My package arrived from the UK and is resting comfortably on my hearth beside the Christmas stockings (not hung with care, we don't want to put holes in the beautiful mantle, we'll get some of those over the top thingies to hang them from). Anyway, it's as much fun to let the kids speculate as it is to anticipate opening it myself. Since we bought the house this year there's less cash for gifts, so we'll save this to get the most bang on Christmas morning! I'll have to backtrack on the hints--there are lots of Mudcatters in London area, aren't there? Or I could look inside to see who sent it--but that avenue leads to peeking further. . . I'll be patient.

SRS