A It was at least two months before Christmas when nine-year-old Almie Rose told her father and me that she wanted a new bicycle. As Christmas drew near, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fade, or so we thought. We bought the latest rages. Baby-Sitters Club dolls, and a doll house. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she said that she “really wanted a bike more than anything else.” It was just too late, what will all the details of preparing Christmas dinner and buying last
