I think the issue is that you can’t expect family to have the same knowledge of valuables as you do nor do they have the time to research and bring in appraisers. Often they are racing the clock to get a clean out done. So if you have things worth money either sell them or tell your heirs specifically what those items are. Personally, I am selling my things unless I know it is something my son would keep.
My mom always says "If you can't give me things when I'm alive, don't bother once I'm dead".
The hockey game! My cats have always loved it. While I don’t have holes in sheet rock I have doors that have a gap at the bottom and even at her age Willow shoves a couple toys under the closet door every night.
Hard to do but keep telling yourself that it must be done. And hopefully the culled books will bring enjoyment to someone else.
WOW,,major project!Many years ago I had a home with a library-many many books wall to wall,floor to ceiling- when I moved into a Condo I brought most of them to a bookstore and got a very good price for them-perhaps you might want to turn some of those books into some cash? A few phone calls can help you to know if it's worth the effort- they even came to my house to pick them up
She passed away a couple of years ago sadly. She was a great lady.
Thank you.
She was awesome.
Actually. I donate them to a group that provides books to prisons and nursing homes.
Thank you for doing that. I spent many years mailing books to prisons. 90% of incarcerated people who receive any type of degree while in prison never go back. The #1 request is always a paperback dictionary.
Bless you for this, so many people in need in both those places.
You have a good heart but we do have to remember that when you commit a crime there's a price to pay-the programs the prisons have like the one you've described are wonderful,the incarcerated people that qualify to work in those programs have earned it and they are giving back,doing something wonderful and as they are being so bountifully Blessed they are a Blessing themselves taking care of God's creatures until they can be adopted but no,you don't get to have pets in prison.... you have to pay your dues and maybe it will help them to never do anything to jeopardize their freedom(& have a pet of their own one day) once they have completed their sentence.Bless you for this, so many people in need in both those places.
Reminds me of the Youtube video I watched about a prison that has a wing for the inmates to care for animals from a local shelter. The part that made me sad is that all of them get adopted out, not a single cat is theirs to keep. Let me sponsor a couple cats that can stay with them
Adorable- your first puppycat,little darling23 years ago today, my first Papillon was born. I brought him home 8 weeks later just before I graduated from high school. It's hard to believe I've had the same breed of dog for so long.
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