Saturday we all met over at my grandmother's house to look through her things and decide what each of us wanted. There were a few things that I knew I wanted. Things that she would always tell me would one day be mine. These wooden purses were one of those things. Several years ago she gave me one on the middle shelf with mushrooms on it. I went through and picked which others were favorites and added them to my collection. I now have nine of them. I displayed them in this cabinet Kev's great-great-grandmother owned.
I also knew I wonted some of the dolls she used to decorate her Christmas Tree with. she had already given me a handmade vintage tree skirt.
I found this china in the very back of a kitchen cabinet. We also found twos different sets of china in the attic. After looking at all of them I decided this one was my favorite. I pulled one out and asked my aunt if she minded if I took it. Huge tears filled her eyes. i was worried at first, but she said she had been looking all over for it and thought that mamas had gotten rid of it. That this set of china was mamaws first set of china to own. My Aunt had saved money from her first job to buy it for mamaw. I told her she could have it, but she insisted that I take it. That she had always wanted me to have it.
(Side note: I'm the only girl in the family. So even my aunt has told me all of my life that certain family things would go to me one day)
There are a few other things that we will take once her house sales that we just need around the house (patio furniture, metal benches, artificial trees), these are the special things that I will cherish always and pass down to our children.
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