Bejeweled

Mark inherited his mother's and his grandmother's jewelry when his dad passed away and it has all been stashed away waiting for...

...enough harassment from Fiona.  For two days she pestered her dad to let her "play" with the jewelry until, FINALLY, she got her wish.

We can't tell what is valuable and what is costume jewelry.  But it was so fun that the boys had to join in.  Of course they pretended they were pirates and clutched big handfuls of jewels and only wore one earring at a time (Mark's grandmother didn't have pierced ears so all the earrings are clip on).  Daniel wore the "boy necklaces" which were actually bolo ties with large ornate slides made of polished rocks.  Maybe someday big jewelry will come back into fashion and all of us grandchildren and great-grandchildren will finally be able to use these fun pieces for more than just dress up and Halloween!

And look at that piece of history!  That, my friend, is a genuine snake skin purse!  Shane was so offended that a snake lost its life for just a stupid purse.  Well, there is a handbag to match, so hopefully the whole animal was used (including the meat in a soup).