Gold coins in my shoes!!!!!

This post is for my Mom, as she might be the only one (besides my family), who would understand what I'm talking about...

So the other night at around 3am, I sleepily stumbled out of our room & into the kitchen to refill my water cup. On my way, I glanced over into our dark mess-of-a-living-room, toys sprung everywhere, blankets, animals and random socks laying about. Some (okay most..) nights I decide to go to bed rather than pick up what will inevitably return to the same state, this was one of those nights. As regular of a sight it may be, something caught my eye. My shoes were laying right in the middle of the floor, obviously for me to find...or so I thought. Since I was:

a) Sleepy

b) Couldn't place what the date was, or let alone the month at 3am..

c) Wasn't wearing my glasses, therefore could BARELY see my own hand in front of me (I'm blind)

I immediately thought my Mom -must have- snuck into our house to fill my shoes for St. Nicholas Day!!! The shoes were clearly placed so that I could not avoid them, and they seemed to be carefully filled up with little gifts.

How did she get in with out us hearing??

I couldn't believe it was already St. Nicholas Day!!

Oh boy, what kind of little gifts did I get this year??

What day WAS it........... Isn't St. Nick day in December?..??

My mind was racing...with excitement!!

However....at a closer look there weren't any candies, chap sticks or even the traditional chocolate gold coins in my shoes.. As I got within inches (I'm blind remember) of my shoes, I began to laugh out loud at myself....

My shoes were carefully lined with little plastic animals. These were not the "gifts" I had hoped for at 3am, but it definitely gave me a good sleepy laugh. :)