A Day of Remembrance

Not only is today a Day of Remembrance for 9/11 it is also Grandparent's Day.  I couldn't think of a better way to honor these two events than to share this book with you!  

It is my all time favorite children's book.  Yep....that's right....my all time favorite!!!!  Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Mem Fox.  It's a story about a little boy, Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, who lives across the street from an "old folks' home." He finds out that his favorite resident at the home, Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, has lost her memory.  So he sets out to find out what a memory is and how to bring her memory back.
  

Think about this for a moment.......how would you explain to a young child what a memory is?  Is it something that makes you cry, something from long ago, something as precious as gold, something that makes you laugh or maybe something that makes you feel warm?  Well Wilfred finds out a memory can be all of these things.  He makes a memory box to help his friend remember.

Take a peek at my memory box!  

The memory that makes me laugh is actually my memory box.  I bought this antique box on a girl's trip with my precious friend, Kathy!  We flew to Chicago, went to the Oprah Show and hit some antique shops.  But as they say, "What happens in Chicago, Stays in Chicago."  Oh, the fun we had!

At the back of my memory box is the memory that makes me cry.  It's the 9/11 button I've worn the past 9 years.  Breaks my heart to think back on that day!


The ice cream scooper is my precious as gold memory.  It belonged to my Great Mamaw Michael.  She always offered you ice cream when you went to visit her.  


The ring is my memory of long ago.  It's my Memorial Jr. High ring.  That's right... a Jr. High ring as in MIddle School!  My dad and I had a bet on the Billy Jean King and Bobby Riggs tennis tournament back in the day!  I won.....dad lost.....he had to buy!


The folded yellow paper is my warm memory.  My sweet husband wrote a song about us and the lyrics are written on this paper!


I hope on this day of remembrance you will take the time to make a memory box to share with your family!  I've done this activity many times with my classes.  It was always a pleasure to listen to their stories.


If you don't have this book at home or in your classroom, get it or order it as fast as you can!  At least, put it on your Christmas list for the little buckaroo in your life!


May God Bless America and All Our Little Buckaroos!


Happy Trails,
Mrs. B.