My Favorite Christmas Gift

When I was a little girl my grandfather had a woodworking shop.  I spent many hours there watching him create tables, chairs, cupboards and other types of furniture.  I will never forget one day as I watched him make a little wood nightstand.  It was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen him make with intricate designs and carved legs. I guessed it was a custom order for one of his regular customers.  It was the holiday season, and his creations were always more elaborate this time of year.  It was gone the same day he made it, yet I didn’t remember anyone picking it up.  I was so surprised to find it wrapped in gold shiny paper under my tree on Christmas morning!  It still sits by my bed today, twenty years later.