The Jelly Jar

There are many nicknames. Some are funny, some cute. Some we like, and some we don't. For Megan it was the latter. Grandmother had given her a name that was sure to stick, But made her sigh every time she heard it. For she was about to find out where hers came from, in the filling of a jelly jar.

I grew up in a town where playing outside until dark was the norm. My mother raised me with the feeling of set your mind to it and go for it. Now being a mother and grandmother myself I hold to the...