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Welcome back to Tire Mom! If you’ve been following the journey, you know thateveryone I gifted with tires was appreciative. The giving itself was never a hard sell, as you can imagine. Until I met Henry, Tire Mom #28. I saw him walking up to the counter in the...

Welcome back to Tire Mom! As I set out from Kansas City, MO, was embarking on a goal to get to five states and buy five sets of tires – in one week. That would have been a piece of cake back east where states are so close together and you can cross from New York to...

Welcome back to Tire Mom! I get excited about the state of Kansas because of its wide, rolling plains. But for me, it was monumental because it meant I was starting the last half of my tire mission.  Me, Jan, Negash and Keith I was hoping my recipient would be...

Welcome back to Tire Mom! There was something a little bit surreal about my St. Louis, Missouri, purchase. This was Angela, Tire Mom #25.  Me, Angela and Becky-One of those generous Moms I was halfway through.  Such a cool ride up in the elevator Who knew – least of...

Welcome back to Tire Mom! Wisconsin was another one of those home states for me. Clayton and I lived near Milwaukee for a time, so of course I had good friends there. Through that wonderful gift of degrees of separation, I met Laurel, Tire Mom #24.  Me and Laurel...

Welcome back to Tire Mom! I spent part of my childhood in Chicago, Illinois, (are you getting the sense that my life has been somewhat nomadic?) so it was fun to go back there.  Me and Cousin Joann Favorite Restaurant in Chicago Area Interesting, though. Despite my...