Mary Louise Eklund

Tag: Valentine’s Day

  • Monday Memories – School Valentine Boxes

    Valentines Card Box Bee Themed by ohsohappytogether on Flickr. She has so graciously granted rights via Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic
    Valentines Card Box Bee Themed by ohsohappytogether on Flickr. She has so graciously granted rights via Creative Commons
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    I don’t think they do this any more.  I know Aaron never had to make one, but then again he may have opted not to.  It was something that was a chronic source of personal disappointment for me when I was in school.  The making of a Valentine’s Day box.  You see back then we had a Valentine’s Day party at school.  You made a box to put on your desk during the party for friends to drop Valentine cards into.  Later grades 3rd and 4th I think, there was a contest for favorite box.  I read this as best box, prettiest box, most popular box.  I so wanted this honor.  I never achieved it, never came close.

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