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Lindsay Arnold Cusick narrated the second-night adventure of her family’s Elf-on-the-shelf in detail, indicating that it was a complicated and almost ruined affair. The ex-‘Dancing with the Stars‘ professional dancer carried out a daring operation to photograph the elf Buddy in her kids’ beds. This soon became a general debate among parents about how to keep Christmas magic alive.
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The whole arrangement was very intricate. Lindsay after removing all traces of the previous night’s pranks—one of which included the use of fake snow to cover a window—looked for a Polaroid camera. To her, it was eventually located in the garage. The trick was to slip into the kids’ room, where Sage and June were sleeping, lay Buddy in their beds while they were still sleeping, and photograph his nighttime fun as proof. The note that went along with the photos caused a bit of a frenzy. Cusick was worried that her clever daughter Sage would detect her mother’s handwriting and, thus, there would be an on-screen battle to change her style. Eventually, she wrote a note that said that a buddy of the elf named Jingle took the pictures.
It wasn’t only the images and footage that tickled the parent’s funny bone. The video particularly resonated with the parents that took the same yearly custom of December. The everlasting problem of the parent’s handwriting was a significant part of the conversation. One participant said, ‘My mom would write with her non-dominant hand when she was doing the elf on the shelf with me as a little girl.’ Another one revealed a more sophisticated method: ‘We have to print our letters because my daughter recognized our handwriting.’ The fear is genuine, as one person commented, ‘Yes! I recognized my mom’s handwriting! This spoiled Santa and the tooth fairy!’
The rest of the comments were primarily centered on the audacity of the project’s difficulty. ‘One to three children would be the worst possible outcome, and I was so scared that one of them would wake up,’ said one spectator, communicating the tension of the covert operation. ‘You are right! Sage is extremely intelligent.’ Stop it, this has to be one of the best and funniest setups ever,’ a different post humorously emphasized while applauding the ability to outwit a very perceptive child. A few other users proposed magic, a selfie stick, or a timer as alternatives to the elf’s photographic skills.
The scoffed theme of the post transcended to an emotional-level aspect as well, being involved in that nostalgic vein, which relates to the shortness of the childhood traditions. One heartwarming response said, ‘Preserve all the notes and pics of mischief. When my girls grew up too much for this, I (a.k.a. Buddy and Tinsel) made a scrapbook that our elves gave to the girls… This life-changing period goes by way too fast.’ Another person echoed this feeling by saying, ‘I still remember this series so vividly from last year…. How could a whole YEAR go by so quickly?!’
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Lindsay Arnold Cusick’s very detailed recount reveals the amount of effort that goes into creating holiday stories. It shows the extremes of imagination that parents reach to have just a little bit of magic, and the joint experience of the neighborhood in helping each other to come up with the solutions for the gaps in a child’s faith. What she considered would be a disaster turned out to be a perfect example of the chaotic and lovable hustle that a lot of families associate with the season. Her husband, Sam Cusick, is often supportive of her creative endeavors. Recently, Lindsay Arnold Cusick shared her 10k running experience as part of a Garmin partnership. She also enjoys traveling, like a Jackson Hole getaway with a Minky Couture collaboration. In other personal news, Lindsay Arnold Cusick shared an emotional pregnancy test reaction video.