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Paul, I don't believe that the wise men brought gifts to Jesus when he was
a baby. I don't believe that they showed up for a couple of years or so.
At 08:25 AM 12/26/03 -0500, you wrote:
>Okay, so we all know that the real meaning of Christmas is the Gift of JESUS
>and that He gave Himself for us. But let's not forget that the wise men
>brought gifts to Baby JESUS. And it's a wise thing to give gifts to
>Italians, too. So, in the Spirit of gift-giving, let's hear what everyone's
>favorite gifts they got this year are. And the worst gifts. Okay, you can
>say "the worst gifts ever" so people won't know it was something you got
>this year and track you down. Smile. Let's hear it, folks, especially from
>those of you who are returning things today. You know who you are.
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>My favorite gift is a ceramic cookie jar that is a lifesize yellow lab
>puppy. My friends out west sent it, knowing I love yellow labs and had
>planned on getting one (that was what I thought my last dog was when I got
>her from the pound, but it turned out she was a mutt and didn't grow at all,
>but shed as much hair as two huge yellow labs. Smile.) But I had mixed
>emotions about it because I gave the dog away last year when I got sick and
>a friend of a friend asked if she could have her for her children. Since
>the dog was alone all day while I was at work I gave her to them. So I did
>have an emotional moment when first opening this gift since it reminded me
>so much of my dog (whom I miss very much)....well, she's not "my" dog
>anymore. Anyway, I was going to give the cookie jar to them but now am
>trying to talk myself out of it since it looks so good on my hearth and I
>keep telling myself "It doesn't look THAT much like your dog, after all, and
>the small kids will probably break it anyway and hurt themselves!"
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>Be that as it may, let's hear it about the best and worst of gifts that you
>all got!
>
>Greedy So and So Lion Holding Onto The Cookie Jar Even Though It's Empty
John
I hate a quarrel because it interrupts an argument. --
Gilbert Keith Chesterton<*>
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