A Christmas Hug from Mom and Joe

Last week Joe told me that he had sent out a check to our family for our Christmas present. He asked me to give him a call when we received it. When I talked to him yesterday (Christmas morning) he was disappointed that it hadn't made it here yet. We were disappointed too, but hey, the mail always runs slow the week before Christmas.

This morning I was sound asleep having the most wonderful dream. I can't remember the whole thing, except that I came down a flight of stairs and mom was sitting there! She looked younger, but she had the same haircut that she had when I first went to Ohio last summer. She said, "Boo!" (sooo typical for her when she would surprise me with something). I was giving her a big hug and starting to cry when I felt someone shaking my shoulder. It was my daughter waking me up, "Mommy! We got the check from grandpa Joe this morning!"

Wow what are the chances of her waking me up right in the middle of a hug from Mom to tell me we got the check from (her and) Joe??

Ok, so I am weepy today, but I feel like I got a really great Christmas present!

Citrus Swallowtail "Merry Christmas" Butterfly