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     Yesterday, the mailman delivered a huge 

wooden crate. It was four feet long and four 

feet high and sealed with nails everywhere. I 

tried to carry it into the house but it was too 

heavy. 

So, I got my hammer and started to carefully 

remove the nails. It took a minute to slip the 

hammer under the closely driven in nail. Using 

the hammer as a lever, I pushed down with all 

my weight and slowly the nail squeaked out of 

the wood. Repeating this ritual another fifty 

times, caused sweat to drip off my forehead 

and blisters to pop up on my reddened hands. 

Finally, each side of the box and the top lay 

strewn on my driveway.

The plastic wrap reflected the bright sun on this cool 

spring day. My dog, Bailey, started barking at the 

square ice-cube like package, as if to say she will 

protect me. I started to unwrap the package. Around 

and around the square I went as the plastic 

transformed into a huge hand warmer. Colors of black, 

bright blue, red and yellow began to show through. 

Nothing was moving and there were no sounds. I 

quieted Bailey and took the plastic wrap off my hands.    

Now unveiled was the biggest box of Legos I had 

ever seen!

As I circled the colorful cube, I spotted an 

envelope that I hoped contained the answer to 

this mystery. I reached up and heard the 

familiar tear of the tape and then the paper as 

I hurriedly searched for the answer. The letter 

was from my son, Steven, who is an engineer 

in Las Vegas.

"I know you miss your children and all those days 

we played games together. I hope this keeps you 

busy and reminds you of the fun we had 

together. Love you-Steven"

   On the Lego's box was a picture of the 

Bellagio Hotel and their fountains. The Lego's 

dancing fountains actually worked too! It was a 

grown-up version of those Legos my three 

children and I played so long ago. The new 

Legos were just as beautiful and exciting as 

the earlier versions, but with an added 

complexity and maturity. They were the bridge 

from the past to the future, and a reminder 

that both places had their own mysteries and 

beauty.

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