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.
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”.
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.
One day we were talking about being prepared for the inevitable and she said "Tell me where you keep your "toys" and I will make sure to get rid of them before anyone knows about it!" I love that girl!
You have raised that woman well. Hats off to you!!
My MIL and I had a running joke that she donated her "toys" to charity. My husband did not find that funny like we did :)
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!!
My eldest brother could not be there for some reason, so a few things were put aside for him, but we did come across Ahem.... my Dad's Penis Pump kit, a full on medical device Rx'd by his Urologist and purchased from a Medical Supply store. I thought it sweet that my Dad thought enough of my Mom and their romantic life that he wished to do everything he could do to maintain their sex life one it became difficult due to his Prostate issues. Still, it produced a laugh to all of us.
Anhoo, after the laughter finally subsided my younger brother decided that it would be funny to put a post mortem "note from the grave" from my Dad to our eldest brother "gifting" him his Penis Pump, as he "knew it would come in handy for him one day soon". We all laughed our Azz's off for a long time as it was something my Dad would have thought funny too and would have got a kick out of, but my Mom would have been mortified! It brought some real laughter to what was a somber situation, but was exactly what we needed, and a real bonding moment for all of us. We are all super close anyways, so it is a great memory and one we bring up every once in a while, Notes from the grave! Lol!
I was a nosy child too until I found my mom's spermicidal jelly in her bedside drawer!