I'm fortunate that Mom and Dad have been considering this and have been actively thinning their possessions as they age. For about the last 10 years, their "bi

I'm fortunate that Mom and Dad have been considering this and have been actively thinning their possessions as they age. For about the last 10 years, their "birthday presents" to us kids have been things from the house. (Us kids are old and don't need typical presents. The nostalgic stuff is better now, anyway.)