September 12, 2007
My Inheiritance or...The Accidental Collection.
When someone I care for passes away, somehow, I'm the one who ends up having to "get rid" of, or "throw away" their personal affects. I just have the damnedest time doing that. Alright, for me, it's just downright impossible to just throw away something that was so closely used by those who've gone on.
When Mamaw died, Papaw asked me to throw her personal things away - I just put them all in a suitcase and then stored it. Including her false teeth. The same thing with my Mother-in-law. It just seemed wrong and disrespectful to just pitch them into the trash, so her personal things too went into a suitcase and up into the attic.
The family made a joke out of my having those things, so when Dad passed, yes, of course, a couple of my family members made sure that I got his teeth. The same thing with Papaw.
Now.. what do I do with these things? I figure hell, I might as well go with it. Lisa suggested a shadowbox and so...
Tada! Forever encased in glass, this legacy, to someday be handed down to.. well I'm not sure yet, but it's looking like Mallory is enjoying them most of all, so we'll see.
(And yes, I did get shadowboxes for Mamaw's and Charlottes, but I have to get into the attic to get them first, and it's HOT up there right now!)
Oh.. and yeah, I've already been told how sick I am, so you dont' have to bother emailing me to remind me. ;)
Oh.. and one more thing...in that photo of Dad in the shadowbox.. he IS shaking his false teeth at Mom.