This is a lovely story. How fortunate for you that you did open your gift early, and that you did overhear their conversation. How much sadder your parents would have been if you had shown your earlier disgust at the homemade skirt in front of them! I think God had a hand in making sure you heard them talking. This story has a lesson for all of us. Sometimes circumstances are not what we believe them to be, and gifts can come in unexpected shapes and forms.
Merry Christmas JawJaw!
Dixie