Grandma's House

On Saturday we went to my grandma's house to help pack up items and get her dinning room set and china cabinet. My grandma moved to an assisted living community a few months ago, so we are sorting through the items still in her home. This is hard because she kept everything and there is a lot of emotions involved. We went through some of the items in her front room/dinning room, bedroom, and kitchen. I had fun finding items that brought back childhood memories and Rich had fun trying to sneak items into our take home pile. My grandma is a collector and a pack rat. She has more Franklin Mint coin collections than I can count. She also has figurines, stuffed animals, 8-tracks, Happy Meal toys, and the list goes on. She also has a lot of paintings and pictures of family. This is going to be a big job and I feel bad for my mom and uncle who have to do most of it.

I am happy to now have items in my home that belonged to my grandma and that we will be able to pass onto our children. I have added some pictures of the more memorable and interesting items we have. I have also added a picture of my grandma, Charlotte Oliveira, who I love very much.

Grandma and me Christmas of 2007.

Grandma's China Cabinet. Isn't it beautiful. I have always admired it.

Stained glass window my grandma made.

Some of Grandma's old purses and her beaded rose shoes I use to play dress up with.

Rich snuck home a giant fork and spoon. My grandparents got them in Hawaii. They will eventually hang in our kitchen. Rich was pretty excited about his prize and they remind him of the TV show "Everybody Loves Raymond."