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Still grateful after all these years Could it be the set of four beige linen napkins that my wife’s best friend gave us for Christmas one year? We are a family of five. Or the time my brother gave me underwear for Christmas? They were in his size, and he weighed 100 pounds more than I did. Maybe it was the wedding gift my mother gave us almost 30 years ago: the ornate, multicolored, paisley-patterned bottom sheet for our bed with matching pillow cases but no top sheet. We still have them and have moved them to 10 homes in four states. What will ever match them? How about the time our sister-in-law gave us three towels and three washcloths for a gift? None of the six were the same color or pattern. What was she thinking? But, then, it would be hard to top the bottle of after-shave lotion I got for a gift some time back. I’ve worn a full beard for years and years. Oh, I know… Paul Kaminer | Red Springs, Lumbee River EMC |
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