Oh. My. Goodness….

21. January 2008, 2:59 pmUncategorized, givinglightening

I am speechless….. Okay, I’m not completely speechless because I’m talking to all of you. But I’m almost speechless.

A pretty pink box arrived in my mail today. I don’t think I’ve EVER received a pretty pink box in the mail before.

Have a look:

Pink Box
As you can imagine, it caused quite a lot of interest in the family, this pretty pink box. I had to go into the kitchen to slice through the tape with a knife. The kids crowded around.Here’s what we saw when we opened the box:

Open Box
Naturally the first thing the kids saw were the lollipops. One said “wicked” (that’s good by the way - so they tell me Wink). Another said “awesome” and the third cried out “LOLLIPOPS” at the top of his voice.And lollipops there were. A HUGE pile of lollipops:

Lollipops
What caught mum’s eye though was the card. It matches my blog!!!! How special to receive a card so thoughtfully chosen.
Card
Underneath the card? Here’s what I found:
Stitchery
My very FIRST stitchery kit. I’ve been looking at examples of what others have done (on blogs etc) and REALLY want to try this kind of stitching. So to receive a kit like this that explains HOW to do it is brilliant. It’s PERFECT!!!!But wait!!!! There’s MORE……

Anzac Slice
Anzac Slice!!!! Shhh….don’t tell anyone that I’ve already eaten 2 pieces!!!! That can be our little secret (although the two little gaps in the container are a bit of a giveaway… Wink). All packaged up in a perfect sized container that I can reuse. AND, the sender has been thoughtful enough to list the ingredients of the anzac slice in case we have anyone with allergies.Why am I speechless? Well, I don’t know how to adequately describe how I feel. Thank you, while appropriate, seems woefully inadequate. It’s just so special and so well thought out.

Well Marita, you sure made me smile today. In fact, I think this will make me smile for some time to come. Thank you so much!!!!!! Smile I hope the blessing returns to you 100 fold!

(Oh, and for those who aren’t aware, this is my pay it forward gift. I feel totally spoilt and woefully undeserving!)

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14 comments:

  1. Jayne, 21. January 2008, 15:32

    What a great surprise pressie !

     
  2. Ali, 21. January 2008, 15:36

    WOW ~ what an awesome gift :)

     
  3. Lenny, 21. January 2008, 15:39

    What a lovely gift to recieve and so thoughtful too. Enjoy it. The slice looks great and all those lollipops…. Hope you will show us your work as you progress through the stitchery.

    cheers Lenny

     
  4. Babyamore (Trish), 21. January 2008, 16:21

    wow - what a blessing = you so deserve. Enjoy it and obviously you are sharing it !
    A surprise is almost like a hug .
    Happy hugging day {hug}

     
  5. Guera, 21. January 2008, 16:46

    What a lovely gift. So personal and thoughtful and something for everyone with the lollipops!

     
  6. Sharon, 21. January 2008, 18:23

    Isn’t it amazing how when you feel a bit down, that the Lord finds a way to give you a lift. You have been on the giving end so much, a little receiving is thoroughly deserved!
    Enjoy!

     
  7. Marita, 21. January 2008, 20:10

    I’m so thrilled the parcel arrived safely. It was a privilege to be able to send you something, as you are a person who does so much for others.

    Unfortunatly I have some bad news about the ANZAC slice. Discovered in the early hours of this morning my girls have worms (should have seen me doing the :: EEEW GROSS :: dance). I’ve been frantically cleaning all day and hadn’t even thought about the ANZAC slice. I apologise for not getting in touch sooner. My girls didn’t touch it during cooking or after as I did it on Thursday night while they were asleep so it should be okay and the container is brand new. But I will understand if you also do the :: EEEW GROSS :: dance and feed it to the chooks or something.

    Lollipops I picked up at the shops just before posting so they will be clean. Glad they were a hit, have yet to meet a child who doesn’t like a lollipop.

    I thought of you as soon as I saw the stitchery kit and remembered your beautiful homemade Christmas gifts so it just seemed the perfect PIF gift.

     
  8. Jeslyn, 21. January 2008, 20:36

    That’s really a pretty pink box! I would love to receive such a gift ;D

     
  9. Kelley, 21. January 2008, 20:50

    How wonderfully sweet of her!

    Lisa sent me a shoe calendar and shoe chocolates for Christmas. Totally made my day!

     
  10. lightening, 21. January 2008, 21:34

    Don’t sweat it Marita. Kids bring home all kinds of things. It’s inevitable. :) I used to see a chiropractor who recommended deworming every 6 months.

    Shoe chocolates Kelley?????? Could you bring yourself to eat them????

    Lenny - I’ll be sure to!!!! If I start now I *might* get it finished by Christmas! ;) Perhaps you can all keep me on track. I gotta cut back on my blogging and blog reading a bit as my poor handicrafts are getting rather neglected (although right now I’m attempting to knit a tea cosy!!!! My first one ever!!!! And it’s for Rhonda Jean’s swap so I HAVE to get it right!!!!)

    Thanks everyone else for your lovely comments - especially those that said of course I deserved it! ;) You’re too kind!

     
  11. Jenn, 22. January 2008, 1:32

    How sweet! And so nice that it came right when you were needing a hug! :)

     
  12. Bettina, 22. January 2008, 12:54

    oh wow. Lucky you! What a blessing.

     
  13. Nissa, 23. January 2008, 2:01

    It’s so nice to receive surprises in the mail! Especially pink ones! :)

     
  14. Boneblower (Anita), 28. January 2008, 17:51

    Mmmmmmmm lollie pops *smacks lips with tongue* yummy :)

    I can’t tell you how many UFO’s (un-finished ojects) I have of the stitchery/patchwork variety :( I hope your project is fun.

     

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