A Gift for Laurie

My sister, Laurie, was kinda bummed when her husband traded away a hand carved ornament of mine that he had won at the Rivet Christmas Chinese Auction 2009.

Anyone who does not know what a Chinese Auction is, folks bring either gag, or inexpensive but wanted gifts to the get together, draw numbers and start grabbing gifts and opening them. The rules are basically that the folks who come up in order based on the number they drew, have the choice of opening a new unmarked present, or 'stealing' a gift from one already opened. Nothing can be stolen more than twice, and so on.

Anyhew. I decided to carve another ornament basically the same as the one her husband lost. She is very happy and so am I.