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Grandpas Red Devil Box

Where is grandpa’s red devil box? Each grandchild asked this as we entered the home. It was a box grandpa had teased us with since we were young. We all wanted it. There was only one of course. He used to chase me around with it, Barry told us. I wet my pants once when he told me what it could do, I said. Story after story came out. We laughed until we were crying. It was the one thing we all had in common with grandpa. Some of the stories were immensely silly. Some made us howl. We never ran out of them. Grandpa’s devil box stories got us through the day. And through his funeral without tearing our hair out.

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Date: 6/9/2022 3:15:00 PM
Grandpa's have a way of wending their way into their grandkids' hearts.
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 6/9/2022 9:01:00 PM
They sure do!
Date: 6/9/2022 10:35:00 AM
God, I'd love to be a fly on the wall when they gather to talk about this "papa"....
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 6/9/2022 9:02:00 PM
Thank you John
Date: 6/9/2022 4:22:00 AM
We have interesting memories associated with our grand parents. Each time we remember them, the stories they tell us come alive again and again...
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Caren Krutsinger
Date: 6/9/2022 6:49:00 AM
This is oh so true!

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