elf on the shelf

 i started a box of cereal this morning, 'elf on a shelf'. it is made by kellogg. i had to research the brand though, as i hadn't heard of it. i bought it because i like trying these seasonal, special cereals. i found out this is a children's book. i looked at the wikipedia article and it also said it was parodied on an episode of 'the simpsons'. after it was a book in 2004-2005, it has been many other things. an animated TV special, and appearing at the macy's thanksgiving day parade. also mention of a jewish counterpart, 'mensch on a bench', as the mascot for team israel at the world baseball classic. during the holiday season i also saw some little skillets with this brand name on it, but didn't buy any. only have bought the cereal, and it tastes fine. there is probably plenty of other products with this name on it. 

at work one of the supply orders arrived, the boxes of envelopes. it was fewer boxes than what was ordered, but i know it can be changed by who actually places the order for me. i also found the time to call the dealer and schedule an oil change appointment for early next week. in the evening i went on a walk and found 11 cents. the 'big bang theory' reruns were when howard and bernadette found out they will be having a baby. it was followed by the one where penny ruined valentines day by being jealous of an ex. i was pleased with what i found at the hy-vee in eagan, as they had some small pumpkin pies so i bought one. it was called 'gourmet' and they are five dollars, according to the calorie content on the label it would be two servings. i was trying to find an 'affordable' punpkin pie during the holiday season and i finally did- two weeks late. even longer if you count thanksgiving. there was still a problem at the self-checkout with wanting a single serving tub of ice cream though, so an employee had to ring it up for me. i said i get it, not many people want ice cream during winter. in fact it wasn't my first choice, but i can tell they haven't ordered any in this section for a while. and most of the time i am fine with going what is available. i am getting haagen dazs strawberry, since vanilla edy's is not available. same has been true at walgreen, as i have been getting an ice cream candy bar- a twix or a snickers- instead of the drumstick cone since they are out of the latter.