brown paper packages….

are the best. Mom & Dad sent us this awesome package in the mail. It’s our “December 1” present. When Ron & I were first married, Mom always gave us a “December 1” present which was usually some kind of Christmas decoration. But as the kids arrived, the present has changed to include different things like cookies for decorating, etc. Our “December 1” package arrived on Tuesday and it sure was nice to have such a surprise with the recent cold snap of temperatures in the -20’s and -30’s. There were brownies, gumdrop cake, fleece throws, hot chocolate, new mugs, cookies and frosting and sprinkles, pepperoni for Daddy, green tea, a Christmas apron and oven mitts. It was so fun to open that box. What more could anyone ask for?
(Fast forward 2 days later: the brownies are gone, empty pepperoni packages are in the garbage, the gumdrop cake is cut, the throws are on the sofa where little bodies have left them.)