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\nWith illustrations by Hildy Charboneau  \nCopyright ◎2018 Julia Cline  \nAll rights reserved.  \nISBN-13:978-1986613361  \nISBN-10:1986613364  \nThe Year Jesus Was Twins  \nTo the Schellingerhoudts  \nThe Year Jesus Was Twins  \nSometimes it's hard for me to tell whether my mother reallyenjoys Christmas.When I was little,like my sister,Alyson,I askedMom what was wrong with Christmas.She said,“I’m not sure,Zach,but I think it just comes at me too fast.\"\"That was the year Iasked for a bicycle and I couldn’t imagine Christmas coming anyslower than it already was.I thought she was insane.  \nMom begins getting frustrated in October when we goshopping for Alyson's Halloween costume.In October,all the storesmake a special place for Halloween stuff,and they start filling aisleswith Christmas decorations too.Mom acts like the Christmas aislesare some big,strange dog that she doesn't know.She steers us clearof them.Every year she has the same conversation with the checkoutclerk.  \n\"I don't see why you have to deck the halls before Halloweenhas come and gone,\"she says,and she's not the only one who feelsthat way.Usually one or two people in our line agree with her.Oneyear,she even led a sort-of revolt.The grown-ups checking out inthe lines on either side of us heard her.They allstarted asking the  \nsame thing.The store manager was helping out with a price check acouple of registers over.A man in that line actually asked themanager about it.  \n\"It all comes down from corporate,you know,\"the managerexplained.\"I have to do what they say to keep my job.“  \n\"Well then,Merry Halloween!\"the man told the manager.  \nThe adults in the lines laughed,and one woman said,\"Mygranddaughter is trick-or-treating as a Christmas Tree this year.”  \nAfter Halloween is over—and Thanksgivingmy momalmost seems to like Christmas.She starts to unpack all of hermanger scenes—\"créches\"is what she calls them.She has the onethat her family used when she was a little girl,and a couple that sheand my dad bought when they were traveling before my sister and Iwere born.There are others that friends have given her,some thatshe purchased from the artists that designed them,and a little plasticone that my sister bought with money from her allowance.That onegoes upstairs on the dresser in my parents'bedroom.Mom says it'sthere because it's special,but Dad and I know Mom puts it way upthere because she thinks it's tacky.  \nMy mom likes all of her crèches,but every year shecomplains about the packing and unpacking.One time my dadsuggested that she put out her very favorites and leave the rest storedaway.That only made things worse.She talked for two days aboutwhich ones she should leave packed and which ones she should putout.Finally,she sat down on the sofa and tugged on the back ofDad's magazine.  \n# \"What do you think,Ed?\"\n\nDad kept reading for a moment.Then he looked up at me.  \n“Hey,Zach,didn’t you say we’re out of kitten chow?”  \n“Oh my,”Mom said.\"I'd 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