Beneath the Wraps

            I was sitting on the couch in our front room when I heard a knock on our back door.  What the hey?  Nobody has ever used our backdoor since we’ve lived here.  I went to the backdoor.  I didn’t see anyone.  And so I opened the front door.  I saw a UPS truck.  How odd. I didn’t think we had ordered anything.  I stuck my head out the door.  The UPS man saw me and said he had left the package on the back porch.  Okay.  We’ve never had that before either.                         I went to the porch to find a rather large box.  At first, I couldn’t see who it was for or from. It does not help matters that one of the last NCIS shows I have watched was about a messed up individual who sought revenge on others by mailing bombs in packages.  I finally see the r...

          We sent hats to all of our kids for Christmas this year.   They are Oregon Duck hats.   Many people here are avid Duck fans.   I have no preference, though I do like the "Duck" colors better than the "Beaver" colors.   I thought Biff might like the orange, but we didn't see any Beaver sock hats.               We've made and received many sweets this year.   Roland had wanted to make gingerbread men but we ran out of time before we could purchase all ingredients, so he purchased a tin of butter pecan meltaways instead.  I will always think of them as "Mexican Wedding Cookies" as I had learned that is what they were called - but the name probably is not a best seller at Christmas time - possibly? Next year I am giving out Queso and chips as I felt burnt out on sweets this year (as I'm certain many others did).         ...