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By: Tricia

Tricia — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:11:49 +0000

Thanks to everyone who responded! I’ll be drawing the number for the book shortly.

By: Tish

Tish — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 02:31:24 +0000

My home. It’s small and modest — but it’s all mine. After going through a period of not having a place to live, I will never again take the place I lay my head for granted again.

By: John

John — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 23:41:17 +0000

Looking around, I can’t think of a single thing that I wouldn’t happily leave behind if I had to. However, This computer would probably be the most difficult thing to replace given the data on it.

By: DebtFree-Revolution

DebtFree-Revolution — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 22:44:53 +0000

A framed picture on my wall from the Franklin Mint. When I was 12 I went out and got a paper route because my parents refused to buy it for me…they told me to get it myself! It was the first thing I worked for and that I could truly call “mine.”

By: Ron & Sharon

Ron & Sharon — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:52:21 +0000

Our most valuable possession belongs to our children. Their artwork, schoolwork, Christmas ornaments made from macaroni, those kind of things and negatives from pictures we’ve taken (all the negatives from before we went digital and the CDs made from the digital camera are in a fireproof box). Aside from the children themselves, those are the most valuable things in this house.

By: Paul Wood

Paul Wood — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 20:23:01 +0000

I have to say my most valuable possession in my family. Nothing else matters more than them.

By: christopher mayfield

christopher mayfield — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:49:45 +0000

My most prized possession is all the letters and cards i have acumilated though the years.
letters from my clasmates when i went oversees, leters from my grandmother and letters to my daughter and wife.

great Book review and site.

By: Tutorgal

Tutorgal — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:37:28 +0000

My most prized possession is my wedding ring, a gift my husband and I picked out together and he did go into debt (briefly–it was paid for before the wedding) to buy it. But it would be on my hand, so if I had to run into my house to save something (excluding living beings) it would have to be the carved wooden hope chest that belonged to my grandmother. It contains many pieces of memorabelia (my baby book, baby booties knitted by my other grandmother, letters from over the years, etc) that chronicle my life.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 16:20:54 +0000

My most important possession would be family photos. Of course, I probably will never get them organized or in albums — and I’d have to haul them away in a big storage tub — but they’d be the first and possibly only “possessions” I’d definitely take with me in the event of an emergency… (if I’d actually have a choice in the matter!) Everything else, with the exception of my husband and daughter, could be replaced.

By: Emma

Emma — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:24:09 +0000

My most important possesion is a tiny pewter colored box. It’s made in India and has tiny colored mosaic on the lid. When I was a young girl my poppa (grandfather) kept this tiny pewter colored box in his bedside drawer. When my baby teeth fell out he would put them in the box(they’re not in there now…lol) and the tooth fairy would leave fifty pence under my pillow. I always loved that box. Poppa died two years ago this month, I was devastated.My sister and I were raised by my grandparents, so it’s as if my father died. I had to fly home to the UK from the US. My Nanna (Grandmother) asked me what I would like, my choice was the pewter colored box. I keep it on my dressing table displayed proudly as a momento of my Poppa.

By: David

David — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 14:05:59 +0000

My saxophones are likely the most important on a daily basis to me, but I could replace them all if I had to; none are incredibly sentimental. I don’t really have any tangible sentimental things.

Probably it would be my external hard drive, where every picture from the past 12 years is there, along with old mp3s from years ago that evoke memories. Also on there is music I’ve written and recorded, stories and essays I’ve written, schoolwork from high school and college, backups of websites I’ve created, webcam videos from old friends, my own webcam diary from years ago, software and code I’ve written, and you get the picture. A bunch of digital data that comprises about half my life and still fits neatly on a 200GB drive… Would definitely grab that first, then try to grab my macbook and saxophones.

