Leading up to Christmas, Amy said she had a few close friends she wanted to get gifts for. Tod took her shopping and she purchased very thoughtful gifts for each of them - a cake mix, frosting, and a Christmas-themed spatula for Morgan, who likes to bake; a Starbucks gift card and candy for Claire, who is obsessed with Starbucks; a pad of paper and colored pencils for Calla, who loves to draw; and movie candy and card games for Maddie, who loves candy and is stuck at home with a new baby sister.
Then Amy got herself all wound up. She wanted to give these gifts, but she didn't want her friends to feel like they had to reciprocate, or to feel bad if they couldn't. So she checked in with neutral third parties to ask what they'd prefer - getting an anonymous gift, or getting a gift from someone that they wouldn't have bought a gift for. Whoever she talked to said they'd rather get an anonymous gift, so that's what she went with.
On Christmas Eve, we drove her through town dropping off the gifts. She ended up letting Morgan know who the gift was from, and had to tell Claire because it looked like they were out of town and Amy'd put her gift in the mail box. But Calla and Maddie hopefully really enjoyed their special Secret Santa gifts.
Amy is a very kind, caring girl!
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