OMG! OMG! OMG!

My Secret Santa has revealed herself with style! It's the lovely and sneaky smonster!!!!

I just opened my box full of wonder! First, everything has a Christmukkah tag on it! Then the first packet is Mardi Gras in a pouch!

There's a beautiful blue bead necklace with an emblem of Thoth - which totally cracked me up because one of the callers on Wait, Wait, Don't tell Me this week was a member of the Thoth crew and Peter Sagal had so much trouble with the concept that it became a running joke for the rest of the show!

But, wait, there's more...another necklace of multi-colored beads and 2 ingenious skulls from a cork and bottle cap with Skinz n Bonez emblazoned on them, and lastly a plastic ring with yellow, purple and green on it that I assume means something...

And then, there is a magnet framed picture of 2 robots on a scooter riding past giant cupcakes that I think I should recognize but don't, but I don't care because it looks home-made and I love it!

Then there is a beautiful giant coaster with an owl picture, the kind of owl that has a white face but the rest is darker...I love it too!

And there's a cd of songs! smonster made me a mix tape! It's called quester fest! I don't recognize any of the artists, but I'm listening to it now and it's fun! It's like New Orleans on a disk!

Finally, a carefully wrapped ornament. It's a clear glass bulb with a peacock feather inside it! Gorgeous!

Thank you, thank you, thank you, my precious, tricksy Secret Santa smonster!

so, I think I'm good for Mardi Gras.

That sounds marvelous, quester.

I want to share THE POWERRRRRRRRRrrrrrr (monster truck voice).

Not the He-Man voice?

plastic ring with yellow, purple and green on it that I assume means something...

Hee! That is a wee plastic king cake. I suggest you hide it in a giant cake shaped like a baby.

Yay! Glad you enjoyed it, and sorry it was a little late! I had a helper elf, but I will let that person decide whether or not to stay anonymous.

which totally cracked me up because one of the callers on Wait, Wait, Don't tell Me this week was a member of the Thoth crew and Peter Sagal had so much trouble with the concept that it became a running joke for the rest of the show!

Oh, too funny!

I would love to do another exchange, but just can't swing it right now. But I think it's an awesome idea!

I wondered if it was a king cake. I like your idea about hiding it inside a giant baby cake.

it was all lovely, smonster. I was thrown by the return address being North Carolina, you really had me fooled!

That is a wee plastic king cake. I suggest you hide it in a giant cake shaped like a baby.

Heh.

I suggest you hide it in a giant cake shaped like a baby.

That would be awesome and I want pictures. . .

Lee - I flaked out last night. maybe tonight.

Okay!