By: karen w

karen w — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 13:09:23 +0000

Probably my most important possession is my computer. It holds photos, music and other memory-triggers. Not to mention that I use it to freelance…

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By: MB

MB — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 00:19:26 +0000

The most important possession I own is a trunk that was given to me by my grandmother when I mentioned that I had been trying to find a trunk to use as a “hope chest”. Her grandmother (my great-great grandmother) brought it with her when she emigrated from Germany to the U.S. when she was a little girl.

By: Catherine

Catherine — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 21:31:36 +0000

My most important possession at this point in my life would be my house. It might seem materialistic, but this is where I care for my children, cook their meals, shelter them from storms, and comfort them when they can’t sleep at night. We could probably live in an apartment, but it means so much to me that my children have a big yard to play in and neighbors that we know. We feel safe when my husband has to be gone, and I never felt this safe in an apartment. We don’t have a lot of grand stuff, but we have a good house, and we thank God every day that we do, and that we can afford to live here.

By: Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:30:46 +0000

The most important “possession” I have (if they are possessions) are my baby African Grey Parrot, Josh and his cage, etc. (very expensive) but I love him more than anything. I pray I don’t have to give him up till I die for health or financial reasons. My other most important Possession is my dog, Chelsea who is the best dog in the world. I pray we can be together always.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:24:43 +0000

My most treasured possessions are a little musical piano box that my son got me in 4th grade for Christmas. And, a gawdy, but pretty covered ceramic dish that my daughter gave me in seventh. I know they are because when I go on vacations, visits, etc., I always pack these with me, just in case the house were to burn while I am away. My son will soon be 30, and my daughter is 23.

By: Kim L.

Kim L. — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 13:05:08 +0000

I couldn’t pick just one. Really. Between all of my kids stuff, my pictures, my grandmother’s artwork, my great-grandmothers mirror … I couldn’t do it.

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By: kris

kris — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 18:38:17 +0000

My Dog, Brownie Boy. He’s the first thing I would grab as I run out the door.

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:06:21 +0000

My most important posession would have to be the pictures and scrapbooks of my children. They grow too quickly and I love to look back at the pictures and remember.

By: bluntmoney

bluntmoney — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:25:59 +0000

Mine would be photos as well, as far as actual “things” go.

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By: Wendy

Wendy — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 17:43:57 +0000

I’d have to say my dog, Cameron the Brave. He’s taught me patience, self-sacrifice and unconditional love. We’ve had a couple of stuff-destroying chewing incidents, and his worth always wins out. The face licks are nice, too.

By: sf mom

sf mom — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 04:11:24 +0000

My most valuable possession(s) are my photos. If my house were on fire, I would grab my family and then the hard-drive with our online photos and as many photo albums as I could. Luckily, most of the photo albums are right by the front door!
Thanks for giving out the book!

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:45:45 +0000

Hands down, what I most treasure are my husband, kids, and memories of our time together.

So far as what can be purchased, my favorite things are indoor running water and paper products.

Thanks for the review. The book sounds great.

By: Brenna

Brenna — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:36:10 +0000

There are a handful of answers to this question: my health to enjoy life, my husband to reflect, share and create memories and life itself.

By: Danielle

Danielle — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:26:26 +0000

My most prized possessions I do not own and they are priceless!! They are my two sweet little girls!! No material goods could ever match the love and joy I receive from them. Being their mom pays more dividends than any object or investment:)

By: Joann

Joann — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:32:07 +0000

I have four prized possessions that come to mind:

1-My dogs: Unconditional love is worth every penny of the vet bills that pile up as they age.
2-My mother’s jewelry box: I remember it as a child growing up, and when she tried to sell it during a garage sale, I snagged it as a reminder of her.
3-My great grandfather’s table: I have no photos of my ancestors, but this table is my tie to my past.
4-A straw hat given to me by my family’s housekeeper in the Phillippines. She made $10 a MONTH, but was generous enough to give me her hat just because I said I liked it. It would have been extremely insulting for me to turn it down, and it has taught me how insignificant all my other expensive crap really is in the grand scheme of life.

By: Chris Westcott

Chris Westcott — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:18:50 +0000

I have 2 golden retrievers… as a previous comment pointed out, they are not truly possessions, though the law treats them as such.

