Ironing 101.........

   Received a message the other day from a Mom telling me that her son is preparing for collage in a few days. She was trying to show him how to iron his shirts and press his pants. He told her that he appreciated her help but he needed to be shown by, The BAT Lady ( I taught them Basic Aid Training in 4th grade) and that I was the one who knew the most about ironing. Well, talk about making my heart smile..........
   To fill you in on how he knows that I'm good at ironing. On the Senior trip in April, I ironed all the shirts, pants and what ever else was requested by the senior boys. Two nights straight the guys would bring me their dress clothes for the tour of Washington DC the next day. On the third night we had to back track one place and they needed their suits again. One of the guys took mine and Linda keys, got our room ready for ironing. He had the ironing board up, the iron turned on and already had the water in for steam pressing. We're talking 15 shirts, 15 pants and maybe a suit jacket depending on how they had been packing their suit case the last few day. They made sure I had snacks, water and the news on the tv. These young men became by boys not only for that week but for the rest of their lives. Still today I will see them and they call me, "Mom". So tomorrow evening I'm going to his parents house and I'll give him, Ironing 101.