Why I crack myself up sometimes...

Remember back when I said I crack myself up when I'm evil? Well, the reason for that was one particular Xmas present. Our niece, Marina, is 12 - and just starting to want gift cards to clothing stores for her presents. We got her one to American Eagle, but instead of just giving it to her in an envelope, I wrapped it in a box that our baby-bath was shipped in! This box was about 3 foot long, 2 foot high and a foot wide. I put three house bricks in there taped to the bottom for weight, and then I stuffed it full of all the extra packing material (bubble wrap, air packs, etc) that I had around the house. Then, I sealed the whole thing with packing tape and wrapped it like a regular gift. It took almost a whole roll of paper to do it, and I was giggling to myself the whole time. When we took it over to their house, everyone was asking who'se present it was. Marina was stunned that it was for her, and spent a good deal of time shaking it, weighing it and trying to guess what was in there. Needless to say, there was great anticipation when it came to opening - and everyone (including Marina) got a good laugh out of it. She later accused us of making her THINK while she was on vacation! HEHEHEHEHE!