when you're awake. He knows (even without the passive aggressive elf) if you've been bad or good, so be good, for goodness sake.

[carrie_leigh]

Right? There's a whole song. No need for the elf.