Imagine my surprise last Tuesday when I pulled the “tank” (a.k.a. Suburban) along-side our rural mail box and opened it to discover a package!  Wait…  Christmas is over and all the Internet shopping packages were long since received.  Wonder what it cold be??? Since it was a school day, finally…, and I was on my way to the bus stop, I finished the one mile drive to the end of the lane where the giant yellow bus deposits our three younger Hott children.  I’ll have to admit to you all, I actually sped to the bus stop as I was eager to open the unexpected package!  Shhhhh!  Don’t tell the West Virginia State Trooper that lives nearby! Hummmm… Whatever could it be?  It wasn’t my birthday, or even close to anyone else's in the Hott Household.  Should I wait for the kids to open this together?  Since I had about 90 seconds before the bus arrived, I decided to open the package.  Well, actually,  I tore in to it! CHOCOLATES! Oh my goodness!  Chocolates! We were mailed a box of … [Read more...]