By Elaine L. Orr
Many times I've seen an image or heard a story and thought, "I'm going to put that in a book." Here are a few:
- Back in the day, a neighborhood teenager liked to do target practice by shooting through the O in a Stop sign. I think a BB gun, as it was a suburban neighborhood. Eventually there would be three or four holes, so he'd unscrew the sign, move it to another corner, and transfer the 'clean' sign to his street.
- When my mom finally had to enter a nursing home after a series of strokes and MS, we made the move as cheerful as possible. As I left the first day, I said, "Mom, I'm so sorry all you can move is one arm/hand and your head. She said, "It's a lot compared to none."
- Just before the Christmas holidays when I was in college, a group of young women made a large 'Peace on Earth' sign to hang (at night) on the ROTC building. I can still see it flapping in the breeze.
May you have as many funny or poignant memories.
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