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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.4
                       AMENDED AND RESTATED BORROWER NOTE

          [THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED BORROWER NOTE AMENDS AND RESTATES
          IN ITS ENTIRETY A CERTAIN BORROWER NOTE DATED JUNE 26, 2001
          IN THE ORIGINAL PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $10,000,000 MADE BY
          ENESCO GROUP, INC. PAYABLE TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION]

$15,000,000.00                                                Chicago, Illinois
                                                              September 7, 2001

     Enesco Group, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the "Borrower"), promises
to pay to the order of LaSalle Bank National Association (the "Lender") the sum
of FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS ($15,000,000.00), or the then aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Loans made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to
Article II of the Amended and Restated Senior Revolving Credit Agreement
hereinafter referred to (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented
and/or restated from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), in U.S. Dollars in
immediately available funds at the address of the Bank specified in the Credit
Agreement (or such other place as may be required under the Credit Agreement),
together with interest on the unpaid principal amount hereof at the rates and on
the dates set forth in the Credit Agreement. The Borrower shall pay the
principal of and accrued and unpaid interest on the Loans in full on the
Facility Termination Date.

     The Lender shall, and is hereby authorized to, record on the schedule
attached hereto, or to otherwise record in accordance with its usual practice,
the date and amount of each Loan and the date and amount of each principal
payment hereunder.

     This Note is a Borrower Note issued pursuant to, and is entitled to the
benefits of, the Senior Revolving Credit Agreement, dated as of August 3, 2000
among the Borrower, the Borrowing Subsidiaries from time to time party thereto,
and the Bank, as amended and restated in its entirety by the Amended and
Restated Senior Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 23, 2000, as
further amended by a First Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of November 27, 2000, as further amended by a Second
Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of
November 30, 2000, as further amended by a Third Amendment to Amended and
Restated Senior Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of March 23, 2001, as
further amended by a Fourth Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior Revolving
Credit Agreement dated as of April 6, 2001, as further amended by a Fifth
Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior Revolving Credit Agreement dated June
18, 2001, as further amended by a Sixth Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior
Revolving Credit Agreement dated as of August 2, 2001, and as further amended by
a Seventh Amendment to Amended and Restated Senior Revolving Credit Agreement
dated as of even date herewith (as the same may be further amended, modified,

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supplemented and/or restated from time to time), and the Lender pursuant to an
Assignment Agreement between the Lender and the Bank dated as of even date
herewith, to which Credit Agreement reference is hereby made for a statement of
the terms and conditions governing this Note, including the terms and conditions
under which this Note may be prepaid or its maturity date accelerated.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein are used with the
meanings attributed to them in the Credit Agreement.

     This Note shall be governed by the internal laws (and not the law of
conflicts) of the State of Illinois, United States of America.

                         [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE]

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     This Amended and Restated Borrower Note is executed as an instrument under
seal as of the date first above written.

                               ENESCO GROUP, INC.

                               By:           /s/Daniel DalleMolle
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                               Print Name:   Daniel DalleMolle
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                               Title:        President and CEO
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                               By:           /s/Jeffrey W. Lemajeur
                                  ---------------------------------------------
                               Print Name:   Jeffrey W. Lemajeur
                                           ------------------------------------
                               Title:        Treasurer and CFO
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.28

                     SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT

          SEVENTH AMENDMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT, dated as of September 14, 2001
(this "Amendment"), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of August 11, 1999 (as
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the
"Existing Credit Agreement"; as modified hereby and as further amended,
supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"),
among CELADON GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Group") and CELADON TRUCKING
SERVICES, INC., a New Jersey corporation ("Trucking"; together with Group, each
a "Borrower", collectively, the "Borrowers") the banks and other financial
institutions parties thereto (the "Lenders"), and ING (U.S.) CAPITAL LLC, as
administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent") and arranger for the Lenders.

                                    RECITALS

          The Borrowers have requested that the Administrative Agent and the
Lenders agree to amend and waive certain provisions of the Credit Agreement as
set forth in this Amendment. The Administrative Agent and the Lenders parties
hereto are willing to agree to such amendments and waivers, but only on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Amendment.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
acknowledged, the Borrowers, the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby
agree as follows:

          1.   Defined Terms. Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.

          2.   Amendment. Section 1.1 of the Existing Credit Agreement is hereby
amended by deleting the proviso at the end of the first sentence of the
definition of "Consolidated EBITDA" and substituting in lieu thereof the
following new proviso to read in its entirety as follows:

         "provided, that Consolidated EBITDA shall in any event
         exclude, from and after the Closing Date, (x) the effect of
         any write-up of any assets acquired in the Zipp Acquisition or
         any other permitted acquisitions, (y) the amount of any
         non-cash income recognized during any period for which
         Consolidated EBITDA is determined, and (z) the $3,692,000
         extraordinary non-cash loss incurred in conjunction with the
         sale of Cheetah Transportation Co."

          3.   Waivers. Each of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders hereby
waive any Default or Events of Default resulting from the Borrowers' failure to
comply with (a) Section 9.1(b)(ii) (Interest Coverage) and (b) Section
9.1(c)(ii) (Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage) of the Existing Credit Agreement for
the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2001; provided,

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however, that the actual results for such fiscal quarter are not materially
different, in the Administrative Agent's sole and absolute discretion, from the
results set forth in the preliminary covenant compliance worksheet provided by
the Borrowers to the Administrative Agent which projected the Interest Coverage
ratio as 0.80 and the Minimum Fixed Charge ratio as 0.96 for such fiscal
quarter.

