Author's Note: Of all the stories in this collection, this is the one that my sister Lu Ann tabbed as the most representative of what was right about our childhood. Like any great story, this one gets better and better in our minds as we walk the roads that our parents walked before us so well.

Dad worked as a trailer mechanic at Fruehauf Incorporated during our early childhood before going to work at Yellow Freight Systems. I like to say that the move to Yellow Freight took us from Toughskins to Levis. Financially, it opened up more possibilities for our family, but it also meant that Dad had to work evening or midnight shifts until he gained enoug...

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