Memories Like Treasures: Recollections of Warmth, Laughter, and Tears

1. By: Ben Fischer What is a memory?

2. A Memory is Something You Remember. On September 11th , 2001 I was in my class room at Salem Lutheran school in Stillwater Minnesota. I picked this event as something I remember because on that exact day over 2,000 Americans died.

3. A Memory is Something Warm. I chose my dog skipper as something that makes me feel warm because when I was five years old my house burnt down, and I spent most of the nights snuggling with my dog skipper in the hotel we were staying in.

4. A Memory is Something from Long Ago. I chose this Buzz Light-year toy as something from long ago because it was one of the first Christmas presents that I can remember getting.

5. A Memory is Something that Makes You Cry. I chose staying in the Crossings Hotel as something that makes me cry because this was the hotel my mother and I stayed in after my parents got divorced.

6. A Memory is Something that Makes You Laugh. I chose camping in Willow River State Park as something that makes me laugh because I spent almost all my time laughing and playing in the park with my sister Shana.

7. A Memory is Something as Precious as Gold. I chose my baby blanket as something as precious as gold because even though I may not sleep with it every night it is still one of my favorite keep sakes from when I was a child.