The Christmas Story

“Don’t you love Christmas?” I glance up from my grocery list to look at the woman next to me. She smiles a wide smile. A jaunty Santa cap perches on her curly hair, and two little elves dangle from her ears. “Don’t you love Christmas?” she asks again, and then continues, “I just love Christmas—the carols, the cards, the decorations, the gifts, the food, the story…I just can’t wait!” She pauses long enough to grab a box of Stove Top stuffing from the shelf and to wink at my children before...