Friday, December 29, 2023

Christmas Catherine and Her Antics

For the last 11 years or so (?), our elf has come back to visit for the holiday season, bringing with her some expected antics (like the North Pole Breakfast and the Reindeer Food set-up), but she always adds in some other new and different things.

Some of the thrill has worn off for the older kids, but they continue to keep the magic alive for Jimmy.  We still have at least another year or two left of him believing in all of the holiday enchantment and you can bet that I am here for that!

The North Pole Breakfast that kick's off the arrival of Christmas Catherine around December 1st every year:



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Hiding in the "stinky" bathroom with a note and a mini clothespin on her nose to mask the smell:



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One day, she showed up with flavored candy canes for the kids and draped them over a lamp shade:



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She tried to bring back a snowman from the North Pole but it melted over night.  Ooops.





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Growing lollipops in a pop after using my plant spritzer on them:



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C.C. replaced the eggs in their carton with Christmas tree ornaments:



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She made her own toilet paper Christmas tree and then decorated it in the living room.


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The boys found Christmas Catherine down in the basement leading a parade of cars and trucks:




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Reading a book, complete with a reading light, to a group of "friends:"



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Knitting some Christmas tree ornaments:



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Feeding the ducks in the bathtub:



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One morning, she surprised the kids with lottery tickets (2 each) and instructions on how to choose them.





They enjoyed scratching off the tickets to see if anyone was a winner:



It turns out that there were TWO winning lottery tickets - $5 each -- and they were both Jimmy's!



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Rolling down the hallway with a message stuck to the wall using letter stickers:



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She got into a bag of M&Ms and left an inspirational message behind:



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Hiding under the Christmas tree with her homemade "ipad:"



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A hot cocoa bar!



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With not a snowflake in sight all week, C.C. wondered where all of the snow was so that she could go skiing:



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An unhealthy breakfast:



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The boys found Christmas Catherine down in their bathroom one morning:



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Reindeer Food!


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We took a quick trip up north right before Christmas, and C.C. set out some special candy canes for the road trip:




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The next morning, the kids were surprised to find our that Christmas Catherine had followed us up there and brought her suit and towel for the water park.  Note that her bathing suit was fashioned out of one of Sam's old dance costumes.  Ha!



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One last bag of treats for the kids before she prepared to head back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve:


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