Today is the day we give a bigger gift to wind up our Secret Santa celebration. The person I’ve been slipping gifts to is Principal Monique. I’ve been glad for a little help in the form of a questionnaire everyone fills out. It’s called an Elf Help Sheet.
Monique’s food favorites confused me a little. It said something about small cakes with frosting or something. It sounded too complicated. She specifically requested not to be given candy. That gave me a challenge. But she likes pink and green and and she likes candles. And pigs. And socks. I was hoping to find pink and green socks with pictures of pigs holding candles, but had no luck.
I found a pink poinsettia, which was just the ticket. I also had the tiniest pig in the world because it came free in a box of bandages Lloyd and Lauren gave to me. I rounded off the week with pink and green Post-It notes and feathery gel pens.
Today, I think I’ve done well. I went to TJ Maxx to look for socks. I hit the motherlode.
It’s beautiful – especially the ferrets in the back of the basket. Nobody gives rodents like they used to in days of yore.
I think the ferrets are to get rid of the rat problem that resulted from the previous gift going, oh so horribly, awry.
HA!!!!!! Really, what are those?
One of the pairs of socks has leopard print trim at the top.
But one of them has an eye…IT IS LOOKING AT ME!!!
I totally thought those were ferrets too!! HA! Nice job on the gift giving. You must be related to Beth. 🙂
I thought they were hamsters…hehehe
Excellent!!! But these socks look more like fleece “throws” to me…what size did you get?
I think what Peggy is trying to say is…WE NEED A QUARTER FOR SCALE!!!
I thought they were ferrets, too. *jibblie* At a home visit once, one of my students brought out her ferret and wanted me to hold it. This is why I don’t like home visits.
So you’re not going to share what you got from your SS?! I was privileged enough to at least see the loot, but the good folks in Nebraska, well…stop holding back! And who turned out to be the Big Elf in your case anywho? They apparently knew enough about your love of unusual foods and need to post adventures to this blog.
I was sad to not participate this year, but whoever had gotten stuck with me during the week I was writing exams and dropping my laptop would have gotten the shortest end of the shortest stick and then I would have been even sadder, so…maybe next year again. Sigh.