Shoe box of Lies
My mom reminded me of a story from my childhood today. When I was in 1st grade, I got to participate in my first school field day. It was a day full of sports and athletic activities such as three-legged races and long distance frisbee throwing contests.
Scores and records were kept track of and at the end of the day the winners of each event were given ribbons. I won nothing.
That day when I got home the very first thing I did was search the house high and low for a suitable box. I asked my mother if she had a shoe box I could have.
“What for?” she inquired.
“To keep my ribbons in after next year’s field day.”
