Yes, we elf. This is the third year that we have welcomed Fidget into our home. (Years one, one point five, two and two - the travel version can be seen here) She is a bit crazy. She is a bit mischievous. She is a lot of fun.
Fidget, our elf, has been a constant in our lives for the past few years. Ever since the girls have been old enough to understand, even a little bit, she has been a part of their December. A big part. A fun part. Because she isn't an elf that sees all, knows all and reports all. She is a friend. A naughty one sometimes, but friendly nonetheless. Her biggest purpose is that she is a little bit of home, no matter where home happens to be. She has become a constant in our lives, when there isn't much that seems to remain the same from one December to the next. She is our family when they can't be with us. She is our rock, when it seems we are living in a world that shifts beneath our feet more often than not. Fidget reminds us that no matter where we are in the world, she will find us. And she will make us laugh. And she will be a little part of home. And if she can do it, then so can those that love us. And miss us. She embodies love, and family and tradition.
So we elf.
In the past three years she has been to Santiago, Colorado, California, Prague, and Helsinki. This year she even followed us back to her own home at the North Pole. The girls love her. And they look forward to her visits every year. Even if their Mama doesn't love cleaning up after an elf each and every night for a full month. But Mama also knows that her days are numbered and she is starting to get a bit wistful about our elf and her antics. The girls are getting older. I will have no elf in my life soon enough. Too soon.
Until then, we will all laugh along with Fidget. And we will spend some fabulous family time searching for her, and talking about her antics, each morning. Until next year, Fidget...This mommy can't wait.
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