We drove down to Scania today (a small military post about 45 minutes away) to pick up the mail and get a few small supplies. Boy, let me tell you, we had some mail. I had 5 boxes alone!

One of them was from my Uncle Art and Aunt Kay up in northern NY. They sent me 4 cans of peanuts. MMMMMMMM, peanuts. Good stuff. Better than snacking on the expired cereal and granola bars we have lying around. I won't even talk about the months old Moon Pies someone turned up *blech*

Kelley sent me my Christmas presents, although I can't tell you what they are as I didn't open them up. She also sent a small tree and decorations, so I spent the afternoon setting up the tree and arranging my presents under the tree so I can open them on Christmas. The only present I opened early were the boots Kelley's parents got me. Those I needed right away, and I knew they were coming anyway. They've got a ripple sole on them. Walking around in them is a dream. *must...not...make...Nancy...Sinatra...reference...*

Speaking of Christmas: if anyone else is looking to send something by December 25th, you should figure it takes about 2 weeks for the package to arrive. So I would say if you have it in the mail by the first week of December you should be safe.