The jam's in the mail

I mailed the pajamas on Monday. I stuffed them into a padded, slightly-over-legal-size envelope. It cost $8 and change, but that included a 89 cent (I think) stamp for a letter to the US, and GST of course. Tax on stamps is about the silliest thing I can think of. What next? Tax on tax? Oh well, this blog is not about tax. It is about pajamas.

The lady at the post office said "Two Business Days," so the pajamas should arrive today or maybe tomorrow. I hope Rhonda like them. I hope the letter carrier appreciates how special and flannely this package is. I'm giggling about protecting flannel pajamas in a padded envelope. Well, they won't be bruised.

Now I'm prickling with delight, waiting to hear from Rhonda that the pajamas have arrived. Isn't mail fun? Aren't pajamas lovely?

pajama thought - if church ministers wore pajamas we could all show up at 11:30 and drink coffee and eat toast during the service

The last time I wore the pajamas

This is me, M.M. pajamas, wearing the blue flannel pajamas with penguins and snowflakes. I am about to set them free.

pajama thought: if police officers wore pajamas, all troublemakers would be hugged and offered hot cocoa and a muffin

The beginning

Last week was snowy and cold. My friend Rhonda posted a new status line on her facebook page. She said she wanted to dress in flannel but she didn't have any. My heart wept for her. No flannel? We must have flannel in our lives for sad days, cold days and days that we just want to feel cuddly and safe. Flannel keeps us inside our nests. Flannel is forgiving, understanding and comforting. Flannel is a gift we must give to ourselves and to others, it turns out.

Right away I wrote on Rhonda's wall, "I will mail you my pajamas."

So begins the adventure of "mail my pajamas." I will mail the pajamas to Rhonda tomorrow. She'll wear them and enjoy them until she is ready to set them free, then she will mail them to someone else. I hope that the pajamas will touch many lives.

Pajama thought - If teachers wore pajamas, there would be no pop quizzes, no detentions, and everyone would get an A for trying.