Christmas came early to the seamonster household. It came in the form of a truly amazing package from Pagan in New Zealnd. The note starts, "sorry these took so long..." When I first got pregnant, Pagan, who I only know in this lovely cyber cyber way wrote to tell me that she would be making some mary janes for my baby. I remember it was the week that I found out I was having twins and I wrote back that she woudl have to make two pair! I remember feeling weird about that. I wanted to tell her the rad news about having two, but didn't want her to think she had to make one pair, much less two pair of mary janes for me. But I love mary janes, so I kept my hopes up! So, dude... "sorry they took so long." is just nutty, since I always feel guilty when people make me things. I know how long things take, I know what it is like to make gifts for people. It takes a lot lot lot of love.

So, this week, this package came. I saw the address and thought... "ohhhh! tiny mary janes." Instead, I opened it to find 4 pair of tiny mary janes in different sizes! And a colorful hat for me and a brown and white hat that didn't seem to match the rest of the loot. Oh, for Jeff, I thought! How perfect. It was as if Pagan in New Zealand could see into our tiny apartment in America and see that mommy and girls are all rainbow brite while dad is very much a brownish, army green kinda guy. And Jeff really needed a warm hat!!! There were also 3 wonderful outfits for the girls, which also look homemade. Amazing. Right now the girls' feet are still so small that shoes fall off, but I cannot wait for them to wear these. They get to start their mary jane wearing life times off in style with these little guys.

So, yeah, amazing. And lovely and I am floored by how generous people are.

Pagan, how long does it take to make one pair of shoes?