As I'm in between life right now, I used my brother's address for my SS gift (also, if my SS sends a mob of ninja's I should be safe). It arrived on a Wednesday, but my brother was out of town so I wouldn't get it until after the weekend. Monday night comes and there is a knock at the door, my brother walks in.

"Sweet," I think to myself, "he's come to give my SS gift." I look to see his empty hands, "Crap, Grandma's dead." She'd been fighting cancer for the last 6 years so we knew it was coming, but didn't expect it for another week or so.

After talking to my brother for a few minutes and calming our nerves I step outside to call my dad. I hang up with him and my brother walks out to his car, comes back to the porch, sticks out his hand, and says, "Merry Christmas" handing me my SS gift. We walk back inside and I set it down unopened on the coffee table.

We sit there discussing family stuff and funeral arrangements while waiting on my brother's wife and my cousin. There are long, pregnant pauses in the conversation where that package keeps making this strange sound...it's a hum, not quite a moo...it's as if a llama is trying to impersonate a cow. Finally, I give in.

Upon ripping open the USPS bag I find a wrapped present along with another USPS envelope full of goodies. http://i.imgur.com/MYSOc.jpg

I smile at the note...what could it be? http://i.imgur.com/dCnBV.jpg

My SS has no idea how appropriate this gift is. My brother while eating dinner with me a few days ago, "I like that you can make a sandwich out of a glass of water." http://i.imgur.com/HraXw.jpg

Another note! http://i.imgur.com/xYOU4.jpg

A camera keychain thinger (which may be regifted to my old lady. she had one and it broke). http://i.imgur.com/IIVwC.jpg

I do like to learn knew things. http://i.imgur.com/BzNLr.jpg

Sweet, my first coffee table book at this location! http://i.imgur.com/6SSDQ.jpg

That is a perfectly salmon pink bicycle.

http://imgur.com/CMSLu

I love it. I love it all. Your gifts were perfect and they couldn't have arrived at a better time. Not only did you get me exactly the right stuff, but you were able to help out my family by providing laughter when it was most needed.

Thank you, SS.