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"The house smells wonderful!" Emily said as she took off her coat.
"I can't wait to eat and open presents," Jake cried as he kicked off his boots.
"Must not disappoint the children," Frank leaned over Holly's shoulder. For some odd reason she could not ignore him when he was so close by.
Holly hurried to the kitchen and cracked the eggs into a skillet. Emily set the table and Frank and Jake washed their hands. When the eggs were done, Holly pulled out the hot pinwheels from the stove and put them on a platter along with a pot of butter on to the table. There was a sprig of Holly and a tip from the fir tree's branch in a medicine bottle on the table. Had Emily added that touch of decoration for their table? Holly took a quick breath and began, "We honor this day of Your birth with gi
