One day, father, mother and I were on our way to Hubble's store on the Main Street to get those things needed for the upcoming Christmas. As we passed Eaton's department store, we stopped as usual to do a bit of window shopping.
"What a silly dress!" mother suddenly pointed to a dress in the fancy window. "Who would need such a big red dress?"
Then, totally out of character, father went to mother and started dancing on the sidewalk as if they were at a dancing party.
"Dear, it is for dancing parties," father laughed. "I hope I could buy it for you as a Christmas gift."
"Oh, stop that!" she ordered and her cheeks became redder than usual. Mother, of all people, was not one to spend money on things that were not practical. "There are things we need more than this."
As we continued down the street, mother turned back many times. "My goodness! They should show something a person really needs!"
But father liked buying something that mother might not really need, whenever the budget allowed. Of course, he'd get a scolding, but it was all done with the best intention.
Like the time he brought home the electric stove years ago. In our old kitchen, mother was still cooking year-round on a wooden stove. In summer, the kitchen would be so hot that even the houseflies wouldn't come inside. One day, Dad surprised her with a fancy new electric stove. She protested, saying that the wooden stove cooked just fine, that the electric stove was too dear and that it would cost too much to run it. Since then she only used it on special occasions.
On Christmas Eve, we drove past the store again and found that the big red dress was gone!
"Who'd be fool enough to buy such a big red dress?" mother whispered in disbelief as we drove away.
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I quickly stole a look at Dad.
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I'll never forget what I saw the next morning.
