Yes, I know that tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and you might be thinking that I have jumped the gun a bit by bringing up the "C" word already. But there really is a very good reason why I am getting ready to spend my afternoon wrapping Christmas presents. My father past away in the spring of '99. My mom and dad got married in 1941 when my mom was only 20; so pretty much her entire adult life was with my dad. As that first Christmas was approaching I knew that the holiday season without him was going to be incredibly hard. I live here on the west coast, while most of my family still resides in the Ohio/Kentucky area. I knew that I would not be able to be with her, but I somehow wanted to make Christmas special. I knew that she was feeling very lonely so I got the idea of sending her...
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