My santa is such a sweetheart! They're going through something big, and has been and will be stuck in the hospital for weeks.. however - they still made damn sure a gift was sent, and in the messages back and forth said such warm and wonderful things. When someone is so down and out, and they still muster up for things like this, it's means all the more.

I'd sent some frugal ideas, and then an amazon list. The list has an array of things. Without any specific nudge, they somehow found the one book I'd wanted most (http://smile.amazon.com/dp/0882405136/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=2YKPATGPPTNKQ&coliid=IIUVNB82IUKO1). It's the book of this movie, it has the same theme but different insights, much more nuanced I hear - the movie takes you through the visual and development, and I've heard the book is much more intimate. Can't wait to read it!

Here's the movie, for those who are interested!

http://www.alluc.to/documentaries/watch-alone-in-the-wilderness-2004-online/365578.html

Thank you so much Santa, I'll be curled up by the fire tonight, with a big dopey dog at my feet, reading my heart out in the silence of this little cabin in the woods with a grateful heart.

I hope you get really spoiled from your Santa, Santa. Thank you, again, so very much.