“Merry Christmas,” my husband says and hands me a large box.

I tear into the wrapping paper, wondering what in the world this could be. I’d already received all the items from my wish list: a steam cleaner, a lightbox, and a subscription to Our State magazine. This gift was going to be a total surprise.

Pulling the final pieces of tape off, I open the box flaps and stare inside, incredulous. “It’s a…goose?”