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<blockquote data-quote="mstang67chic" data-source="post: 306821" data-attributes="member: 2459"><p>Snort</p><p></p><p>First of all.....she HAS gotten rid of a lot in the last few years. With each move they did (3 or 4 before G'pa died), she downsized a bit. And to be fair....some of this stuff (not a lot but some) is keepsake stuff. Little clay pots my uncles made in school, stained glass things my cousins made for them (G'ma and G'pa helped raise half the grandkids, three in particular)...things like that. There MAY be some stuff that she would part with but not much. As for the labeling? <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/Graemlins/rofl.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":rofl:" title="rofl :rofl:" data-shortname=":rofl:" /> She already has. That woman has little notes in EVERYTHING. In fact, when they originally moved to Florida, they moved with their bedroom set, clothes, personal belongings and valuables of all sorts. That's it. They gave away EVERYTHING else. Spare beds, the patio set, furniture, the spices out of her cabinets. Everything. In addition to the patio set, a bed and the spices (LOL) I received a hurricane lamp with a note in it detailing that it had been a gift from me in 1980-something (would have thought they would take that to Florida though <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/tongue.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":tongue:" title="tongue :tongue:" data-shortname=":tongue:" /> ), a decorative jar thingy with a note saying that it was purchased in 1971 when my parents were still married and on vacation and G'ma watched me and a little red glass jar with stopper that had originally contained Avon bubble bath. The note reads "From Stang Lynn. About 4 or 5 years old. Grandpa got a hanky." The woman saved EVERYTHING so for her to be down to what she has now is simply miraculous. But...most things have notes like these or one simply saying who they are for. For example, back in January, G'ma gave me a diamond necklace she had designated to go to me. She decided though, that she wanted to give it to me in person rather than after the fact so she could see my face when she gave it to me. It came in a typical long box from a jewelry store with the velvet lining folded over the necklace. When I investigated, sure enough, under that lining was the note. "For Stang" I'm sure there are things that don't have notes but between my Dad, aunt, uncles and cousins....we pretty much know the origination of most everything. And we (or I) learn more each time. When I was unpacking some of her stuff, I found a small porcelin vase. Sometime between my uncle's birth in 1960 and his younger brother's birth in 1965, G'ma had a still born girl. There was no service but someone had sent flowers and that vase was what they came in. No note in it (which actually kind of surprised G'ma LOL) but now at least I know what it was if no one else does.</p><p></p><p>So....I don't see much more downsizing in her future. If she does anything, I could see her giving this stuff to some of us in the family but that would be it. And honestly, if she had someplace with storage, it wouldn't be such an issue. There just is no place to put this stuff in the apartment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mstang67chic, post: 306821, member: 2459"] Snort First of all.....she HAS gotten rid of a lot in the last few years. With each move they did (3 or 4 before G'pa died), she downsized a bit. And to be fair....some of this stuff (not a lot but some) is keepsake stuff. Little clay pots my uncles made in school, stained glass things my cousins made for them (G'ma and G'pa helped raise half the grandkids, three in particular)...things like that. There MAY be some stuff that she would part with but not much. As for the labeling? :rofl: She already has. That woman has little notes in EVERYTHING. In fact, when they originally moved to Florida, they moved with their bedroom set, clothes, personal belongings and valuables of all sorts. That's it. They gave away EVERYTHING else. Spare beds, the patio set, furniture, the spices out of her cabinets. Everything. In addition to the patio set, a bed and the spices (LOL) I received a hurricane lamp with a note in it detailing that it had been a gift from me in 1980-something (would have thought they would take that to Florida though :raspberry-tounge: ), a decorative jar thingy with a note saying that it was purchased in 1971 when my parents were still married and on vacation and G'ma watched me and a little red glass jar with stopper that had originally contained Avon bubble bath. The note reads "From Stang Lynn. About 4 or 5 years old. Grandpa got a hanky." The woman saved EVERYTHING so for her to be down to what she has now is simply miraculous. But...most things have notes like these or one simply saying who they are for. For example, back in January, G'ma gave me a diamond necklace she had designated to go to me. She decided though, that she wanted to give it to me in person rather than after the fact so she could see my face when she gave it to me. It came in a typical long box from a jewelry store with the velvet lining folded over the necklace. When I investigated, sure enough, under that lining was the note. "For Stang" I'm sure there are things that don't have notes but between my Dad, aunt, uncles and cousins....we pretty much know the origination of most everything. And we (or I) learn more each time. When I was unpacking some of her stuff, I found a small porcelin vase. Sometime between my uncle's birth in 1960 and his younger brother's birth in 1965, G'ma had a still born girl. There was no service but someone had sent flowers and that vase was what they came in. No note in it (which actually kind of surprised G'ma LOL) but now at least I know what it was if no one else does. So....I don't see much more downsizing in her future. If she does anything, I could see her giving this stuff to some of us in the family but that would be it. And honestly, if she had someplace with storage, it wouldn't be such an issue. There just is no place to put this stuff in the apartment. [/QUOTE]
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