          4.  Amendment and Waiver Fee. On or prior to the Amendment Effective
Date, the Borrowers, jointly and severally, shall pay to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of each Lender that executes this Amendment (an
"Approving Lender"), an amendment and waiver consent fee (the "Amendment and
Waiver Fee") in an amount equal to the product of (x) 20 basis points times (y)
the sum of (i) such Approving Lender's Revolving Credit Commitment as of the
date hereof, and (ii) the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all such
Approving Lender's Term Loans as of the date hereof.

          5.  Condition Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective on the
date (the "Amendment Effective Date") on which the following conditions
precedent shall have been satisfied:

          (a) receipt by the Administrative Agent of this Amendment, executed
     and delivered by duly authorized officers of the Required Lenders and the
     Borrowers and acknowledged by each of the Guarantors;

          (b) receipt by the Administrative Agent of an Officer's Certificate
     from each Borrower, executed by the President or any Vice President and the
     Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Borrower, stating that after
     giving effect to this Amendment, (i) all the representations and warranties
     contained in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be true
     and correct, (ii) no Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be
     continuing, (iii) there has been no change to the certificate of
     incorporation and by-laws of such Borrower as of the Closing Date, (iv)
     there has been no change to such Borrower's state of organization from its
     state of organization as of the Closing Date, and (v) such Borrower has not
     created any Subsidiaries from and after the Closing Date without notifying
     the Administrative Agent, all of which statements shall be true and correct
     as of the Amendment Effective Date;

          (c) receipt by the Administrative Agent of the Amendment and Waiver
     Fee; and

          (d) receipt by the Administrative Agent of any other documents
     relating hereto that shall be reasonably requested by the Administrative
     Agent.

          6.  No Default. On the Amendment Effective Date, (i) the Borrowers
shall be in compliance with all the terms and provisions set forth in the Loan
Documents on its part to be observed or performed, (ii) the representations and
warranties made and restated by each Borrower pursuant to Section 7 of this
Amendment shall be true and complete on and as of such date with the same force
and effect as if made on and as of such date, and (iii) no Default or Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing on such date.

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          7.  Representations and Warranties. To induce the Administrative Agent
and the Lenders to enter into this Amendment, the Borrowers hereby represent and
warrant to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders that, after giving effect to
the amendments provided for herein, the representations and warranties contained
in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents will be true and correct in
all material respects as if made on and as of the date hereof and that no
Default or Event of Default will have occurred and be continuing.s if made on
and as of the date hereof and that no Default or Event of Default will have
occurred and be continuing.

          8.  Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by one or more of the
parties hereto on any number of separate counterparts and all of said
counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same
instrument.

          9.  Expenses. Each Borrower, jointly and severally, hereby agrees to
pay and reimburse the Administrative Agent for all of the reasonable and
documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Administrative Agent
in connection with the preparation, execution and delivery of this Amendment,
including, without limitation, the fees and disbursements of Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft, counsel to the Administrative Agent.

          10. Applicable Law. This Amendment shall be governed by, and construed
and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the state of New York.

                            [SIGNATURE PAGES FOLLOW]

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to
be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

                                       CELADON GROUP, INC.

                                       By: /s/ Roger Burbage
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                                           Name:  Roger Burbage
                                           Title: Secretary

                                       CELADON TRUCKING SERVICES, INC.

                                       By: /s/ Roger Burbage
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                                           Name:  Roger Burbage
                                           Title: Secretary

                                       ING (U.S.) CAPITAL LLC,
                                       as Administrative Agent and as a Lender

                                       By: /s/ Bill Redmond
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                                           Name:  William Redmond
                                           Title: Director

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          The undersigned Lenders hereby consent and agree to the foregoing
Amendment:

                                      KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                      as a Lender

                                      By: /s/ Kevin Hipskind
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                                          Name:  Kevin Hipskind
                                          Title: Vice President

                                      NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA,
                                      as a Lender

                                      By: /s/ David G. Fuller
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                                          Name:  David G. Fuller
                                          Title: Vice President

                                      UNION PLANTERS BANK, N.A.,
                                      as a Lender

                                      By: /s/ Michael S. Repp
                                          -------------------
                                          Name:  Michael S. Repp
                                          Title: Vice President

                                      THE NORTHERN TRUST COMPANY,
                                      as a Lender

                                      By: /s/ Jeffrey B. Clark
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                                          Name:  Jeffrey B. Clark
                                          Title: Vice President

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                                       FIFTH THIRD BANK, INDIANA,
                                       as a Lender

                                       By: /s/ Jeffrey L. Hale
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                                           Name:  Jeffrey L. Hale
                                           Title: Vice President

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          The undersigned guarantors hereby consent and agree to the foregoing
Amendment:

                                        CELADON TRUCKING SERVICES OF
                                        INDIANA, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        CELADON TRANSPORTATION, LLP

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        CHEETAH BROKERAGE CO.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        CHEETAH TRANSPORTATION CO.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

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                                        INTERNATIONAL FREIGHT HOLDING CORP.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        JML FREIGHT FORWARDING, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        RIL GROUP, LTD.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        RIL INC.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        WELLINGMUFT HOLDING CO.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

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                                        CELADON LOGISTICS, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        RANDY EXPRESS, LTD.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        RIL ACQUISITION CORP.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        CELADON JACKY MAEDER CO.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
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                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        ZIPP EXPRESS, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
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                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

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                                        CELADON E-COMMERCE, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
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                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

                                        TRUCKERSB2B.COM, INC.

                                        By: /s/ Roger Burbage
                                            -----------------
                                            Name:  Roger Burbage
                                            Title: Secretary

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