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A Package from Ethan!

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John came home from his daily run of 10 miles on Saturday carrying a package.  No big deal, I thought.  I do all my Christmas shopping online so packages are nothing special.  Imagine my delight when he came in and dropped it on my desk.  A package from Ethan!

First off, he's learned from last year.  I think we got his Christmas package sometime in January, so he was determined to get it to us on time this year.  December 10 is dang good if you ask me!

Second, it was seriously so fun to open the box and pull out individual gifts for everyone (including Anna's which I sent off to her today).  It was all we could do to NOT open them, knowing that he only has Polish wares to buy.  However, we dutifully walked them over to the tree and put them underneath the boughs (because we are FIRM believers in opening our gifts on December 25!).

Third, I got a kick out of the box itself.  It was covered in stickers of religious scenes.  BIG stickers!  It almost seemed sacrilegious to see these scenes on a package.  We've been told (as has Ethan) that if we cover any boxes with religious pictures, the box stands a better chance of arriving safely in and out of Poland.  The Polish people are very superstitious about their religion, and they wouldn't think of opening a box covered in pictures of Jesus.  And what pictures they are!  Beautiful pictures but some are not quite in line with our LDS beliefs:


Here we have Jesus, being baptized by the sprinkling of water.
You'll notice John the Baptist is holding a cross even though
Christ hasn't been crucified yet.
This picture is surrounded by a cross (a symbol we don't worship).

Here's the virgin Mary with the eleven apostles.
After Christ's death perhaps?

And finally a sticker which says this package required Signature Confirmation.
Right....we certainly didn't sign for it.
Seriously, I found the box as delightful as the arrival of gifts, and as it's sat in my office, waiting to be photographed, it has brought a smile to my face for so many reasons.

Thanks, Cheese!

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  1. AnonymousDecember 19, 2011 at 9:36 AM

    I just LOVE all those stickers on that box!! Thank goodness it actually made it all in tact... I'm thinking those stickers are to blame!

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  2. John KennedyDecember 27, 2011 at 12:36 PM

    Good thing he put the stickers on it!

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