Surprise ! !

Anybody that's read my blog in the last week knows that I'm expecting a package from UPS at any time. I ordered a new printer/copier/scanner/fax and it should be here tomorrow according to the online tracking. So when the UPS guy in his brown uniform knocked on my door this afternoon I thought I had been such an exceptionally good little (!) girl that UPS had gotten the lead out and shipped it a day early. Cecil and Sue were here visiting today and all of us were excited and throwing guesses around about the mystery package.

I could tell the package was too small for the printer I ordered, and the first thing that came to mind was that the brown-uniformed guy had made a mistake and came to the wrong address. I had my "It can't be mine" speech ready. I knew I didn't have anything else ordered, but UPS-guy said that the package was indeed addressed to me.

Imagine my surprise when I saw this label on the package! I still couldn't figure out who might have sent the package. Even though it had my name and the correct address on it I was grinding brain gears and double-clutching, trying to compute the possibilities for likely gifters and coming up empty.

A little further investigation revealed a
label on top of the box. Can you read that?

"WITH LOVE FROM SOME TENNESSEE FRIENDS WHO ENJOY READING YOUR BLOG! !"

Oh, my word! You should have heard the hen cackling amongst us! Who could have sent this wonderful gift? What blogging friends do we know that live in Tennessee? And how would they get my address? I'm not the paranoid type, but I don't exactly give out my address like Typhoid Mary passed out typhus germs. I've shared my address with only a few of my blogging friends. Hmmm....so maybe they got my address from the online Yellow Pages. Or some well-maneuvered emails.

Not that it matters, I'm just overjoyed with the wonderful gift! Mysterious friends, Thank You so much for the honey-baked ham! A 10-lb. ham at that! Right now it's still a frozen pig-cicle but I guarantee when it thaws I will be feasting on honey-hammy goodness. I might even share a bit with others. If they're nice to me, that is.

Since my generous but mysterious readers who sent me this most welcome gift prefer to remain anonymous, I can't thank them personally, but please know that I am most appreciative and thankful for this gift. I am blessed beyond what I deserve by my dear friends. I have my suspicions as to whom my anonymous smoked-pig-leg donor might be, but knowing your identity isn't nearly as important as knowing that I am loved and blessed by your friendship. I only hope I am able to someday bless someone else as you've blessed me today. The measure of the love and grace you have shown me far outweighs the temporal value of this gift. I treasure all my blogging friends.

Y'all truly are THE BEST. My eyes are a bit wet and blurry as I type this.

And, THANK YOU AGAIN, Dear Anonymous Honeybaked Ham Donor, and may God bless you for your generosity towards me.
On a different note, I mentioned that Cecil and Sue were here today, which is very unusual for a Thursday. Cecil's regular days off from work are Monday and Tuesday, but she's been on vacation this week. Today during some of our gabbing and general silliness, we were discussing the various foods we dislike. One of us said it would be our luck to be visited by the Bad Food Fairy. In Cecil's case she said she would be visited by the Liver Fairy or the Chicken Gizzard Fairy since she heartily hates chicken gizzards as an adult despite devouring them by the bucket-full as a kid. I said it would be my luck to be visited by the Garbanzo Bean Fairy and the Eggplant Fairy since I despise both of those foods.

Here's where you come in. If the Bad Food Fairies visited you, bringing foods you dislike, which Fairies would leave an unwelcome gift on your doorstep? Would it be the Beef Tongue Fairy or perhaps the Chitlin' Fairy? Share with us in the comments which Bad Food Fairy would pay you a visit. I think there'll be some hysterical Food Fairies mentioned.
On yet another note, I'm happy to announce that Cecil, my baby sister, is joining the blogging family. Now my daughter Jessica, my sister Donna and my sister Cecil are all blogging. Jessica recently posted on her blog after a long dry spell for those who might be interested.

You can find Cecil's brand-spankin'-new blog HERE. I helped her set it up today and she still has some things to iron out so she may be tweaking on her blog for a while yet. After all, I've been blogging for almost a year and I'm constantly fine-tuning and making changes to my blog.

Cecil is getting acquainted with Demon Blogger, too. He has been especially exasperating today. Aaaaarrrrrgghhhh!! I've been experiencing some difficulties commenting on some of your blogs again, so if I haven't commented lately that's probably why. I've resorted to emailing in some cases and if it doesn't resolve soon I'll probably be doing even more emailing when Demon Blogger won't allow me to comment.

Grrrrr! Blogger. It's always something.

Welcome to Bloggityville, Sis, and happy blogging. If you feel inclined I know Cecil welcomes your visits and comments. My blogging friends are THE BEST, as I stated earlier.

My love to all of you, dear blogging friends and family. May God meet all your needs and bless you with enough to share, as someone so lovingly and generously shared with me.

I am truly blessed.