Stuff Prevails

Grrrr! Remember that carving set? Remember all my good intentions to leave it behind? Well, it didn't work. My mom caught me at a weak moment.

Mom: "Jennifer, are you going to take this carving set with you?"

Me: "Well, it's cool, but..."

Mom: "It is cool, isn't it! And you could sharpen the knife and use it at Thanksgiving."

Me: "Well..."

Dh walks through room. "I like that set."

Mom: "Don't you like it? It's great, isn't it? Here. It's yours."

She shoves it into his hands and rushes off. He carries it happily upstairs to our room.

Darn it!!! Foiled again!

Stuff on Trial

Welcome to a new segment of this blog where bits and pieces of my stuff come up for consideration - should it stay or should it go? You get to vote.

Today's item is a carving set (this one isn't mine, but it's very similar). I don't actually own it yet, but my parents are looking to clean out some of THEIR stuff, and they've offered it to me. Anyway, my grandmother bought this carving set in Thailand about 30 years ago and brought it home. It's pretty cool. I might use it a couple of times a year at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I could use it as a decorative object somewhere, I guess.

On the plus side, it has a certain sentimental significance and the kids think it's cool. On the minus side...well, it's a carving set, LOL.

Should we vote it off the island? What do you think?