Prior to moving from Milwaukee to Florida in 1995 I let my children choose whatever they wanted from the house telling them not to wait for me to die to fight over it. I kept my own good China which has been used less that ten times in the last ten years. My problem is who to leave it to? Five daughters all in different places and ten granddaughters also scattered. Five grandsons and two sons who probably would rather not have 'dishes'? Ask the kids what you have that they would like to have and give it to them. I am glad we did because Katrina took whatever we had in our new house when she flooded us out. My good china was at a daughters house thank heaven but I still have to make that who gets it decision. I dont have yard sales ( although I do support them on weekends) so I usually donate my things to the Battered Womens Shelter or Vietnam Vets. In regard to the kids Christmas decorations: choose one item from each child and put it into a treasure box. A previous poster was right in saying that the decorations get beat up and dull looking after time. I lost a huge collection on antique ornaments that cannot be replaced. Thank goodness for Wal Mart and Hobby Lobby and the after holiday sales. What goes up must come down.
I am ready to pack and load now to sell this house.
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 Milwaukee's South Side; presently in Slidell, La, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Wisconsin,
England, Germany, Florida, anyplace the Air Force sent us including isolated radar sites. Someday - The Villages
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