it in advance to make sure it would arrive at my house weeks before the 2

　　. Christmas was drawing near, but no package arrived. Cathy checked the tracking number every 3

　　with Canada Post, and every evening she would call me to 4

　　if there was any sign of it on our end.

　　The 5 always started with questions about the package, but twenty minutes later we would still be 6 . We talked about our family , such as parents, our kids, 7 and so on. Of course we also talked about our jobs. We had never made so much 8

　　for each other! The talk always took us back to the hours we spend together in our childhood.

　　By Christmas Eve we finally had to 9 the fact that the package was 10

　　lost. On Christmas morning, Cathy got on the phone with everyone in my 11

　　and told them what she had sent. Later on, after a big Christmas dinner, I had forgotten all about the 12

　　package when there was a knock on the door. Who could it be at such a time? As I 13

　　the door, a man was standing there.

　　“I 14

　　this is yours, ”

　　he said, holding a package. Just then I 15

　　that it had been delivered to the wrong address. “I just got home from vacation,” he explained, “16

　　I wanted you to have this in time to open for Christmas.” I thanked this 17

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