...but only the good parts: the presents. I'm sure post will sound pretty petty, but I'm willing to risk it, especially since I'm the only person who reads this blog.
The boxes containing our Christmas presents arrived from Princeton yesterday!! David (John's "stepfather") mailed them on Wednesday, December 28—and they only just arrived at our house, by way of USPS, yesterday, Monday, January 8. A holiday and a national day of mourning for a dead ex-president has a particular way of messing up a well-oiled machine.
Despite the delay, the boys have been so excited to rip right into the boxes and rediscover their loot—lots of board games, building systems (wooden blocks for building a pyramid and Illumibot), a remote control pteranodon, and lots of wonderful books (including the color-illustrated The Trumpet of the Swan and the Narnia Chronicles boxed set).
As for my gifts, I can't wait to dig into the classic ski movies (from my cheeky monkey), Emma Goldman's diaries, Adam Gopnik's New York essays, and the fabulous cookbooks (including The Silver Spoon, Nigel Slater's The Kitchen Diaries, and A Swedish Kitchen).
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