Yesterday, I was excited to hear that my Arbitrary Day+ package had been delivered. I came home from work and immediately opened it. There was a note inside from Lisa that said there were also gifts for my kids. At this point, they became very excited, and, it would turn out, with good reason. Thanks so much Lisa! We love everything.

The package included: 1) Mad Men Illustrated World book. I haven't had time to sit down with it yet, but it looks pretty funny. I did read a section on how to let your kids play with plastic bags. I'm not going to follow the instructions, but I did laugh.

2) Three different varieties of Hello Panda cookies. I'd never tried this kind of delicious treat before. They're super good and I wouldn't be surprised if there are none left now that I've been at work for a couple hours today while my kids are at home. The packaging says they're from Singapore, and as far as I know, these are the first Singaporean treats I've ever eaten.

3) My daughter received Freez'r Pop makers (my gifter doesn't know this, but my daughter would live on popsicles if we let her) and some Water Bombs (you know, those little balls that you soak in water and then throw at people despite the fact that the packaging says never to throw them at people or animals) that will be totally fun to play with at local pool.

4) My son collects rocks and received an amethyst crystal, a tigereye and a few other specimens that he hasn't named for me yet. Now get this, these minerals are from my gifter's personal collection. That's seriously cool.