Old Junk, Hidden Trinkets

Cleaning out Moms house is a chore! And Im laughing because I know we have to go thru every.single.thing.  and I know that because I was looking for some medical receipts in her files and found the photos shown below. An 8x10 B&W of Gary Cooper and Clara Bow.  *blink*  why?? and why??

Then under a box where mom had turned the lid over and set the box within, I found 3 old notes I had written back in 9th grade.  That was 1973!!!  They were apologies after I had been suspended for smoking in the girls' room.  (lol)  

Folded within her panty hose was a $50 bill.  It makes me wonder how long she's been "tucking things away", like a squirrel who hides nuts for winter.  

We all do things that might not make sense to someone else, or maybe we tuck something away to deal with later. But at what point is it innocent idiosyncrasies vs something else?  We were correct moving mom to a place where she can have help. 

Never an easy decision, and the elderly are cunning when it comes to hidng some of the deficits they may be noticing. Or not noticing!

Its been a wild ride so far, and there's still a ways to go.  But we've learned to be on the lookout for old junk, hidden trinkets!