Chapter 15
Christmas, 1967
Garrett and his dad had created their own Christmas traditions since Garrett’s mother died. While Garrett grew up, they ate their holiday dinner and opened presents on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day ended up a lazy day after church while Garrett played with his new toys. His parents watched him while they listened to the radio.
Since his mother’s death, Garrett and Allen still got together on Christmas Eve, usually at night. Garrett had to work at the bank until it closed at noon and Allen kept the station open as well. Christmas never felt the same without his mother. With Christmas Eve on Sunday, Allen still didn’t come over until the evening.
On Christmas Day, they joined Allen’s sisters at one of their homes. Susan and George had volunteered to host the cla
