Hi My Name Is.....

Lil' Red Fred aka Freddie.

I traveled all the way from the North Pole at Santa's request to meet The Orrell Family, specifically The P's, the weekend after Thanksgiving. I come from the Elf on the Shelf family, where our mission set forth from the big guy is to keep children on their best behavior. For if they misbehave and do not mind their parents, they risk finding themselves on Santa's naughty list. My magical powers allow me to fly all the way to the North Pole each night with a detailed report for Santa Claus. In the morning, before they awake, I will have returned from my journey and they will run to find me, for I may be hiding or I may be found getting into mischief myself!

Boy were the P's suprised to see me after their weekend trip to Nana's. I had found a nice cozy little place right beside a beautiful fireplace in their dollhouse. The dollhouse was the perfect place for my first nights rest, I couldn't have asked for better accommodations! I made sure to leave my girls a little note on their chalkboard, thanking them for the hospitality and telling them we were going to have lots of fun this month as we get ready for Christmas. That Presleigh, she was a skeptic at first, I wasn't too sure I was welcome or that she was buying it. I kept catching her glancing my way in disbelief, waiting for me to flinch with what  sometimes seemed like a wee bit of fear. Little Paisley however, was sooo excited as she said to her Mom " see, I told we'd get an elf, Santa knows we're good "They snuggled in their beds that night as Mom and Dad read them my story and the name Freddie was born. I am now an official member of the Orrell Family. A very large family at that-I was not prepared for all those beastly dogs and curious cats, this place is a circus! For goodness sakes, my first week here I nearly drowned in the toilet when that rico suave of a cat, Romeo, thought it'd be real cute to bat me with his paws right off the bathroom counter and into the the toilet bowl. Revenge will be so sweet, Rooooomeo!

So here we are with 2 weeks until Christmas and I've got to tell you, those girls are a tough crowd. On some days Im not too sure they give a lickity split whether I have good things or bad things to report to Santa and then others, their just as sweet as Mrs Claus' gummy gumdrops. All I can say is I'm thankful my employment is seasonal whew! and God bless their parents! I'll make sure the big guy gets them something extra special this year, especially Mom </;o)