The postal worker rang my doorbell today and delivered two packages! I was SO excited - I received a message from my Santa that he sent something for my daughter and myself so I woke her up from her nap to go out and open the gifts... Small problem, my camera battery died after taking the first photo! We were patient and came inside to have a snack while the battery charged, then got back to business :)

My daughter was so excited to open her gift, she even knocked on the box before we opened it! She couldn't believe she got such a big fluffy pillowpet dog! She gave it a hug & a kiss and let it try out her slide. Thank you so much - she is going to love this thing for a long time to come! She can bring it to grandmas & on vacation too, I can already tell it is going to be very useful!

After my daughter opened her gift I opened mine.. The box was from Kevin Clark of bugunderglass (an Etsy store) so I KNEW it was going to be good! I collect framed insects but always had a difficult time finding quality displays until I came across Kevin's shop - over half of my collection is just from his shop! The display on the inside was a beautiful cicada display I have had my eye on for a long time - Tosena splendida sp. for those interested - It is even more beautiful in person! I love cicadas and now have 4 in my collection (I also have 3 cicada tattoos, if that is any indication on how much I like these things!)

Thank you SO much Santa! I don't have your reddit handle, but if you see this and would like a Christmas card from our family please message me your address! You have made my day and really put me in the Christmas spirit! I hope you have a wonderful rest of your holiday season!

UPDATE - Today has been a crappy day - my daughter & I both woke up with a cold AND I had a dentist appointment to have one of my crowns put back on. The last package arrived right as I was leaving for my appointment so I went to the dentist before we could open it.. my 30min. appointment turned into a 2 hour long appointment and my mouth is in some pain that I can't even describe! I'm still waiting for the ibuprofen to kick in, but opening this package with my daughter definitely made me (both of us, actually) feel better! My daughter loves this Sofia doll! She is always picking it up when we go to the Disney store, she can't believe she gets to keep this one! Lots of hugs & kisses for Sofia as soon as I got her out of her packaging, and she ran in to show it to her dad. Thank you again Santa! You can be expecting a card from us soon!