Christmas in June

The express shipment gods have smiled on us, delivering our 1000 pounds of "essential" goods in record time (just a week after we called for delivery, which is three weeks earlier than expected).

While customer service is a rare commodity on this side of the pond, we have found that once you get your scheduled window, they arrive wicked early. And that was again the case today. Our crew had our boxes inside before 10 a.m and we had them unpacked by 11. You too would have enjoyed how much packing material was used to put one 4-foot stuffed alligator (yes, essential) safely into a 5-foot box.

The kids are now enamored with the attic guest room/playroom, which today filled with many of their long-lost games and treasures.