2013

Eli has been MIA... he usually joins us the Friday after Thanksgiving.  After days of concern, this email arrived.  HE'LL BE HERE SOON!

 

Day 1:  I have received 4 or 5 messages/posts from some of his fans. I'm happy to report that this email came today. He will be joining us soon!

 Day 2: Eli made his debut appearance.... by gluing googly eyes to almost everything in the fridge!  

Day 3: A little competitive game of marshmallow tic tac toe with Moosey.  By the looks on Moosey's face... I think Eli cheated!

 Day 4:  Clues for a wild goosechase all over the house to the oven where Eli had prepared Holiday treats!

Day 5:  We were greeted this morning with a TP trail... Eli had some fun at the expense of a roll!

 Day 6:  Chandler has been a bit of a 'Scrooge' today.  So after he went to sleep, Eli moved his tree to Will's room... and hung candy canes all over it!

 Day 7: The loss of his tree brought Christmas spirit back to Chandler & Eli left him a new Georgia tree!

Day 8:  Chandler INSISTED on setting up a train in his room and then wanted it to run low speed all night.  When he woke up Sunday morning, Eli had hitched a ride!

 Day 9:  Christmas bows on EVERY cabinet in the kitchen... a little holiday cheer!

Day 10:  a candy cane hide and seek game with great reward!

 Day 11:  Smack down game of Twister with friends....

2012

I'MMMMM BAAAAACKKKKK......

Day 1- I put this target on the Galloway's back deck on Thankgiving. I tried to parachute in for my entrance...

luckily they found me high up in a tree. I missed the mark and I was tangled in the branches!

Day 2: I made his own little tanning salon while the Galloways were in KY.

Day 3: Momma G hasn't had much luck each year with lights.... 

and had to pull ALL the lights off the tree and start over. 

While she was putting lights back on, Chandler was playing with the extras... so I copied him!

Day 4:  Feeling bad for Momma G, I put the lights on and added the star

while they slept!

Day 5: Copier fun!

Day 6: My response to the FB hack job pulled off by the eldest Galloway child last night...

he accused his parents of not using toilet paper!

Retaliation by using their backpacks!

Day 7: So what... I had a midnight snack....snacks all over the cooktop and a snack trail to the living room

 where I was tied to the piano and being guarded by an army!

Day 8: James & Chandler ate all the marshmallows last night. 

I was upset that I didn't have any for my hot chocolate this morning!

Day 9: The wild goosechase... the boys favorite. I sent them all over the house looking for clues. 

Look where they found me! And now I am Momma G's favorite... GO DAWGS!

Day 10:  Another try for hitting the mark. 

Closer but no cigar!

Day 11: I caught the cold that is going around the house... or if I'm sick from the UGA loss. 

But, today I'm a bit under the weather!

Day 12- second day under the weather... 

so I sent home to the NP to get better!

Day 13- I'M BACK! Everyday James forgets to get a towel before he gets in the shower.
This morning there were blinking lights and a glow coming from the linen closet... MY reminder!

Day 14: An elf's favorite!

Day 15: i had to work out after drinking an entire bottle of chocolate syrup!

Day 16: Momma G fell asleep on the couch... and I was up to mischief.

 Matching mustaches for both!

Day 17: After watching all the kids in action on Saturday night,

 I wanted to show my skills!

Day 18: Dressed up and ready for my Barbie date... 

hope Ken doesn't find out!

Day 19: It appears that Ken found out about my date yesterday!

Day 20: I turned the family picture wall into my family picture wall... 

complete with pics of my brothers, best friend, girlfriend, 

Santa and Mrs. C and his favorite reindeer.

 I even photoshopped myself into the Galloway family pic!

Day 21: Head first in the freezer drinking James's left over Frappe.

Day 22: Sugar high....

Day 23:  I knew they would be coming home from a long trip back from AL. 

So he left a funny message!

A house full of boys... who doesn't love some potty humor!

Day 24: A weekend at the farm produces stinky boys. I was giving them a hint!

Day 25:  a little role playing this morning... and brought yummy treats!

Day 26: Last day of school... YIPPEE.  I left several last day messages all over the house!

