An important-looking package arrived for me from an unfamiliar address. What could it be?
Inside was yet another box.
And inside the second box was yet another…
By this time I could hear a muffled voice calling out, “Hellooooo, I’m in here!”
When I finally opened the third box, lo and behold – the long-awaited Mini Lee!
He seemed none the worse for wear after such a long journey (across THREE continents!), and immediately jumped out of his comfy berth and plopped right into the cloud of brightly colored crepe paper.
“What’s underneath?” he said. “Let’s dig it up!” Before I could help him, he had already wadded up the crepe paper and tossed it out of the box, and was now standing on top of a large white envelope wrapped with pretty ribbons.
“Oooh, open it, please! I have a feeling there’s something special inside.” And he was right! A lovely card commemorating the Keeping Pace with Nature campaign in honor of Big (Jumbo? Mega?) Lee’s 37th birthday, together with some adorable pictures of Mini Lee himself.
While I was busy putting away the card and the photos, I heard more rustling behind me and a shout of “Woohoo! There’s something else down here!” I turned around just in time to see Mini Lee gleefully tearing open a beautifully wrapped package that was at the bottom of the box.
I was going to ask Mini Lee to be careful with the ribbons and the wrapping paper – they were so beautiful I wanted to save them for later if I could – but it was too late.
“Haha, look at this!” he cried triumphantly. “It feels so nice and soft. But, umm, what is it?” When I finally disentangled Mini Lee from the nest of crepe paper and ribbons and took out what’s inside, it turned out to be a beautifully made T-shirt imprinted with the logo for the Keeping Pace with Nature campaign.
He pondered for a moment and decided, “Well, it’s kinda big for me, but maybe it’ll fit you.” I thanked him for his generosity but didn’t have the heart to tell him that the shirt was actually meant for me.
“Well, I’m starving,” Mini Lee declared, rubbing his tummy. “What’s for dinner?” (to be cont’d.)
Mini Lee: Arrival
Enormous thanks to the super-talented @halapipita for making Mini Lee and to the lovely ladies at @leepacefansnetwork for sending me all these wonderful gifts (and especially to @cautious-swimmer for wrapping everything so beautifully!). 😘💗💋💕 to you all!
Stay tuned for more adventures with Mini Lee in the days to come!
