Last night, my sister and I went through Mom's tea cups.

Mom had been wanting us to sit down and select which ones we wanted for a long period of time, but, somehow, we never got to it.  Either too busy, or...it felt too much like it was a recognition we would be losing her.

Mom had 38 teacups. 

There were the very old ones from her mother, and the more recent ones given to her by her children when we were young.

There were the 50th wedding aniversary & 25th wedding anniversary ones.