Spring's Gentle Promise (2010)
Spring's Gentle Promise
“He was looking for an excuse to go into town anyway. I figured he had some more Christmas shopping to do.
Everything worked out just fine. It was decided that Christmas would be at our house with Uncle Nat, Aunt Lou and family, Pa Turley and Lilli, all around our table. Mary would take care of all the arrangements for the dinner. Grandpa confided to me that he felt Lou was a bit relieved. The new baby was still keeping her up nights a good deal.
Lou and Mary also agreed that in the future each would take turns having Christmas dinner. That sounded like a sensible arrangement to me. It gave both women a Christmas “off” and yet allowed each to have Christmas just her way on the Christmas when it was her turn.
I was proud of Mary. She had been sensitive and caring—and yet had shouldered her share of family responsibility.
That Christmas turned out to be the best I had celebrated up to that point in my life. Mary did a fine job with the dinner—just like I’d known she would. The turkey was... cooked to perfection, the potatoes fluffy and the gravy as smooth as silk.MoreLess
Everything worked out just fine. It was decided that Christmas would be at our house with Uncle Nat, Aunt Lou and family, Pa Turley and Lilli, all around our table. Mary would take care of all the arrangements for the dinner. Grandpa confided to me that he felt Lou was a bit relieved. The new baby was still keeping her up nights a good deal.
Lou and Mary also agreed that in the future each would take turns having Christmas dinner. That sounded like a sensible arrangement to me. It gave both women a Christmas “off” and yet allowed each to have Christmas just her way on the Christmas when it was her turn.
I was proud of Mary. She had been sensitive and caring—and yet had shouldered her share of family responsibility.
That Christmas turned out to be the best I had celebrated up to that point in my life. Mary did a fine job with the dinner—just like I’d known she would. The turkey was... cooked to perfection, the potatoes fluffy and the gravy as smooth as silk.MoreLess
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