I'm posting from Wetumpka, Alabama today--my first trip while pregnant. I rode down yesterday with my parents and brother, through two lightning storms and three hail storms. My mother's side of the family has an annual Easter reunion that we try to make each year.
Her father, my grandaddy, passed away last December, and my mimi was moved up to Birmingham for assisted care. The house they have lived in is now vacant, and my brother and I have been exploring and uncovering some interesting things. Here are some favorites:
a WWII gas mask
a police department finger printing kit
all sorts of currency from Israel
nitroglycerine pills from about 20 years ago
all sorts of ammunition--from pistols to shotguns to crossbows
We're sorting through a lot of papers and pictures, and doing a lot of landscaping....trying to keep the property looking well and eventually getting it ready to sell. This may be the last time I come down to Wetumpka--there's really nothing left here for me, since Mimi has been moved up to Birmingham, and that's also where my uncle and his family live.
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