Of late my mom has been on something of a roll.

She has been sending Jan special treasures in the mail.

It started with this fabulous-ness

It came in the mail all folded up with a sticky-note that read, “what do you get for the man who has everything?”

When Jan opened up the shirt over this logo another sticky-note was carefully placed and it read, “something that nobody wants”.

(Which one of these cool b-ball players do you think Jan is? I think he is the one on the far left who is taking that skinny guy DOWN! Or he is the one on the right hanging from the rim. Yeah! baby! If you’re wondering which one I am – I’m the one getting hit in the head with the ball.)

Oh, but it gets better, people.

This week in the mail Jan received yet another package from his ma-in-law

Can you read what is written under Jan’s name? In case you can’t, I’ll tell you -“Sports Enthusiast”. Jan was already laughing even before he saw what new treasure my mom had found for him.

My mom is a woman of many talents. But one you may not know about is her knack for writing pithy notes. She was FAMOUS in our high school for sending in the best “please excuse my child for [fill in the blank here]” type notes. The office ladies would hang them up and laugh about them for days.

Here is the note she sent to Jan

What did she send this time?

Jan was born in 1975. And we live in Jersey.

My mom sure knows how to pick ‘um, doesn’t she!

Thanks, Mama-dukes. Jan has already worn his Provo Men’s Basketball shirt (around the house). When I asked him if he has any plans to wear it to play ball with his buddies he just smiles, that famous Jan smile.