送给爱丽丝妈妈的圣诞礼物
<p>别忘了，母亲和你一样，也有个动听的名字，她曾经也是需要关爱的小女孩，也喜欢可爱的玩具。尽管已经等待了57年，但这份迟来的圣诞礼物永远不会太迟。</p><p><span word="Alice">Alice</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="nine">nine</span> <span word="brother">brother</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sisters">sisters</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="loving">loving</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="caring">caring</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="replacement">replacement</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="love">love</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="was">was</span> 1925, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>. <span word="Alice">Alice</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="afford">afford</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doll">doll</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aftermath">aftermath</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="loss">loss</span>, <span word="Alice">Alice</span> <span word="vowed">vowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="care">care</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="First">First</span>, <span word="her">her</span> <span word="father">father</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="husband">husband</span>, <span word="later">later</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="grandchildren">grandchildren</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="sad">sad</span> <span word="childhood">childhood</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="dedication">dedication</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="family">family</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="unfilled">unfilled</span> <span word="void">void</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remain">remain</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="December">December</span> 1982, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="bank">bank</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="decorating">decorating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tree">tree</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="lobby">lobby</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="singing">singing</span> <span word="carols">carols</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="approached">approached</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sample">sample</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="handiwork">handiwork</span>: <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="handmade">handmade</span> <span word="dolls">dolls</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span>, <span word="Katie">Katie</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="customer">customer</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="doll">doll</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> - <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spectacles">spectacles</span>: <span word="a">a</span> <span word="grandmother">grandmother</span> <span word="doll">doll</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="doll">doll</span> <span word="maker">maker</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="creative">creative</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="placed">placed</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="order">order</span>: <span word="two">two</span> <span word="dolls">dolls</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="blonde">blonde</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="gray">gray</span>-<span word="haired">haired</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>!</p>
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