Shopping for the Christmas Holidays

 

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Home with Grandma Lillian is the story of a young girl's adventures.  Family trips are always a thing of joy while visiting Grandma Lillian and Papa. 

Mama decided she would shop for presents when she returned for Christmas at Grandma's.  Mama and Grandma left early that morning on their shopping trip.  I was still in bed when they left.  Jerry, Michael, and I decided to play games and watch television until they returned.  Daddy helped Papa clean out the outdoor storage shed.  

Mama and Grandma returned home without any presents.  They did bring home dinner.  It was two large pizzas.  It was unlike Grandma not to cook, but after all she had been shopping all day.

"Mama where are the gifts?" I asked curiously.

"You have to wait until Christmas morning,"  Mama replied.

I just sighed and went to the dining room.  The pizza was just what I needed to forget about the gifts.  The rest of the evening we had fun and played games.  Grandma read us her favorite poem.  It is called "Christmas Morning" by Eugene Field.

Christmas Morning

by Eugene Field

The angel host that sped last night,
Bearing the wondrous news afar,
Came in their ever-glorious flight
Unto a slumbering little star.
"Awake and sing, O star!" they cried.
"Awake and glorify the morn!
Herald the tidings far and wide--
He that shall lead His flock is born!"
The little star awoke and sung
As only stars in rapture may,
And presently where church bells hung
The joyous tidings found their way.
"Awake, O bells! 't is Christmas morn--
Awake and let thy music tell
To all mankind that now is born
What Shepherd loves His lambkins well!"
Then rang the bells as fled the night
O'er dreaming land and drowsing deep,
And coming with the morning light,
They called, my child, to you asleep.
Sweetly and tenderly they spoke,
And lingering round your little bed,
Their music pleaded till you woke,
And this is what their music said:
"Awake and sing! 'tis Christmas morn,
Whereon all earth salutes her King!
In Bethlehem is the Shepherd born.
Awake, O little lamb, and sing!"
So, dear my child, kneel at my feet,
And with those voices from above
Share thou this holy time with me,
The universal hymn of love.

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Shopping Quotes

I went window shopping today! I bought four windows.

Tommy Cooper

Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping.

Gertrude Stein

No wonder they call shopping 'retail therapy,' as any girl will tell you how it just takes away all the stress.

Riya Sen

Making music is like shopping for me. Every song is like a new pair of shoes.

Rihanna

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