The Sentimental Soup Label

When I was a little girl, my Granny was always saving soup labels to send in for school.  At any given time, there might be a stack of them in the napkin holder, or in a basket, in her kitchen.  I can picture her, in my mind, with her favorite pair of scissors (and we knew better than to miss with her favorite scissors!), going down the seam in the label and pulling it off.  

When my Granny passed away, there was still a very large collection of soup labels at her house.  Even though Jason & I were out of school, she still continued to save her soup labels.  I remember taking them from her home and putting them in a collection box at Berea Walmart.  It was one of those bittersweet moments because I knew she'd be happy that they were going to a school, but also sad because I knew this was the last time that I'd ever be donating labels that SHE had saved.

Now that my kids are in school, I am slightly obsessed with saving box tops and soup labels.  I nearly have a fit of rage if I see that Brad has tossed something in the trash that had a box top that wasn't clipped.  I buy name brand instead of generic, just because I can get the box tops.  I buy Campbell's brand SpaghettiO's instead of the popular Chef Boyarde because Campbell's has labels for education. 

This morning, in the shower of all places, I started thinking about soup labels and my Granny's faithfulness in saving them, even when she didn't have to.  My Granny - as I have said so many times before - was an awesome person!  It's no wonder that I love to clip the box tops and soup labels...it's a sentimental thing for me, as well as a great way to help out the kid's school.  This is one of the many traditions my Granny had that I really hope to carry on.

So before you toss your next box top or soup labels for education in the trash, think of me, and think of my Granny, and know that sometimes, something as simple as a soup label can have a deeper meaning!!!