Monthly Archives: November 2013

For reasons that I can’t really get into right now, I’ve been away from home for about the last three months. Which isn’t to say that I’m homeless exactly. In fact, I have the opposite problem– I am currently living in three places (or four depending on how you count). My stuff is spread out all over creation and I am currently receiving mail at four addresses in two states.

If you know me at all, you know that living like this is probably the perfect recipe for driving me crazy. I like for everything in my life to be ordered and orderly, and, when it’s not, I quickly descend into chaos. The good news is that I am learning to live within the (controlled) chaos and have realized that if I haven’t had something in my possession for a month or more, it’s probably not that important. Also, I totally think I could survive in the witness protection program now.

All of that is just a preamble to today’s blog post though. It’s also a long, drawn out apology for my  incredible rudeness in not acknowledging a lovely gift much, much sooner.

A few weeks ago, I swung by one of my numerous abodes, picked up a bunch of mail, tossed it in the back seat of my car and headed to my next appointment. It wasn’t until today that I unearthed that pile of mail (while looking for something completely different) and discovered a package containing one of the loveliest gifts I’ve ever received.

I’ve blogged here before about my love for the children’s book Woolbur. It’s a book that every child should own because it’s all about being yourself and accepting others for who they are. It’s also fun and the illustrations make me so, so happy.

So imagine my joy and delight at opening an unexpected (and long dormant) package and finding a copy of Woolbur autographed TO ME by illustrator Lee Harper. Of course, I got all kitten-headed and teary eyed. And then I remembered that my friend Melissa mentioned that Lee Harper is her uncle. Once I connected the dots I got even more emotionally overwhelmed and wrecky, and it was a good half an hour before I could even write this post. Sometimes, I can’t believe how lucky I am to have such amazing friends.

Melissa and Uncle Lee Harper, I honestly do not have words profound enough to thank you for a gift this precious, so I will just say thank you and hope that you know how much I will treasure this book.