scraps of this are still lurking on my computer somewhere, you know...*guilty look*


the first sentence: "I think this pack must be toys, Uncle."
the last sentence: Frodo gasped, and then laughed, the blush rising to heat even the tips of his ears, and Bilbo laughed too, reassured that he was doing the right thing by leaving Frodo here in the Shire.
the thing that made me want to write it: I wanted to give you a proper present.
the biggest problem I had while writing it: I had a terrible time figuring out how to get Lily in there!
why it almost never got posted: For a long time it had a beginning and an end but no middle.
something else that I want readers to know There really are several pages of this one... *sigh*