I came home from a long day of finals week mayhem, and had just barely sat down when the doorbell rings and the postal carrier hands me a package.

I hurry to the kitchen and slice open the package to find, along with a delightful if a bit brief note from my Santa, giant puffy bubble wrap!!!

Just kidding, anyway, through the bubble wrap I could see that unmistakable yellow hue, staring back at me like a jaundiced canary. My heart swelled with joy when I unwrapped it, revealing my precious and beautiful brand-spanking-new Homer Simpson mug! The perfect size for dipping pink sprinkle donuts into hot cocoa!

So thank you, Santa! It is such a wonderful coincidence that my dad just threw out all my old favorite mugs a couple months ago in an angry fit of cleaning (but left his favorite mugs untouched!! >:O !!)

Now I have a mug of my own, thank you so much, simpson santa! You truly are this santa's Little Helper