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Calm and Collected: Christmas 1939

Holiday Memories Chapter 10

Grace couldn't believe that another year had passed. It had been six years since she had adopted the girls, and they had honestly been the best years ever. She was so sad that Annie was going off to college next summer.`Annie and Molly were both growing into wonderful young ladies, it was to believe it. The whole gang was coming to the mansion for Christmas this year, including Oliver's sister and family, his brother, Grace' sisters and family, and Annie and Molly's birth families.

"I can't believe that I'm going to be graduating so soon," Annie said, as she, Grace, and Molly were making Christmas cookies.

Grace smiled waverly at her oldest daughter. "Time sure does fly, doesn't it?"

Annie nodded. "I'm going to miss all of you guys so much,"

Molly smiled at her sister for a moment, but then her eyes began to water. "It's going to be so hard living without you, Annie. You've been there for me the longest anyone ever has,"

"I know, Molly. You, Mom, and Dad are going to be the hardest to leave behind,"

"We'll always be here, sweetie," Grace said, hugging her daughter close.

"I know, Mom, it's just going to be hard leaving all of you guys,"

"Well, we shouldn't fret now. We have a whole year. Let's just live in the now,"

Christmas Eve most of the family came over. Grace's sisters had flown in that morning with their children, and the cousins had been hanging out all day. Nicole, Robert, and Patricia came in after lunch and Patricia joined in on the fun with her sister and cousins. Oliver's brother and sister cam in just shortly before dinner. Grace and Mrs. Pugh had been making dinner all day long and it was the best Christmas Eve dinner they'd had in a long time.

The next morning was Christmas itself. The whole family was up early in the morning and eager to open presents. Mrs. Pugh made an exquisite pancake breakfast that the whole family enjoyed. It was then time to open presents. Frederick and Joanne were the most excited to get their presents, but Annie and Molly were just happy to be with their family. Annir would never have imagined that she would have a family like this when she was in the orphanage She just hoped to have a family, she never would have imaged that it would grow this large. Grace and Oliver were truly blessed with the children they got, and would never, ever trade them for anything in the entire world. Ever.