My husband, sister-in-law and I spent last week cleaning out a home with more than 60 years of history.  We worked diligently to clean out my mother-in-law's home, who was recently place in an assisted living community so we decided to clear out the house in order to prepare it to be rented.  The house was built by my husband's parents in 1949 and they never moved so you can only imagine what kind of things I found.

My husband is quite a pack rat, but I have to admit that his mom gives new meaning to that phrase.  While I was cleaning out one of the closets in his mom's house, I actually found the receipt from the hospital when my husband was brought home as a baby.  He will be 60 next fall!!  When I told him that I had found that receipt, he said, " I'm pretty sure that they won't take me back now". 

While the job was exhausting both physically and emotionally it was great to have a little humor while cleaning out a home with more than 60 years of history!