Members June Posted August 30, 2017 Members Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 It breaks my heart to read that some of you are having difficulty with family being greedy. I'm blessed to not have any of those problems. I've given a few things to his brother & sister in law and to his son and daughter. And to a few in my family and friends who were especially close to him. My dear husband liked to collect stuff, and he liked to just have stuff. So I came up with an idea of a way to share some of these things with his brother and kids. I bought nice shadow boxes and am picking out things that will fit inside as a sort of small collection of remembrances of him for them. I'll put a couple of pictures on the background and then place the items in and around the pictures. He had military patches from the Army, badges, watches, fishing stuff (lures & bobbers ), belt buckles, a few partially smoked thin cigars that he mostly just held in this mouth after they went out, just misc stuff. I realize I can't keep it all (we were together 35 years; married 31) and that someday someone will have to dispose of everything after I'm gone. There's much more that won't fit in a shadow box but I think they will be touched and pleased with these when I get them finished. I've decided to do the same with things from my Mother and Father's home (Daddy passed in 2008; Moma just this past January). I'll make shadow boxes for 4 children (including me) and 9 grandchildren using my mother's broaches and earrings and sewing items and my father's pocket knives and fishing stuff. I probably have enough "stuff" to make for the 18 great grandchildren and 2 great great grandchildren but that's a lot of shadow boxes! Maybe I will get to those later. I just thought I'd share this idea with all of you. It's actually making me feel good. Bringing back a lot of memories as I look at his things and pick out what to put in each box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members KMB Posted August 31, 2017 Members Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 June, Such a great idea! Years ago, my husband gave me his military pins, etc. and I put them into a shadow box for him as a gift. I have a few more of his "special" keepsakes I was going to add to it or maybe start another shadow box. They are good for holding the memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators KayC Posted August 31, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 That IS a great idea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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