Day 27: A goosechase lead the boys here... to messages from Santa

Day 28: I brought real mistletoe from the North Pole and hung a sign that read

 "Christmas Break: Kiss getting up early goodbye!". 

On the floor under the mistletoe was a pile of hersey kisses... and 3 HUGE hersey kisses!

Day 29: My present to the boys... a gift wrapped toilet!

Day 30: To whom it may concern, Elves poop peppermints and Hersey kisses!

Day 31: I spent his last night with the Galloways dancing the night away with friends... 

Gangnam Style!

2011

They should be used to me by now!  So this year I may pull out all the stops.....

Day 1: A package was on the Galloway doorstep Friday morning... 

with yours truly inside!

Overnight deliver from the North Pole!

Day 2: this milk isn't sour.... I turned it green!

Day 3: I was upset that my family had comfy beds to take naps in... 

so he built myself a bed and used almost all Momma Galloway's cotton balls!!!!

Day 4: Momma Galloway was MAD when only 1/2 the lights came when she put the tree up.

So she turned it off and went to bed. Then I went to decorating it 

with my own special touches!

Day 5: The first (of probably many) goosechases!  I know the boys LOVE this. Somehow, I managed to get stuck in a 2-liter of Dr. P... and then hid in the dishwasher!!!

Day 6: Nice words did NOT come from Momma G's mouth while she had to change out most the lights on the 10-ft tree... So I made GOOD out of BAD lights. The family woke up to find Spencer hanging from the breakfast room light... following the trail, we found 3 more friends ziplining from the dining room light fixture... I was bringing up the rear! I made a zipline course through my living room, dining room and kitchen with those 'bad lights'!

Day 7:  My dry erase art on the family photo wall!

Day 8:  I planted magic seeds.  It will take a couple days 

to see what grows!

Day 9:  I've done things in the past to upset Momma G.  This one is surely to 

make her smile!  Hunker Do Hairy Dawgs!

Day 10:  Missing my good buddy Rudolph... so I turned my

other good buddies into Rudolph instead!

Day 11:  Magic Seeds!!!  LOLLIPOPS!

Day 12:  I fixed breakfast... Snowmen powdered sugar donuts!

Day 13:  Hide N Seek... goosechase style!

Day 14:  I 'found' a bag of cookies... or so I thought!  Turns out they 

were dog biscuits.... YUCK!

Day 15: This morning I was NOWHERE to be found. What will be discovered at school.... I packed James & Will's lunch (with extra candy) and wrapped the lunch boxes in christmas paper. I had to head to the N.Pole early to help my best elf Elvis with toys (and to report to Santa that Chandler isn't staying in his bed!!!)

Day 16: Well, almost every night last week at least one of the boys woke his parents up multiple times in the night...and all 3 are guilty! Saturday morning, I dressed Daddy G up like Santa and left this note! Mom and Dad have banished me to the North Pole until better choices are being made by the children in this house! I AM HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THEY HAVE STAYED IN THEIR BEDS THE LAST 2 NIGHTS. IF THEY DO IT AGAIN TONIGHT, I CAN RETURN!

Day 17: After 3 nights of staying in their beds, I was allowed back home! I took "Lumpy" to the north pole with me on the 'exile'. We were cold when we returned....

Day 18: a gift wrapped tree!

Day 19: Missing the North Pole, the ice maker was the next best thing...

Day 20: A tinsel baracade on the bedroom door to celebrate the last day of school!!!

Day 21: After a weekend away- and a few days without me, 

I returned with advice from Santa

 and a gift from the jolly old elf! I couldn't contain himself and tore into the 

package before the boys got up... Santa Clause 1, 2 & 3 dvds!

Day 22: I had Santa send a video email to the boys.... 

determining whether they were on the naughty or nice list.... 

WHEW.... they all made the nice list!

Day 23:  I decided to decorate the little tree in James & Will's room

with leftover Halloween candy!

Day 24: One last goosechase around the house... 

lead to a funny Christmas Jibjab video that my elf friend told me about!!!

Day 25: A hersey kiss trail went from the boy's room, down the stairs and to the garage door.... where we discovered me in the car. I hung Christmas lights in the car.... crazy elf!

Day 26: After the Christmas Eve Service, I was found on the piano having a birthday party for Jesus.

My last night here... time to head back to the North Pole!