Okay, the name of this blog is Michelle Smiles…so let’s get back to something less depressing.

First, during the day I was going to plan my father’s funeral, I stopped at the mailbox before leaving town. And what did I find? Some love from my secret blog pal! A darling bib that says I Love Mommy in Spanish and some darling pooh socks. Thank you secret blog pal! (Sadly, I did the matches and I have no memory of who my pal is…it was right before I left for Guatemala and I was shedding brain cells. Yes, I could go look, but where is the fun in that? So, I like everyone else am in the dark about who my pal is – there are advantages to being blonde!)

Also shortly after my return from Guatemala, I received a package from Sig. I was giddy and guilty when I opened it. She and Vicki took a day trip to Antigua before they departed Guatemala. She purchased a couple of lovely Guatemalan dresses and I was ooohhing and aahhhing over them. I joked that I should have made her my blog pal so she could send me one of the dresses. And what did I get in the mail? One of the dresses:

Thanks Sig! It’s beautiful. I plan to have her 1 year photos taken in it.

As for my secret blog pal, I finally have the box packed up and will take it to the post office tomorrow. So, if you haven’t received anything from your pal yet, it might be me and you might be getting a package shortly before the new year!