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Dictionary.com defines "dumb.found" as to make speechless with amazement; astonish.
That is exactly what happened to me when my husband brought in our mail maybe about 1.5 hrs ago. I was totally dumb founded!
I had a sad Ebay scam experience last week, and shared it in (perhaps unnecessary) detail here on DPF. I always resort to humor and some sarcasm when life's boinks happen, so I just wanted to share this in a comical way (and also to warn others) as the scam was so "SLICK" as Psyco Pixie named it.
But then today this happened:
The sender shows as Anon E. Mouse (with a FL address) who calls her/himself also "The Real Santa Clause". So, what is my early Christmas gift? 3 (yes, all good people of DPF, not 1, not 2, but 3) Disney Gift Cards totalling an enor-mouse $150.
As I am trying to process what just happened, I am totally quiet. In the midst of typing this post I had to take a break to go get my daughter from school. My daughter was scared to see me this quiet :lol: And, she was so excited when I told her what is going on. She desperately tried to figure out who this could be by counting few names she knows from my pin trades and from DPF friends we already met.
Right now many thoughts and emotions are running through me. My husband works from our home office, and between his business calls he keeps coming to me asking "But how?"
I understand that this generous gifter wants to remain anon-e-mouse, and I respect this wish. But, I hope that (s)he sees this post and knows that this very generous and thoughful gift made not just one person, but a small family of 3 very very happy. It is not only the gift or its value, but a renewed faith that there is truly good out there in the world. Good for the sake of being good, without even expecting an acknowledgement. I have been always "glass is half full" kinda person despite life's boinks. And Mr. Anon E. Mouse made my glass full today.
I do not know who you are, although my gears started slowly working once the initial shock wore off a bit. I checked the tracking number, and saw that the package was mailed from OH despite the FL address written on it
But whoever my secret donor is, I promise to raise a glass to him/her/them when we are eating our way around the world this coming fall during Epcot's Food & Wine Festival. Heck, knowing me .. I will raise several glasses :lol:
I am so sorry to have rambled on this much. As Cole Porter says: "At words poetic, I'm so pathetic." And for our Secret Santa I borrow again from Mr. Porter: "You're the top! You're the Coliseum. " That is the song that has been playing in my head for the last 1 hr.
That is exactly what happened to me when my husband brought in our mail maybe about 1.5 hrs ago. I was totally dumb founded!
I had a sad Ebay scam experience last week, and shared it in (perhaps unnecessary) detail here on DPF. I always resort to humor and some sarcasm when life's boinks happen, so I just wanted to share this in a comical way (and also to warn others) as the scam was so "SLICK" as Psyco Pixie named it.
But then today this happened:
The sender shows as Anon E. Mouse (with a FL address) who calls her/himself also "The Real Santa Clause". So, what is my early Christmas gift? 3 (yes, all good people of DPF, not 1, not 2, but 3) Disney Gift Cards totalling an enor-mouse $150.
As I am trying to process what just happened, I am totally quiet. In the midst of typing this post I had to take a break to go get my daughter from school. My daughter was scared to see me this quiet :lol: And, she was so excited when I told her what is going on. She desperately tried to figure out who this could be by counting few names she knows from my pin trades and from DPF friends we already met.
Right now many thoughts and emotions are running through me. My husband works from our home office, and between his business calls he keeps coming to me asking "But how?"
I understand that this generous gifter wants to remain anon-e-mouse, and I respect this wish. But, I hope that (s)he sees this post and knows that this very generous and thoughful gift made not just one person, but a small family of 3 very very happy. It is not only the gift or its value, but a renewed faith that there is truly good out there in the world. Good for the sake of being good, without even expecting an acknowledgement. I have been always "glass is half full" kinda person despite life's boinks. And Mr. Anon E. Mouse made my glass full today.
I do not know who you are, although my gears started slowly working once the initial shock wore off a bit. I checked the tracking number, and saw that the package was mailed from OH despite the FL address written on it
But whoever my secret donor is, I promise to raise a glass to him/her/them when we are eating our way around the world this coming fall during Epcot's Food & Wine Festival. Heck, knowing me .. I will raise several glasses :lol:I am so sorry to have rambled on this much. As Cole Porter says: "At words poetic, I'm so pathetic." And for our Secret Santa I borrow again from Mr. Porter: "You're the top! You're the Coliseum. " That is the song that has been playing in my head for the last 1 hr.
