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Elf on the Shelf

My granddaughter and her younger brother stopped fussing long enough to prepare for this Christmas photo ☺️ Big sister put on his makeup and taught him the elf’s crooked smile. Little did we know in a few months our world would be turned upside down by COVID. I was 66 years old, a very experienced Respiratory Therapist and in just a few months would start my grueling work as a frontline worker. I would not see my family for several years.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 12.2019
Date Uploaded: 11.2022
Photo Location: Parker, United States Minor Outlying Islands
Copyright: © Carol Collier