Sara the Elf is Not on the Shelf

Every morning when Kaylicious and Zazu wake up, they run to find out where Sara, our Elf on the Shelf, is hiding or what kind of mischievous elf adventures she may have had the previous night. Sara the Elf is never on our shelf.  The girls always discover Sara in some silly hiding place or frozen precariously in the middle of a crazy adventure. They both think Sara's hi-jinks are absolutely hilarious. They laugh so hard every time, especially Kaylicious, that they crack me up too. Recently they’ve found Sara perched on a castle wearing a tiara, swinging from the ceiling fan, riding Kaylicious’ piggy bank and chilling out on our wreath.

Elf on the Shelf Party Going on Now!

Don't forget to check out and/or join my Elf on the Shelf Link Party for more Elf on the Shelf ideas and adventures:

Elf on the Shelf Link Party

In this final week before Christmas, are you running out of ideas for your Elf on the Shelf?  Are you actually considering hiding your elf on a shelf? If so you've come to the right place.  I'm gathering the best Elf on the Shelf ideas in the entire Blogosphere right here at Counting on Me, so you'll find Elf inspiration galore to get you through the week and many Christmases to come!  Don't forget to leave comments for the Elf on the Shelf posts that you like the best.

Join the Party: If you got a great Elf on the Shelf post, please link to the party!  We can wait to check it out.  Please follow the rules and use the Blue "Add Your Link" Button below to join the party.  You can  add as many different Elf links as you want.

I made this graphic using PSE 8, an adorable freebie from ShabbyBlogs.com (I Love Them.) and what some might consider to be way too much time, but since I like the end result, I'm going to chalk it up to time well spent improving my Photoshop skills.

Thanks for coming to the party! You can use the following code to provide a link back to this party on your page, just cut and paste it into your html editor:

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Meatless Monday Recipe Roundup

Welcome to the first Meatless Monday Recipe Roundup. This is my first Meatless Monday Recipe Link Party, but I am hoping if it is successful to host it regularly.  Whether you are a life-long vegetarian like me or just looking for some meatless recipes to try, this party is for you!

Grab a Meatless Monday Recipe Button. 

Here's the code:

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Toddler & Pre-schooler Activity Link Party

One of my parenting goals for this year is to find more fun ways to interact and connect with my little ones. Please join my link party. I'm looking for any and all inexpensive or free suggestions. Single Activities or Lists are both appreciated!

Please follow Counting on Me on Google Friend Connect and link back to this post using the following code:
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