Classy Chaos

A couple of weeks ago in the basement of John Carroll University student's union a kindergartner wrapped her first present. With a roll of tape, some festive wrapping paper and encouragement from the student council president she continued to wrap twenty-seven more gifts for children throughout the Cleveland area.

Wrapping presents has always been my thing. (Read: assistants need not apply)

Apparently.  Wrapping presents has become my daughter's thing too. Because that delightful morning at JCU sparked a wrapping frenzy at home that has kept her busy. Busy. Busy. Busy.

Three rolls of wrapping paper. Six rolls of tape. One paper cut. And I think she covered every single person in our family, making sure they have a "present" from her signed "Love Lola."

She wrapped trinkets found in the bottom of her desk's junk drawer. She smiled when wrapping hand-drawn portraits of herself with fancy curlicue hair. She found it difficult to wrap a granny smith apple and one very ripe tangerine, together.  Pretty good job, no?

She hand picked photos of herself to wrap.

Yup. This year, dozens of family members will smile scratch their heads when opening up gifts inscribed "Love Lola" on Christmas morning. Merry Christmas dear friends, hope you receive many presents that make you smile.