Made me laugh out loud. And say, "I want one".

Oh, this is just perfect!!! I wonder if she actually approved that or if was the kids idea smileys/smile.gif

 
I have a bundt pan, made in Germany back in the 1950s, that I inherited from my Mom.

Since I was born, all our German Marble Cakes were baked in that pan. We had the cake at Christmas, Easter, and all of us requested it for our birthday cake.

It has 16 ridges around the top, which could easily be divided by four, the number of people in my family. Each family member got four pieces, and God forbid you didn't cut your piece evenly, between the ridges.

I raised my boys on that cake as well. I wondered how we would hand the pan down, since we have two sons. So, a few years back, I started looking on eBay for the pan, and after looking diligently at the offerings for a couple of years, bingo! I found an identical pan. I immediately snapped it up. Now we have two. Problem solved, right? NO.

My eldest asked me who was going to get Oma's original pan, and who was going to get the other one? Hmmmmm. Silly me! I hadn't thought about that.

I suggested they draw straws after I'm gone.

He said, "No, I have a better idea. We'll look for a third identical pan on eBay, buy it, and my brother and I will get the two newer pans. Then, when you die, we'll bury you with Oma's pan."

Problem solved.

Michael

 
Good plan...smart boys smileys/smile.gif Then on the headstone it can say "yes, he took it with him"

 
I love your collective reactions, and the kind words are wonderful! But, I think my son...

...was trying to tease me a bit with suggesting I be buried with Oma's pan.

He knows what an old softie I am, and how I form attachments to things based on nostalgia.

Of the two boys, he is probably the most like me, in that he loves "family time" and revels in the traditions we engage in at the holidays. He is also the "soup carrier" in his college circle, bringing casseroles, soups, pulled pork, and various baked goods to friends in need.

He also has an amazing sense of humor...

Michael

 
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