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I was at BBB today and bought Fred, the elf, a winter coat and a football jersey.  They had a shawl and boots but I didn't get those.  I think this may be Fred's last year with us so he's going out in style.



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OK, whenever I hear the name Fred, I think of Fred Mertz, Ethel's husband in I Love Lucy.... But I am guessing your Fred is an elf who is around during the holiday season (or perhaps a statue on your front lawn?)....

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There is a whole tradition here Karl called Elf on the Shelf. Not everyone participates in it. Some think it is anti religion. Others don't like it for other reasons. We didn't find out out about it until about two years ago. Basically, it's a stuffed elf. Each child names their elf. So the elf can be a boy or girl. The elf cannot be touched by children and cannot talk to the children directly or they lose their magic. The elf flies back to the North Pole every night to let Santa know how the child is doing. They also usually partake in some kind of tom foolery. Our elf is named Fred. He pulls all kinds of harmless pranks. Like kissing the angel on the top of the Christmas tree. He has eaten elf donuts and had milk. He also pairs up a lot with SS's other friend "Charlie"-a stuffed dog he's had since birth. They often do things together like watch movies, read books, or play checkers. Every once in awhile Fred leaves a mess behind for SS to clean up. But SS gets a kick out of that. One time he and Charlie had a snowball fight with mini marshmellows that had to be cleaned up. No biggie. Every day SS writes Fred a letter and every night Fred writes one to SS. We have saved every single letter. SS has all his "Fred" letters saved. For us, this has been a fun tradition. The older kids love to get in on it too.

Google elf on the shelf! And beware, some of what you get will be adult rated.

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What a delightful idea. Sounds like fun to me; cannot find the anti-religion in it but I suppose some people can find anti-religion in anything. Off to Google now... I have been forewarned by you. LOL

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Checked out the site. No shock value. LOL Still think it sounds like a good idea.

BTW, if you had mentioned having a Christmas tree, of course I would be shocked. You know, of course, that these date back to German Paganism and the Winter Solstice? And to have one in you house. (All said with tongue in check). I do know, however, that even into the early 20th century there were people, towns, etc. in the US that actually felt that way about Christmas trees. Did not mean to hijack your thread, just got a little carried away...

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Well, like you said, some read the devil into anything and everything. Just like Santa is made up, YES I SAID IT!, doesn't mean you can't enjoy the fun and not still teach the real meaning of Christmas. We are newcomers to the elf and it has been loads of fun. Last year SS started "questioning" Santa and the elf. This may be our last year that he really believes. We're trying to treasure it. They grow up so fast. We have tons of fun with Fred. He does all kinds of silly things.

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This year will be fun with Snowy since DD no longer believes. I don't think I will be buying him a wardrobe though.smile



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karl271 wrote:

OK, whenever I hear the name Fred, I think of Fred Mertz, Ethel's husband in I Love Lucy.... But I am guessing your Fred is an elf who is around during the holiday season (or perhaps a statue on your front lawn?)....

When I hear the name Fred I think of Drop Dead Fred. A fictional movie character.

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