On Monday I received a phone call from the US Post Office Criminal Investigative Service regarding a suspicious package from CA - Which scared the crap out of me! They asked me if I was expecting anything, who I knew in CA, and about sketchy return addresses, etc... Finally they told me that the package was on hold because it was leaking a fine white powdery substance. Being a microbiologist, I gave them permission to open it and let me know if it was in any way dangerous. I was told if it was safe it would be dropped off later that day.

Eight hours later, I returned home and saw a box wrapped in a clear bag with white powder/sand filling one corner. (I was later told by the mailwoman that she had thought she'd seen everything, until she saw the wrap-job from the Post office on the box). I could tell it was from an exchange from the great Game of Thrones drawings on the box, but I was still cautious. Upon opening it, I found the culprit, 2+ cups of sugar had exploded into the box, covering all the contents - Including: 4 lemons, a jar of homemade lemon cake mix, a dragon drawing/watercolor, a recipe, and A Game of Thrones (book) by George R.R. Martin. Clean-up was epic, but the gift was great! The worst part was the sugar trapped in every page of the book. Overall I was very surprised by the gift and its contents - especially such huge lemons - but the part I will remember the most is the phone call that preceded it. Thank-you so much magicandsparkles! I can't wait to try Sansa's lemon cakes (with tea) and start reading the books!!!

Update: Just made some extraordinary lemon cakes!!! Pics are below!