Chapter 7Christmas with Jona and Gramma is wonderful. A steaming carafe of mulled wine and a crackling fire greet us when we’ve shoveled our way to the big house for the second day in a row. She welcomes us with hugs—Jona doesn’t hesitate even for a second to return it—and her homemade gingerbread cake with cream cheese frosting she knows I can’t get enough of.
Gramma isn’t much for Christmas decorations, but she has a small collection of candle holders that she’ll break out on Christmas Eve, and she’s placed them in various spots around the kitchen, making it cozy and welcoming.
The cake puts a smile on Jona’s face, and he lets her talk him into both a second and a third helping. At three p.m., when it’s time for Donald Duck, she brings the rest of the cake and the mulled wine to the de
