What do you do when it’s time for Baby Jesus to arrive, but he is nowhere to be found? Could a Schnauzer come to the rescue? Here is a holiday tale from our family to yours, told by my brother Doug, after our Italian family get together for Christmas 2010. See more from brother Doug at his “WestVirginiaVille” and “Hundred Mountain” websites.
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Years ago our baby Jesus was lost. A peanut in its shell was our emergency solution. Now, twenty years later, the little peanut is still there. The baby Jesus can take any form, its the thought that counts.