A note arrived from my Secret Sock Santa several weeks ago, saying that my socks had been sent, but they were coming from the UK. So, naturally, I assumed Santa was also in the UK - except Santa is from Colorado...and just ordered special socks. :-)

Alas, I was not here last week when they arrived (and have just gotten back from being 700 miles closer to Santa!), but my husband told me there was a package from the UK waiting for me. Since we're still going to have a few chilly days this week, the timing was perfect.

Not only are they socks, but they are ideal for students studying chemistry - wearable cheat sheets! (My chem-studying days are behind me, but my friends who are chemists will get as hard a charge out of these as I did.) They are fun and whimsical and useful and warm - how can you possibly go wrong?

Perhaps most appropriately, Helium is right at my little toe...it's a squeaker..

Thank you, Santa, for some brilliant footwear!