The Box on the Porch

Yesterday I had to run a few errands and left home around noon. As I was pulling out of the driveway I saw a box on the porch.

You know, I’m like a kid at Christmas when the UPS or FedEx delivery person arrives at my house. A box delivery can only mean good things!

However I was on a tight timeline, and assisting my 12 YO with his 7th grade science project so I didn’t stop to see what it was. The entire time I was out, I was thinking about that box… and what treasures awaited me. Of course for all I knew, it was something for my husband.

However, as I discovered an hour and a half later, it was not for him. It was for me. *big stupid grin*

When I saw the return address was Kensington, I yelped and dragged the box inside. My kids looked at me, wondering what had caused me to go loopy this time (it’s not an uncommon occurrence).

After grabbing a pair of scissors, I got the box open and lo and behold, it was a box of my very first Brava book, The Education of Madeline.

It was an emotional moment, I’m not afraid to tell y’all. I took one out, saw the note from Megan (thanks Kate and Megan!!!), and held the book close.

It felt so wonderful to hold it in my hands – I felt it up (yep, sure did), pressed it to my face, and smelled it. LOL. I wonder what you must think of me now.

Anyhoo, I have a wonderful box of books and each time I look at it, I grin even wider. Isn’t it a lovely day? (While it snows for the first time in 4 years outside…)