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Papaw’s Christmas Gifts
By Rev. Dean Beaty 12/3/08

The four of us, Tyler, Leah, Eric, and I, Lydia all woke up early Christmas morning. We were all excited to see our gifts. We hurried to the kitchen in pj’s to get hot chocolate and marshmallows, a grandma mommy tradition. With our drinks in hand we hurried to the den. There was grandma mommies perfectly decorated tree. But what was that beside the tree? Two long pieces of fence post. Oh well, papaw was always up to some mischief and he would tell us later.
First we read the Bible Christmas story. This was always first before we opened any gifts. Then we all took turns to see what each other had gotten. Leah got a watch, Eric got a knife, Tyler got a game, and I got a new purse. Plus a lot of other stuff we really needed, like underwear and socks.
Only papaw’s four gifts were left. Mine would probably be a rubber snake. That was his idea of a joke. Well it was long and round, but it was a 10 foot piece of thick rope. That was just what I needed to tie up Eric to keep him out of my stuff. He can really get on my nerves. Leah was next with a pen and a yellowed piece of paper. At least the pen was useful. Eric got a new hatchet. That would fit him to a “T”. He was always destroying something. Tyler got a rusty nail and a hammer. But what was it all about?

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