And if you weren't really sure what he looks like...it turns out he's a she, and she's only about four feet tall.
Hannah has been busily making gifts. I have no idea when or where she's secretly crafting, but every day she shows up with another little something to stick under the tree. Yesterday, she held something that looked like trash in her hand, "It's a present," she told me. With Hannah, the jokester, I wasn't too sure if she was serious or not.
"Ooo-kaaaaaay," I said cautiously, and took the wad of toilet paper from her hands. I felt something solid inside of the TP and looked at Hannah questioningly.
"I don't have wrapping paper," she explained, "So I used toilet paper."
Ahhh. "Ok, put it under the tree." I, then, announced to the whole family that the wad under the tree was indeed a present and nobody, but NOBODY, should throw it away. The last thing I need Christmas morning is tears.
This morning Hannah showed up with last nights Chinese food carton in her hands. "It's a present for Ruth," she announced. I took a deep breath, and decided I had to look in this one. A) I wasn't sure if she managed to get all of the food out of the carton and B) the way Ruth has been treating her lately, I wanted to be sure it really was a present, and not pay-backs. Tentatively, I opened the top of the carton and peered inside. No rice, no sweet and sour chicken, that was a good start! At the bottom was a bunch of beads, obviously strung. Whether it is a necklace or a bracelet only time will tell, but I let out the pent up breath in a sigh of relief. "Put it under the tree," I told her.
I can't fault the child's creativity when it comes to wrapping gifts. It should be interesting to see what she comes up with over the next few days.
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