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Grandpa's Secret Stash and the Granddaughter Who Found It
A retired claims adjuster hides chocolate peanuts in a coffee can marked drywall screws. Then his eight-year-old granddaughter comes to stay for the week.
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The Hitchhiker Who Came to Sunday Dinner
A Christian short story: a widowed Kansas farmer keeps a place at Sunday dinner for whoever God sends, until a soaked hitchhiker takes the seat.
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Thanksgiving Jokes From the Man Who Brings the Ice
Grandpa has brought the ice to Thanksgiving since 1979. Funny, clean jokes about the turkey, the relatives, the kids' table and a very long grace to share.
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