We were asked to write about something that we had been given and a story behind it. "Grandmas China Dishes"

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Christmas was always a magical time at Grandma Polly's. I can remember

walking into the dinning room and seeing the beautiful holiday display

on

the table. Grandma would have a red linen tablecloth with the most

beautiful china. The pattern on the dishes was a soft white with a

black

rose and leaves that were a softer shade of black with silver trim.

Every year after Christmas dinner and the presents were opened, I

would

help Grandma clear the table and wash the china. She would always tell

the

story on how the china was handed down to her from her mother and how

special it was to her. Grandma had two brothers and five sisters and

she

was a twin. She had always admired the china and made comments to her

mother, but never thought that she would be the one to receive this set

of

china. When Grandma was in her thirties, she went to spend Christmas

with

her parents. There was one gift in a huge box and she could not figure

out

what it could possibly be. When she opened the box, she could not

believe

her eyes, the china!

Every Christmas since I was five years old I would tell my grandmother

how

beautiful the dishes were. I would always get a laugh out of her and

she

would tell me the story again. When I turned thirty Grandma stopped

using

the china for the Christmas dinners. For six years, she would have a

large

box under the tree for me. I thought it's the dishes but it never was.

Christmas of 2003 my daughters and I went as we do every year and there

was

no big box, but several of all different sizes. When I started opening

presents there,