Christmas................................................................................................Christmas Always Finds Me




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Christmas Always Finds Me ... in Texas


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I lived in Texas for grades 8 and 9.  Prejudice against Yankee Northerners was alive and kicking back then, and I doubt if it has changed any.  I remember being publilcly shamed in English class because I didn't pronounce "on" the way they did in Houston.

Most people should recognize the map and cowboy boot.  When we moved back to Ohio after two years, my sister was frequently referred to as "the Yellow Rose of Texas".  They have remained one of my favorite blooms.