I am nomming on the most divine ginger cookies right now, dipped in a glass of milk. And Suzi, I must have the recipe! By which I mean - thank you so much! Also, really about the recipe though.

My Box of Goodness was waiting for me when I got home from work - the best first day back at work homecoming EVAR. The bauble is hanging from the tree I should have already taken down, and I made a huge dent in the candy before dinner.

Bless you and your magical Christmas timing! Thank you!

I'm so glad it made it to you. International mail always worries me. I'm also glad you like the cookies - they are my favorite to make. I am happy to send the recipe, watch your e-mail.

In short - YAY!

You know posting it might be faster. IJS.

Happy congrats to Kate and her fiance!

2009 has been a good and stressful year. With budget cuts and crises, we've been blessed to both keep our jobs at our current schools in our current positions. Here's to hoping that 2010 will be equally gentle with us.

We've watched Noah and Grace both grow and change and it's amazing how preoccupying such little critters can be. The bulk of life has been wrapped up in them, for better or worse.

My family has dealt with another open heart surgery scare and my sister getting a liver transplant. My mom has been a stalwart through it all.

I hope 2010 can be a year of quiet gains as opposed to fits and starts and I believe this may be the year that Grace finally comes home.

Aims, delivery tracking reports your Sekrit Santa gift is being delivered today!!

WOOOHOO!! Happy Epiphany to me!!

(I am still working on yours. You will have it before V-Day. Promise.)

I admit I read your post and thought, "yay, it'll be here before 'vagina day'!!"

I was behind, because I was out of town for a week and a half.

Nicole, I'm so glad you liked your gift!

I also got a card from the North Pole, assuring me that my gift would be on its way after Christmas as requested, so now I'm eagerly checking the mail every day for that!

Holy crap, I got a package from ISRAEL! This is my most-traveled Christmas gift ever! It has all these cool postmarks and stickers and stuff in Hebrew everywhere.

Now let's get it open...

Chocolate! From Israel!

More chocolate! Chocolate by the Bald Man. I'm going to pretend it's from Aang. Wait, is this autographed? Oh, the other one is too. I guess that's part of the bald man's thing.

Ooh, a book I've never heard of: Someone to Run With, by David Grossman. Apparently it is time for Americans to fall in love with this story of a lost dog and the discovery of first love on the streets of Jerusalem. Cool! I've never read anything set in Jerusalem before.

Eee!! Both Global Frequency trades! Did you sneak a peek at my Amazon Wishlist? My interest in these books was recently renewed when I heard they were trying to do another pilot.

This is such a fantastic set of gifts, Shir! Thank you so much!

Oh!! There is a letter! I missed this. Lemme read. Aw, I was excited that I was your giftee as well, Shir, since you are also someone I know, like, and have talked with several times.

Huh. I assumed I had Shir.

I feel bad for asking, but should I be worried about not getting anything yet?