The doorbell rang and I found my mailman standing there with this huge stack of mail. I thanked him profusely. He is very nice, but you'd think he and I would have a closer relationship than we do. I need to do something nice for him.
Kim Sue sent me this box of goodness. She's really too sweet to me and just sent me an Easter stamp last week. She wrote in the card about how she feared she wasn't writing anything particularly great, but that hopefully just knowing she's thinking of me will be enough. I'm happy to say it is! I don't know Kim Sue in real life, she lives in Mississippi, we've only met through our blogs. Thanks Kim Sue!!
Nikki sent me this very thoughtful package which definitely lifted my spirits. You guys probably don't know this, but Nikki and I know each other from our Stake in Michigan. We would see each other at Girl's Camp and Youth Conference each year, but were brought together again on blogs after her sister found Kristi's blog and eventually led them to mine. How crazy is that? I haven't seen her in about 18 years. This is such a thoughtful package, complete with fixins for my favorite snack (chips and dip), homemade artwork, the word gymalicious, and a really nice note. Thanks Nikki!
She emailed me this hilarious photo from a Youth Conference in 1987ish. That's me with the shiny teeth, big bangs, foxy perm and only one neck and chin! (Nikki isn't in this picture.)
Chanel sent me a $10 gift card to Target and this sweet list of 10 reasons I make her smile. Reading something like this is definitely a form of therapy for me. I seem to be battling some serious negative resistance these days and it's really doing a number on me. I will be hanging this up for some daily reinforcement. Thanks Chanel!!
Shawna sent me a nice note and some stamps. It's comforting to know that as our the contents of our bank account dwindles I will still have lots of postage for sending things. Thanks Shawna!!
Patsy sent me these very cheerful postage stamps and a gift card for Cafe Rio. Patsy said that whenever she goes there she thinks of me. Thanks Patsy!!
The biggest box ended up being for Whitney from Lauralee and her girls. They kindly sent Whitney a slew of clothes they've outgrown. Whitney was super excited and actually wanted to pose with each item as she took it out of the box. Lauralee included 3 packages of Famous Amos cookies for Whitney (notice that's what she reached for first) along with many shirts and several pairs of pants. Thanks so much!!
Thank you everyone for helping me through this crappy time. I go back and forth from feeling like I'm fine and don't deserve any of this, to want to retreat to the cozy and never come out again. Yesterday as I experienced waves of negativity I kept thinking of the things I'd been sent and how unfair it would be for me to give in to these feelings when so many people are going out of their way to cheer me up. Thank you!
**Has blogging reunited you with any old friends?
Do you love little pictures drawn by friends?
Do your kids love hand-me-downs?**
Do you love little pictures drawn by friends?
Do your kids love hand-me-downs?**
21 comments:
My kids love hand me downs! And lucky for me, a friend of a friend gave Griffin his whole winter wardrobe this year - about 10 outfits including Christmas sweaters, church clothes, pajamas, and a winter coat.
Fun to see your cheerful packages.
How awesome to have found an old friend! I have found a lot of people lately- it is so cool.
I used to have a friend that would draw these awesome sketches on every letter and I saved them all because I as sure he would be famous some day.
I loved hand-me-downs until I was in junior high. Mya totally loves them and that is pretty much most of what Kaylee has known.
so fun that you got that mail!!! i love it! :)
blogging is amazing. i have met so many new people and i am starting to get reconnected with people i used to know. crazy crazy world-
What a wonderful delivery from your friendly mailman! I am so happy your spirits are lifted by the kindness sent your way from your many friends.
We have been blessed to receive many bags of hand me downs from a pair of sisters from church. They are a few years older than Annelise, and it has been FANTASTIC! I love that clothes can be shared--and they should be.
The goodness continues!! I'm glad it's helping. I understand about the waves of negativity.
Blogging has reunited me with some cousins!
I was actually thinking this morning that hand-me-downs are very helpful. We hand-down to little cousins, but both my kids are the oldest girl and boy, so we're not on the receiving end of the cycle.
I love hand me downs... my kids are the oldest though so we don't see many.
I totally get the waves of negativity. I'm glad you are resisting and that lots of thoughtful goodness is coming your way!
Your mailman must wonder what in the world you have going at your house!!
Your mailman must be wondering about all the goodness coming your way!
Those are some seriously big packages full of cheer, I'm glad it's helping a little towards pushing through the Resistance.
Blogging reunited me with Kristi and Jen V., so fun to get in touch with old friends again.
I love hand-me-downs, and luckily my kids do too!
I'm glad you are getting shown the love!! You deserve it. Unemployment is so draining...and so hard on a marriage. Hang in there.
Blogging has definitely brought me back in contact with old friends...girls I grew up with...that has been so fun!! I just want more and more people to jump on the blogging bandwagon. :)
AND...hand-me-downs ROCK!!
Your good-mail is like a boomerang, Jill. What a perfect time for people to let you know how much they care and have appreciated you and your goodness.
Wow! What a good mail pile you have gotten! I sure hope it helps to bring you out of the doldrums!
Blogging has definitely reunited me with old friends, but not as old a friend as from YW. Just from back in the day when we lived in NOLA.
I am so glad so much support is coming your way. It is a testament to the kind of supportive friend you are!
Lots of love!! Operation cheer seems to be working! You deserve every piece of good mail you are getting!!
My kids LOVE hand me downs~
so do I.
It's so wonderful to see all your good mail greatness!!
For sure your mailman thinks something is up- what a stash- there is no way anyone else on his route is blessed by that much good mail.
wow missy you are indeed the receipient of really good mail. We don't get a lot of hand me downs...but I love when I go to orchard and find really really good finds...I guess those are the only ones I REALLY get...so far I have been tremendously blessed...since we have found really really nice things.
Wow, that big bundle of clothes from Lauralee is just wonderful. What a thing to think of. We were lucky when we had Erin that my mum used to be the housekeeper for a Life Peer (he's actually got the title 'Baron'!!) and his son and daughter-in-law donated boxes of stuff to us for Erin. It was all very expensive bits and bobs - Kenzo, Catamini, Oilily. It was all beautiful, but I guessed my friends would all suss Erin was wearing hand-me-downs, as they must've known we weren't the types to BUY this designer stuff!
I think it's funny, looking at all this Op.Cheer you're getting, that it's telling me STAMPS and CHOCOLATE.
THat is some really fun things you got! Good for you.
Ashley only had hand me down for the first 4 years of her life!
What a blessing to have a defense against negativity. I'm happy that you are being lifted through this "crappy" time.
I am always amazed at how Evie remembers where she got the clothes, even though she is so young. I have some of Amy W's littles that Evie would have never seen them in those clothes, but when I was putting Stella in some of the pj's Evie asked me "Was this Sophie's or was it Sam's?" It love that connection!
Blogging has brought back a connection with some of my NOLA friends that I think would have dwindled to Christmas Card friendships.
Love you Jill. You don't owe anything to any of us, we just want you to smile because you deserve it!
I would love to know what your mailman thinks!! He must wonder...you must the the person on his route that get the most mail ever!!
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Yeah! I get giddy just looking at all that good mail :)
I sent some good mail yesterday (to Utah and Maryland--hmmm, I wonder who will be getting packages!). :)
I love the box of hand-me-downs and the pictures of every outfit.
Blogging has connected me with people I haven't seen since high school and it has helped me make so many new friends like all the great ladies posting comments here :)
I love the old picture! How small the world is!
I'm glad you're continuing to get good mail. You're going to have some fun at Target!
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