When my MIL passed away last fall, we found some unexpected things in her belongings. She still had her mom's pay stubs from the 1950s, countless obituaries for relatives of her friends, as well as a nude female salt and pepper shaker (one boob for salt, one for pepper).
But, by far, the most unusual thing we found was her long-dead dog's gallstones in a prescription pill bottle.
So, I am wondering what unusual "treasures" you have found in your own clean up efforts?
And, for those brave souls, what possession do you have that might raise some eyebrows from those you leave behind?
I'm realizing that none of my stuff will be unexpected - maybe I need to paint outside the lines a bit!
Hoping to find some things to laugh about! Thanks.
I am thinking that lots of moms keep their kid's baby teeth - not much different from that first lock of hair. But, I do admit the chihuahua's baby teeth made me laugh. Can't imagine how small those are!!
He was a very romantic fellow. He wrote things like "My Darling Jean" and just beautiful words. I also found the medals off of his military uniform.
I had known they had a deep love but never got to witness it cause I was very young when he died. But I did see the faraway look in my mom's eyes always and I'm sure it was him that she was thinking about.
No need to apologize! I certainly laughed when I found it.
Honestly I had forgotten about it until I saw the posts in this thread today. I know I kept the letter. Not sure where I put it.
Thinking about it made me smile today.
In one of the bedrooms was a portrait of the two of them. A photo taken by them by a photographer not long after they married.
I took it down and leaned it up against the wall. It fell over. There was an envelope taped to the back.
I opened envelope. There was a letter addressed to “Whoever finds this Letter”.
The letter started out saying” I guess if you have found this letter I am dead and gone.” “Have fun cleaning out my house”.
My mom is one to keep everything also. She has even tied broken rubber bands back together. She moved about ten years ago but kept the drawerful of the address labels from her previous house. My sister and I wrapped her Christmas gifts in tissue paper and then covered the paper with all of the old labels. Fortunately, my mom laughed with us over that one.
My Mom kept the immunization certificate for my polio shot from the 1950's.
I was a nosy child too until I found my mom's spermicidal jelly in her bedside drawer!
Luckily the thing I kept finding when I cleaned out my father things was CASH. He had little bank envelopes of cash tucked everywhere. I had to carefully go through every pocket, every suitcase, every bag, every nook and cranny in the house.
I only found lint and wadded up kleenex in her pockets!!