to loathe it when people say ' ooh theres this NORAD thing'

[ElizabethHoover]

yes yes, we know.
been there done that

YAWN

But as a fourth century Christian saint, I would think that Santa is probably quite low on the US watch list.

We couldnt track Santa this year, we saw him fly past us though!
Dd(10) was thrilled to see him. Ds1(14) thought seeing the iss was great. Win win for us. Thanks NASA

Yep. Our elf left candy cane seeds in the Christmas eve hamper and they have grown into these...

This house would make all the grinches sick into your own bile.

Actually I'm looking forward to the cutseyness being over because I've been Christmased out already and the baby is getting a molar

That candy cane thing is a) deceptive and b) bad science

It's magic so science doesn't count. The elf said so.
The tree has also grown some chocolate baubles overnight.

And I've just told off dd for waking up because I've wound her up with everything. Bollocks

I'm coming to join you on the naughty grinch step

oh wise and knowledgeable Grinch op.

How to I get ds to go to sleep either out concussing/drugging/ him?

Bah humbug at you OP. Dd3 loved the NORAD site tonight.

I would think that Santa is probably quite low on the US watch list

He can get in any building unnoticed and get anywhere in the world in seconds. He probably already works for the CIA from March through till August.

Merry fucking Christmas then.

This is what I think should happen to Elf on a fucking shelf.

Sorry for the derail.