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CityViewNC .com | 13 that every cookie was cut to exactly the same thickness. is way, they baked perfectly crisp on the outside and a touch so in the middle. On this most recent Christmas, I thought back and laughed (and yes, weeped) at that version of myself as my two children overtook the ginger cookie operation in their pajamas. One used a Play-Doh roller for his dough and poked patterns in his cookies with the wings of an action figure. My daughter was finally old enough to use a "big girl knife" to carve pretty little details into her cookies. She didn't need help with a single thing and, with great pride, rolled out her own Christmas snake. I just stood by, watched and remembered. My husband likes to poke good-natured fun every time I pull out my stack of tattered, splattered family recipe pages and has helpfully suggested that I type them up, print them on uniform cards and place them in a legitimate recipe box. I just can't bring myself to do it. Because one day, a grownup girl in her own kitchen, all decorated for Christmas, might just sit down with her Mama's faded yellow church cookbook, leaf through the pages in search of her great-great-grandmother ToTo's ginger cookie recipe and smile when she sees her mother's messy scribble scrabble. She might remember a time on a Christmas past, when she was just a little girl wondering why her silly Mama was crying over a plate of homemade cookies, and finally understand why. Claire Mullen can be reached at clairejlmullen@gmail.com. UNDER NEW OWNERSHIP Fayetteville's Favorite Ladies Boutique 910.867.6001 • 322 Glensford Drive, Unit 106 Fayetteville, NC 28314 • CROSBY • MARIE OLIVER • JOY JOY • AMANDA UPRICHARD • ANNA CATE • LILLA P • MIGNONNE GAVIGAN • Emerson Fry • JADE • JUDE CONNALLY Cardinal Heart and Vascular, PLLC • Board certified physician • Heart disease, leg pain due to poor circulation, varicose veins, obesity, erectile dysfunction and allergy clinic • Testing done in the same office • All insurances accepted • Same week appointments • Friendly staff Plan for a Healthy Lifestyle Suriya Jayawardena MD. FACC. FSCAI 4534 Raeford Road Fayetteville NC 28304 Tel: 910.229.2053 Fax: 919.718.0280 Hours of Operation: 8 am - 5 pm Monday - Friday

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