Friday, April 3, 2009

My Inheritance

June and Jiggs' Wedding
April 1, 1946

Aunt Marie just told me about the diamond clip.
How did I miss out on that???


Sixty-three years ago my parents got married.
At the wedding breakfast my grampa gave a tribute to his new daughter-in-law.
He said he had a special wedding present for her,
something that had been in the family for years:
a diamond clip.

Thrilled, she opened the little box and found . . .



a dime and clip.

(It was April Fool's Day!)

They lived happily ever after anyway.



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13 comments:

  1. TiffanyApril 3, 2009 at 5:31 AM

    What a great story!

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  2. ELLOUISESTORYApril 3, 2009 at 6:55 AM

    Terrific. What a clever guy - a joke and a story to hand down.

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  3. JakeApril 3, 2009 at 7:36 AM

    Love the picture! Hilarity is genetic.

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  4. The Grandmother HereApril 3, 2009 at 8:36 AM

    Your mother must have had a great sense of humor to be able to smile after a trick like that at her wedding.

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  5. PollyApril 3, 2009 at 10:30 AM

    i love that story..we went to a dinner once in st george on mom and dad's anniversary..mom gave everybody there a dime and a paperclip as a favor and told that story..pretty funny.

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  6. NancyApril 3, 2009 at 2:06 PM

    My husband told me that he almost got me a 5 carat diamond. He said he tried and tried but,unfortunately, at the very last minute, the claw dropped the ring.

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  7. Garret GillespieApril 3, 2009 at 8:15 PM

    That's a great story. I agree with The Grandmother that "it would require a great sense of humor to smile after a trick like that" but, then again, great senses of humor also have a lot to do with the "living happily ever after" part in all of our lives don't they. Thanks for the post, I enjoyed it.

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  8. mama joApril 5, 2009 at 8:30 AM

    that's pretty funny..i don't remember ever hearing that one...where have i been?

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  9. Linda Austin HartApril 5, 2009 at 5:52 PM

    You sound you inherited your sense of humor from both of them. That is why I came to your blog--I read your comment on Diane's littlebitsofnothing "Edit" post

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  10. SusyApril 6, 2009 at 1:45 AM

    Great one! I love when words written make me smile it's like a little secret I've just heard just for me!

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  11. MarthaApril 6, 2009 at 12:23 PM

    What a cute story! You inspire me.

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  12. SheriApril 6, 2009 at 2:30 PM

    Very funny story!

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  13. KeriApril 6, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    Clever clan!

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