Puzzling package notice

Friday December 31, 2010 Day 184

Apartment-cleaning day, then off to the grocery store. We have a 2-day holiday coming and need to set in a few stores so that we don’t starve. Of course, we could just live off the fat of our cruise, but that’s too emotionally painful! Besides, we promised Anne we would bring something to eat to her place. And we don’t want to plan on shopping on Monday. We did that last Monday and the lines were awful! They were almost as bad today, and it was particularly crowded around the champagne aisles! We bought a small pork loin - not even two kilos - and six jars of Speculoos, so we can spread the joy in the States.

While we were cleaning the apartment, someone rang our buzzer in the street. I answered, but there was no response, only street noises. Later, when we went down to the lobby and checked the mail, there was a package slip there. Apparently it was the postman who rang our bell. Unfortunately we will have to remain in suspense until Monday about the package, as the post is closed tomorrow and Sunday. We puzzled as to who would be sending us a package - our families know we will be in the States in a few days and there is no point in spending money to send us an international package. Jimmy did email before Christmas asking us our address, which we supplied, but I told him at the time not to mail us any Christmas gifts, but just to get them to Dallas. I hadn’t ordered anything to be delivered here in France, and were unable to hit on who might have sent us a package.