The Coin Purse

This past Christmas, Caleb picked out this little coin purse for me.  It is blue and sparkly.  He knows me very well.  This coin purse reminds me of the one that my Grandmother used to have.  I didn't think about it till over the weekend.  While Jonathan and I were in Gatlinburg, we were at the Titanic museum.  In their shop, they had replica vintage coin purses.  Jonathan asked me if one of them was like my Grandma's.  Unfortunately, they were not.  I had forgotten all about my Grandma's coin purse till then.  He said that mom had told him about the coin purse and he was thinking I might be able to find a replica there in the shop.

I wish I could find that coin purse.  When she passed away, a lot of her stuff was thrown out or given away.  No one asked if anyone wanted any of that stuff.  I always wanted her coin purse (along with the jar of buttons).  I remember playing with her coin purse.  Not because it may contained money but because of the feel of it.  I would play with the beading on it.  I loved the feel of the beading and would mess with it all the time.  When I was younger, I thought it was a fancy coin purse.  But honestly, it was just a coin purse.  LOL.  Grandma would be laughing at me because as soon as she pulled her coin purse out to get money of it, for whatever reason, I would reach over and start playing with the beads.  (I miss her laughter.)

Grandma was the grandma that had candy, mints, and gum in her purse.  I remember the times that Dad would run Grandma, my sister, and I to the store.  I would be in the backseat with Grandma and she would open her purse and get out a piece of candy, mint or gum for all of us.  I would reach in just to touch the coin purse.

There were 3 things of hers that I wanted when she died...her coin purse (missing), jar of buttons (missing), and the rocking chair (which I did get).  I am sure people don't understand why I want those 3 things.  All I can say is I have some very wonderful memories of me and my Grandma with all 3 items.  They brought smiles to mine and her face. I do hope that one day I can find a coin purse just like it the one she had.

Suck It Up Mom Moment:  People suck when people die.  They get mean and greedy. Unfortunately, funerals do bring the worse out in people and you can't do a darn thing about it.