The following story was tucked into a drawer of the old gray long dresser when it was time to hand it on to another family.

TREASURES AND DREAMS

In 1958 this dresser was purchased at a furniture auction on an abandoned army base near Rockford, IL for Linda Saaijenga by her parents. Its color was a very pale gray wood-tone and it spent the next few years in an upstairs bedroom on a small farm near German Valley, IL. It held the treasures and dreams of a teen-age girl.

In June 1961 it was moved to a 10’ X 50’ mobile home on a farm near Freeport, IL. It held the treasures and dreams of a young bride, Linda Faist.

August 1965, it was again on the move, this time to the old farmhouse on the same property. It stood in an upstairs bedroom there for 34 years and held the treasures and dreams of a young (and, later, older) mom.

August 1, 1998 it made yet another move to a beautiful old high-ceilinged white duplex in Freeport, IL where it held old treasures and shattered dreams. While at this home it received a face-lift paint job from Nell and Cindy Watson.

Again, January 2000, it was on the move. This time it came to Forest, VA and spent the next five months in Freddie’s side of the Watson garage, holding mostly a high pile of very full boxes on its top.

June 9, 2000 was the day it moved to a pretty brick duplex at 1103 Heath Ave. in Lynchburg, VA. It then held the treasures and dreams of a very independent gramma.

In December 2002, once again this dresser was mobile, this time just six doors up the street into a peaceful brick ranch home at 1131 Heath Ave. Now it held the treasures and dreams of an older bride, Lin Moseley.

The time has come for the dresser to take yet another journey. Its new home will be near Forest, VA again and it will hold the treasures and dreams of two precious little boys.

Forty six years have passed through all their seasons with this faithful dresser standing guard. Hopefully, it will hold treasures and dreams for many more years. It may someday end up in a garage or basement but it will still serve its owner well. Oh, the stories it could tell!