Legos and Knitting

I had no idea how tricky it would be to mail a package to Canada. I usually use USPS click-n-ship on the USPS website, but when shipping to Canada, you must fill out a detailed account of every item contained in the package. Description, value, weight. It would've been helpful to know this before I carefully wrapped and taped the package with all the items inside, so it was a little more challenging due to my unwillingness to rip open the packaging. Then, I got really confused because USPS said I needed a special international envelope. I didn't have one of these, so I became afraid to go through with the online process. I printed out my detailed list of contents and put the package in my car to take to the local post office, which I anticipated being a nightmare, as usual.

Once at the post office, I actually didn't have to wait too long. It was only about ten minutes, and then I discovered that at the post office, they don't make you fill out an itemized list for the package--just a general summary. Additionally, it ended up being MUCH cheaper than it would've been online (a $10 difference), so I was happy. I am even happier now that it only took one week to get to my Lego Swap pal.

So, here is a picture of the package's contents. She likes the color green, so I made slippers (a necessity for walking around in the vicinity of legos), and a washcloth that is supposed to be reminiscent of the flat, green lego baseplate that is the typical lego building surface. There are also some lego-shaped soaps and some legos that have been repurposed as refrigerator magnets. (I nabbed these from my brother's lego stash, but I figure it's fair since a lot of the legos he has first belonged to my sister and me.)