December 3, 2012
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Let the Mobbing Begin (elf on the redneck shelf #2)
When Elf did manage to pick himself up from the driveway,
I helped dust him off and invited him inside to meet the welcoming crew
and have some refreshments.
Poor Elf didn’t even get to drink his Christmas cocoa.
Delightful December #3: I have cried all day. Yes, this is a positive thing. It was my first day Paxil free. The weaning is finally over. It feels so wonderful to be able to sense, feel, respond, hear The One who speaks to my soul again. As much as the medication was needed for a season, part of me was missing. It’s like I had a spiritual limp, hobbling along the path with no direction.
So, you can only imagine when I read these words from @murisopsis, I had to reach for my roll of toilet paper (I’m fancy like that) to wipe up the snotty mess.
@WildWomanOfTheWest – Tamy is one of the people whose blog inspires me to be better than I am. Her heart must be bigger than all of Oklahoma. On my wish list of xangans I’d like to meet, her name is right up there at the top. She has battled and is battling health issues that make my sciatica seem insignificant. She has opened her heart to so many children that are now her sons and daughters. I am inspired to be more generous with my heart. She rescues the little dogs (and some big ones too) that need her gentle spirit to heal them. She reminds me why I went into the veterinary field. Thanks Tamy!
Thank you, Val.
*Elf on the Redneck Shelf will run through Christmas. If you wish to view them all, just click on the elfontheredneckshelf tag.
*Delightful December: @BohemianLotus has challenged us to find something positive from each day during the month of December in hopes of creating healthy perspectives in our lives.
Comments (37)
Love it.
I love this elf series you’ve got going on, here. Okay, remind me – who’s doghandling the elf in the last picture?
I do hope Elf survived that greeting intact!
Aww, poor Elf.
It looks like the elf was just glad for a free ride from point a to point b. I know I would if I had just been rescued from the front yard.
GOOD doggie!! “Now puppy shake it violently…yes, GOOD PUPPY!” Tear it to shreds!!! Oh, um…yeah…kinda got caught up in the moment there…Really enjoying this series. A little toooooo much!
The photos of your ever-so-loving critters playing with the elf, was indeed delightful. So Tamy…. how many extra’s did you buy for when they get chewed up???
Glad you’re able to be rid of meds for awhile. I hope it will continue to be that way for you.
Thank you. I needed that. (Fighting a flu today, and this gives me strength. Especially the dogs and elf.)
Poor elf may not have gotten his refreshment, but it does appear he got a free tour of the living quarters. Even if it was one leg at a time. *giggles…
Congrats on being Paxil free, my dear. That is a major accomplishment and I’m proud of you. That stuff does take away the inner spark and makes it hard to glow.
Keeping you in thoughts and prayers. Warm ((((hugs))))…
Paxil-weaning is good. I went cold turkey without consulting the doctor. It was….ugly.
i’m glad you cried today and that you are feeling more like yourself.–karen
I know it’s only Day 2 of the elf thing, but this is my favorite so far.
So glad you are able to feel again! I am really happy for you.
Ha! Poor Elf.
I’m really glad to hear that you are feeling more like yourself.
I use “bathroom tissue” to wipe my eyes and nose, as well. Less expensive, just as effective. Not to mention, I find it handy that you can tear off as much as you need. It is just more practical.
Oh no! Laughing and crying at the same time! That can’t be good for my emotional stability. Such gentle puppies! Elf seems to be missing some clothes, but looks otherwise unscathed by the canine. (no elves were harmed in the making of this photo montage). I’m happy you’re Paxil free.
I’m happy you’re doing better. I’m happy you’re posting!!!!
I’m coming to steal those dogs, they are the most perfect combo of cute and scruffy!
Poor elf!
Tamy, you are every single word of what Val wrote about you. You have that aura about you that only a few could boast about. I for one, feel really privileged to have you as a friend.
Of all the tragedies that will happen to Elf…missing Christmas cocoa seems to be the WORST!
Tamy I’m thrilled that you are able to cry (and laugh) again! The elf on the shelf is lucky to be in one piece – hehe! I meant what I wrote. You do inspire me. Thanks for being a friend!
Your dogs need to take elf-killing lessons from Boo.
Aww, those doggies are too adorable. Poor elf doesn’t stand a chance.
These articles and blogs are truly enough for me for a day.
spreets
Poor Elf lol
I am glad Tami ,you are recover all of your being after this weaning and you are able to enjoy fully the show of the dogs playing with the elves . The crying of yesterday liberated what still was blocked and you are becoming fully yourself.
You will be able to enjoy Christmas fully .
Love
Michel
Oh, nothing like a little dog slobber to make one feel welcome! So glad to hear you are paxil free! Yay!
Doggy slobber is holy water too!
So happy your off the Paxil and on to YOU!
I agree with Val … you encourage us all to be better, I think.
I struggle with it.
I’m glad you’re off of Paxil. Wish I could get off of my meds. With the cure is a pound of ailment. I’ve lost a part of me you all will never know existed. : /
Glad you were able to stop the Paxil. Tears are healing in themselves, as I found out when I did some research on them last week.
Poor little elf! Hope he is still in one piece after all of that.
Tear Types
Even though the basic composition of the tear remains consistent, there are minor chemical changes in tears depending on why they develop. Some of the different types of tears the brain tells the eyes to produce are:
<li>Basal tears that coat your eyes on a day-to-day basis to keep them moisturized.<li>Irritant/reflex tears that form in response to pain or to flush foreign objects out of the eye. Their composition is similar to basal tears, but they contain more healing properties.<li>Emotional tears that appear in response to feelings of sadness, stress, joy and extreme emotion. These tears carry more protein-based hormones than basal or irritant tears and help to cleanse your body of the chemical side effects of pent-up emotion.
Poor elf I would be pissy if I missed my coco…I have been antidepressant free for a couple of weeks now it seems strange to feel things again I have even found my temper again (poor Jeff) I will keep you in my prayers…hugs
I saw Jack in the first photo. They really give the Elf a hard time.
I keep getting distracted by the comments and forget to comment – my poopers would chew elfs eyes right outta his head and then pull his guts out – I don’t know why they do that
I also didn’t know Val was in the Vet field but she’s right on about you!
Knowing that my Elf loves our dog Kilo, I imagine your Elf wasn’t really petrified at being sniffed at and nudged and picked up by the welcoming committee. ( 8 I hope that your Paxil-free days will be a true blessing to you and the Reader Fans!
The last pic is the best elf pic ever!
So happy you’re crying again. *Sniff*
And I am catching up on all the elf posts…I would have LOVED this as a kid. These are hilarious. Your grandkids will inevitably inherit your twisted humor anyway…so this could very well be a Grammy Tamy Christmas tradition. (Oh darn, I used the “T” word….)
Your dogs seem like such gentle souls with Elf. My big ol chocolate lab would have been flinging it thru the air and wrestling it back and forth in his big ol jaws! So glad you are Paxil free and feeling better Tamy! You are such a delight to all of us and you deserve good health and sunshiny days!
Welcome to the family!
Hugs & Prayers for you!!
I just found out what this “elf” is all about. So sad that I missed the opportunity to do this when my kids were little.