This is a time of great giving, and my Santa, who hails from the 50th state, sent me bits of her home paradise and helped make someone's wish come true. What a great, great gift!

My box contained Maui onion and garlic macadamia nuts (yum!), chocolate-covered macadamia nuts (double yum!), a refrigerator magnet to remind me of Hawai'i (which I visited in the 1980s, but have not had an excuse to return to)(note to self: find an excuse!), and a lovely card. My Santa is studying planetary science, and what a wonderful place to aim for the stars!

But best of all, Santa made a donation to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. The Foundation helps grant the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases, and they are a wonderful charity, especially at this time of the year - so meaningful to little ones.

Thank you very much, Santa. I'm leaking a bit here, but it's a good kind of leaking. And later, there will be chocolate. :-)