8. This Week's Stories and Requests for Help/Blast from the past We try to
post stories and comments from our readers each week. Send your story to
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Here's a reprint of a story published April 2002:

Saving the things we collect.  This reader came up with a novel way to save
memories and vintage collectibles for her children...  Several years ago I
started making "treasure boxes" for my daughters.  It began as a way for me to
tuck away all of those little things I wanted to save for them.  I knew they
would love them even more if I wrapped each item in pretty tissue paper (that
I had saved and collected from other things). I love thrift stores and have
found lots of awesome vintage things to wrap and hide among the familiar
things from their past.  Since the beginning I have added several of their
favorite books and toys.  I copied all of our old old family photos of Great
Grandma as a baby, Pappy in his WWII uniform, Mom as a little girl, etc... 
I've rolled their favorite artwork and tied them with pretty ribbons, I placed
their girl scout sashes and brownie badges into neat little baggies ...... 
You name it....  if it meant something to someone who was special to them.... 
It could go in there.  This is a simple way for me to give them a little
happiness after I am gone.  I started with a few vintage purses and have even
filled an old suitcase now. You can use anything for a treasure box.  I tie a
name tag on each one and use them as decorations in my home.  My girls know
about them and have even given me things for in them...  Bonnie N, Middleburg,
Pennsylvania

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