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  My husband, Al, caught my attention when he asked where we kept the wrapping paper! When it comes to gift giving, rather than surprising me, Al prefers my help in picking something out that I would like. His request for wrapping paper was unusual! Besides, we had already agreed that his Christmas gift for me this year would be a newly remodeled sunroom which was finished before Thanksgiving. The thought ran through my head, that the sunroom was supposed to be my gift. I didn’t say anything though, and told him where he could find some holiday supplies. The next day, he came back from a shopping spree holding a large pink poinsettia, a Christmas tradition since childhood when he bought them for his mother, and a small box…two surprises! “Now, hold out your hands and close your eyes,” he said, smiling. An ornament was inside the box—a replica of a compass, with the words, “On to New Adventures,” inscribed around the metallic case. Tears came to my eyes as I inspected it...