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was so full I was almost sick, and I could barely

waddle out the door.
On the way out, Mom stopped at the check-in

counter and turned to me. “Do you think your
brother would like a gift certificate for him and his

wife to eat here?”

“Sure, Mom,” I replied. “I think he’d love
that.”

“If you think he’d use it, I’ll get him one,” she
said. “My rule for buying presents is preferably to

get something the person needs, and if not, at least
something they will use.”

I assured her I thought my brother and his
wife would use the gift certificate, so she purchased

it. Then, while Donna worked on the play casting, I
took Mom to see some beautiful light displays. We

also enjoyed visiting. Before I took her home for

the evening, she said there was one more thing she
wanted to do. She doesn’t drive much, and she

wanted someone to take her shopping for Christmas
gifts. So we worked out a time I could take her.

When I picked her up for the shopping trip a
few days later, she had two lists. One was of the

places she wanted to go, and one had the addresses
of my brothers and sisters so she could mail the

things she purchased.

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