It was a dark and stormy night. I was returning from a frantic day of teaching technology. After 12 hours prepping, teaching, and setting things up, I was exhausted. A 1 hour drive from the office did not help.

As I left my car, plugged it in, and trudged to my dismal doorway, the heavens opened up, disgorging a torrent of cold wetness that soaked me to the bone immediately. Frantically trying to see in the darkness of the now unlit porch, my shuffling feet discovered .... a package!

Protecting the box from the rain with my body, I quickly fumbled open the door, and slipped inside. Deftly avoiding the furry bodies twining around my feet, I slipped to the kitchen to investigate my find.

Was this my awaited present? Or was I doomed to more disappointment and another one of my wife's ever-present online order deliveries? NO! It's addressed to mooseInDC :) !!! Huzzah!

I reached into my pocket and extracted the items necessary for exchange opening.... my trusty phonecameragamedevice and the thing I had received in a previous exchange that had a box opener..... the anticipation is palpable... oh no, that's the cats again...

Carefully opening the outer box, I discovered a wonderful note from my santa, and a delightfully wrapped inner box. What could await? Read the note first, moose boy... Oh, wonders of wonders - a gift from Tevana :) A tea maker and my santa's favorite black teas.

I carefully extracted the contents, and immediately put them to use. What a delightful tea maker and wondrous teas for a dark and stormy night.. Thank you immensely, Cushie! (Sorry if I get your user name wrong - not sure of the first vowel...)