During the celebration of July birthdays at the Homestead, I had quite a surprise. When I unwrapped my gift, I found a series of numbered envelopes. The first contained this intriguing rhyme. (Click on the photo to see a larger version.)

    

The next few clues were a little confusing. I would have concluded I was getting a digital camera, if I hadn’t already had one. The “hot hot hot” thing didn’t seem to make sense, though.

Hmmm. After reading the last clue, I was still scratching my head. What in the heck was a “meHusk”? As I headed out of the room to find my surprise, I finally made the connection….

Aha! Yes, it’s an iPod. And not just any iPod… an iPod Photo. Woo hoo! I’ve been obsessed with it ever since I first laid my greedy little hands on its colorful box. Isn’t it cute?

After all, it gives me handy images. And it’s full of hot hot hot (music, music, music… in Russian). It has a whopping 30 GB (or 3% terabyte) of storage. Don’t you think meHusk would have been a much catchier name?

The mastermind behind this presentation was none other than Sister #1. Bravo! And thank you, thank you, thank you for the hot hot hot.