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‘Christmas I Remember Best’
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By Pat Nelson Bair
This is the seventh of 10 essays selected to be published in the Deseret News annual Christmas writing contest, “Christmas I Remember Best.”
It had been a busy time of year, even though most of the Christmas presents had been purchased early and carefully hidden away. It wouldn’t take much to please our three small children, the oldest being only 4.
To help with family expenses, my husband had taken an extra job at a department store for the holiday rush. Now all that was left was last-minute baking. A good thing, since our checking account showed there could be no more trips to the store.