Most of our years of accumulation went into the dumpster and I was a little disappointed, no one showed up for any dumpster diving.I stayed away because I didn't want to see all my memories from my daughters baby dolls to my son's wooden stick ponies and the memory of them galloping around the house thinking they were real cowboys. And sewing machines and candle making sets and let's not forget all my cake decorating supplies all gone.
I stayed away. I went to work. I sat there and thought, "Oh no, I forgot my Roseville antiques and my antique marble sofa table and my wooden screen with all my childrens pictures in them, I forgot to mark them, they are sure to be in the dumpster. And I didn't get home in time to see the dumpster, but was told it was over flowing. Can you just imagine how much stuff I had.
I went home, dragging my feet and my eyes filled with tears thinking my treasures where gone. I went down to the basement and nothing was left except the washer and dryer and the work bench, EVERYTHING else was gone and I sat down and cried.
I was asked why I was crying and I said, "All my stuff, I forgot to call you and tell you not to get rid of my most precious processions". He said there is something I have to tell you. "The marble antique table I thought we should keep, but when they lifted it up, they didn't take the marble off and if fell onto the floor and chipped and cracked so I am really sorry"
He told me to follow him to the gargage he had something else he needed to show me. My heart was in my throat, I thought for sure my Grandmothers china cabinet that was painted probably 100 times and I was stripping it to the original finish, I was so sure that broke too that more tears flowed as he opened the garage door.
And he saved so many of the items I never got to tell him to save. I am so proud of him. he knew just how precious items can be. They can give us our memories and I looked at the garage and thought, I won't have room for all that in the condo. So i guess it's time to go through it once more. But the memories.........
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