My Santa was completely on point. I was speechless when I picked up the packages at our leasing office! I giggled when I read my SS's notes on each gift. Clearly he/she made sure to read my profile and to find something I'd love.

The first gift I opened was a big bin of Legos. Because a girl can never have too many Legos! I had been wanting to buy that extra set for such a long time!

The second gift was this really cool toy that teaches young girls about STEM and circuit building. I know nothing about circuit building but as a preschool teacher, I think STEM is super important to teach to young children. So I will get to learn myself with this awesome toy!

The third gift was extra special. I've had this French Canadian DVD on my Amazon list for a few years now because I didn't think it was reasonable to spend that much on a DVD set. It's an old children show from the 70's and I cannot wait to watch it all...finally!!

Thank you so very much to my Secret Santa, whoever you are! I feel so spoiled, I love every single one of the gifts, just as much as I loved the note cards! You did an excellent stalking/info gathering job, sir (or m'am)!

***Update #1: This morning, I woke up to an email stating I had received a new kindle book! With the best of rhymes (yes, SS, I very much appreciate the effort you put into your notes!) Thank you again SS!!!

***Update #2: Is this for real? I woke up this morning to another rhyming note and another book from my wish list! Thank you, thank you SS!

***Update #3: Extra spoiled, I am. Gordon Ramsay is one of my foodie dreamboat and now I will have his book to learn all the important kitchen techniques. Merci énormément Secret Santa!!

***Update #4: Another cookbook! My SS sent me the Mad Men cookbook this time. This will be a jazzy holiday season! Thank you, kind stranger!

***Update #5: Technically, this should have been two different updates but I didn't have time to write it yesterday. On Saturday, I received the book "Mad Men On the Couch: Analyzing the minds of the men and women of the hit tv show"... I miss Mad Men and can't wait to read this! This morning, I received "StarStuff: Carl Sagan and the mysteries of the cosmos", a wonderful children's book that I read right away. At this point, thank you feels redundant but it is still truly heartfelt...thank you Santa!!

***Update #6: One more book!! Carl Sagan's book, this time. I cannot wait to read it. With the book came the last note from my SS. Even more than the gifts, (which were so incredibly generous), I will miss his funny, rhyming (or not) notes. It is such an odd feeling to feel like I owe someone so much, yet I have no way to do so other than repeating myself...THANK YOU, from the bottom of my heart!!! You are extremely kind, sir.

***Update #7: Today, there was a mystery package in my mailbox. I opened it and found the last thing left on my Amazon wish list: the second volume of "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" by Julia Child! I've had this wishlist for years, sharing it mostly with my parents, updating it a bit each year. This NEVER happened, I've never had it completely emptied, certainly not from one extremely generous Santa! I cannot thank you enough, kind stranger!!!!!