As an adult without children, these dogs constitute my “pack” and there are days when their unconditional love make all the “slings and arrows” of everyday life worthwhile.

I can only imagine that children are the same way (only by a factor of one-thousand!)

By: Beth

Beth — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 15:23:44 +0000

I’m going to go with my computer, too. It has my e-mails from friends, pictures, and games to entertain me–not to mention most of my financial information!

By: jaye

jaye — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 14:08:14 +0000

My most cherished material possession is my art collection. It truly makes me happy.

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:52:58 +0000

Of course my non-material would be my wife, kids, and the dogs. As far as most of my “stuff”, it can be replaced. So the answer would be a box of my mother’s journals. She passed away when I was a teenager, so those are my link to how she thought and felt.

By: Cam

Cam — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:44:30 +0000

My CDs containing pictures of my daughter are my most prized possession.

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:43:08 +0000

One of my most reasured posessions is the bif orange bookshelf/desk unit that my grwat-grandfather made. Sure, its kind of ugly, but I don’t care where I live or how much money I have, its always going to be in a prominent place in my home. He made the whole thing by hand, and painted it orange because he knew my grandparents would hate it (he made it for my aunt, his granddaughter). That little bit of rebellion was one of the most charming things about the man.

By: deb

deb — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:40:48 +0000

My scrapbooks and pictures are my most valued posessions…so many memories of loved ones and life that are irreplaceable!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:24:21 +0000

I would say I most value the jewelry that my grandmother left me. I inherrited it last year. It is worth the rent we pay on the safe deposit box to keep it safe. I know it meant a lot to her and it means a lot to me that she trusts me enough to leave it to me. It is a little sad that her very beautiful things are locked up in the dark. Her jewelry is all real and I dont feel ready to wear it as my own yet.

By: Courtney

Courtney — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 13:05:20 +0000

In September 2005, as we prepared to evacuate for hurricane Rita, I made my husband buy large totes to take my scrapbooks with us. They are my most prized possessions as they tell my family’s history and I hope are passed on to future generations.

I try to chronicle not only what fun activities we do, but also what our day to day life is like and to describe the unique personalities of our children so that one day their children and grandchildren will understand them better.

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By: Matt

Matt — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:51:37 +0000

The most important possession that I have is my memories and experiences; I know that this isn’t a common answer but all of the things that I have done have shaped me and impacted me. For example spending 2 weeks in Paris seeing what another western culture lives like puts perspective on our lives.

Experiencing the breathtaking view of Mount Hood from an airplane as it’s bathed in the light of the setting sun. All of these memories and experiences are prized possessions and although its hard to actually loose this or have someone steal it the place/experience may cease to exist and is only left in your memories and experiences.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 08:14:04 +0000

My silver flute that my parents bought me in high school and my piano are my most prized posessions. Playing music makes me happy.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 05:32:30 +0000

my credit card so i can buy stuff, scrape the windshield in the winter time with the card, and jimmy open my door with the card.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:18:02 +0000

Life and memories!

By: Sara

Sara — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 03:10:33 +0000

My dad is the strong silent type, when I call home – he says hello and then hands the phone to my mother. For some reason, when I graduated from college and moved to my new job in a different part of the state – he wrote me encouraging letters about working hard and what it meant to be on your own. I treasured those words of advise – sometimes they were glue that held me together at that very stressful and lonely time in my life. I still have those personal letters 20+ years later.

By: BJ

BJ — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:57:24 +0000

I am one of 9 children. I never received a gift from my dad since my mom purchased all of the gifts in the family. My dad gave me a mug one year for my birthday. I must say that the plastic Fred Flintstone mug is one of my prized possessions!

I read this book and heartily agree with the blogger’s review.

By: Susan

Susan — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:33:37 +0000

As many others wrote, my most important non-living posessions would be photos, particularly photos of my parents when they were young. There are not many of then and they are irreplaceable, so I would mourn them the most.