In my family, we traditionally open our gifts on Christmas Eve. That way, we can be sure that all of our family can be together in one place so no one misses out.

I received my gift about a week ago, maybe more. But I didn't mark it shipped right away because I was waiting for my children to be able to open their gifts, so we could all do it together.

I got a message from my Santa, concerned that I hadn't marked his gift as received yet. I let him know that I had gotten it, but I was waiting until our Christmas because I wanted to make sure I had something to open alongside the kids. Likely, I wouldn't receive any other gifts and I wanted it to be a family thing.

My Santa's immediate response was that it wasn't fair that I should only open 2 gifts for Christmas, and he and his wife decided to send me a third gift.

This is where I get a little emotional... Today I opened the wonderful gifts sent to me. There was a Super Mario themed pipe mug (omg! What? Perfect!), a book of patterns for knitted and crochet cat hats (yes, this will actually be put to use), and a very generous Amazon gift card with a note attached. The note had a stipulation, that I was only allowed to spend it on myself.

I honestly can't even put into words how grateful I am. I'm so overwhelmed right now, at the kindness and generosity of my Santa and his wife.

Sometimes the world can be a little harsh, and things like this remind me that there are genuinely wonderful people out there, who give from the heart with no expectation of reward.

So thank you both, and have a Merry Christmas!