Slumber Party
From Chicken Soup for the Soul: Inspiration for the Young at Heart
By CR Rae

Age merely shows what children we remain.
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

A group of us like to stay and think young, so we developed “Senior Slumber,” a slumber party for us more... mature women. It may sound crazy but it is something we look forward to during our long, dreary Midwest winters. Early in the year we begin planning the annual event, setting a date during a warm summer month.

The event begins early in the morning, when we leave town and make a couple of stops at garden centers, craft stores or antique shops along the way to our party location. Recently, I suggested we stop visiting the antique stores. I found them a bit depressing seeing that my precious childhood memories were now labeled “antiques.” (Keep reading)