Thanks It was actually a pretty smart thing she did... there was no question about who was being left what. Shortly after that initial conversation, instead of giving out birthday gifts to my mom and aunt, she had them pick one thing out of her house that they'd like to keep. I want to say it was about 20 years they did that... I'm not sure exactly how long. It's funny what things held meaning that I wouldn't have thought twice about. After she passed and we were clearing out the estate, there wasn't much I wanted to keep, but I saw a pineapple shaped tea cup and immediately had to have it. It was kept in the china hutch in the kitchen and I walked by it every time I went into the living room. For some reason, it just spoke to me.