... how to cook things. Of course being a Mom, she thought she knew best, but this was my dinner and my turn to cook my way. My Grandma, who had cooked for my mom on several occasions including holidays, was observing, almost like she was waiting for me to make a mistake. I like this gray ... he would enjoy my food. My sister, who was 12, was enjoying this day full of loving family and friends, but did not enjoy the spat between our grandma and our mom. This was the first time we had a real family Christmas with a Daddy, Mom, Sisters, Two grandmas, Grandpa, Aunt, and honorary Uncle. ... happ...

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... of great Christmas songs such as: "Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer" or "Santa Claus Coming to Town". But the one song that I like the most out of the twelve was "Grandma Got Ran Over By a Reindeer" by Elmo & Patsy. Mind you, as a little kid, you don't pay any sort of attention to the lyrics, you just hear them and you start ... pay attention to the lyrics because in the song it actually tells a story while singing. In the cartoon movie, the grandma does get ran over by the reindeer and ends up missing but, she reappears in the end. In the song grandma gets ran over by the reindeer and she...

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... called. Sitting on the dusty rust colored couch I thought, "I"m only in ninth grade. Would the cops really arrest me?" Next thing I know I was riding in my Grandma's car to my best friends house. I remember my Grandma crying as she drove trying not to let me see, but I could still hear her muffled sniffs. My dad always said, "I was no angel." And I guess ... were thinking about the type of kid I was. At that point the school security officer walked with me back to my locker to get my things and wait for my Grandma to pick me up. I could feel my schoolmate's curious eyes staring right th...

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Approaching Grandma's, our family anticipates the grand holiday about to be rekindled. With our family and friends about to be reunited with each other, each family member is trying not to notice ... approach the long awaited destination. This year is extra special because Aunt Kathy and Uncle Brian is coming in from California with cousins Jacob and Megan. Finally we arrive at Grandma's house, our long journey is over. We each take a huge breath as we step out onto the crispy snow that snaps beneath our boots. The air is fresh and creates ... laps around the living room while playing tag a...

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... 1 am. I was getting this tense feeling, which quickly replaced my excitement. The second unusual thing was the fact that mom was not on the phone. Usually she is talking to grandma at that time. Dad was still home after his lunch break, not so unusual anymore since he became his boss's friend. "What's wrong?" I asked. No answer. "Is there something wrong ... my tongue pierced. They did not like the idea at all, in fact some hated it. "No way! No son or grandson of mine has ever done something like that," grandma stated. My grandfather's response was: "So, nobody in my family dared to ma...

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... it was Jesus". He got that same look of befuddlement that my mother had and just shook his head. My grandparents were not quite so tactful in their disapproval. My grandma went on a tangent about how my mother was too cheap to buy Christmas paper and my grandpa kept this confused look on his face. After arguing with themselves over who ... ...

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... we don't know about chocolate, recent research is looking bright and helping us to better understand how chocolate consumption affects our health. So whether it's a double layer chocolate cake your grandma baked you for your 18th birthday, creamy holiday truffles in your Christmas stocking, or a gigantic Hersheys kiss for Valentines Day, eat your chocolate and don't worry, after all..its good ... ...

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... event that takes place at my mother's parent's house, that is never quite the same. Every Christmas morning my family wakes up, just after partying the night before at my grandma and grandpa VonFeldt's house, to the cries of "Santa was here, Santa was here!" from my little brother. That tradition might change, however, he is getting older. The presents are ... ...

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... I try to go to church on Sundays. That is in the summer when my grandmother comes to visit, because otherwise my family "just doesn't have time". I would say that my grandma is pretty religious, right now she's investigating the eastern religion and Buddhism but she still goes to church. I have a hard time following routine (and getting up early on Sundays) but ... ...

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