> Jeanie you sound like an ol' kindy like me!! We about raised two of our grand children. Meant nothing to us. But when i was in nursing home i met a woman who adopted her grand child because her daughter was giving it away. But when she told ger girls that the boy would inherit equally with them they threw a fit!! Was not fair because he was not her child!! She sat down and asked how much they paid for her living room set, kitchen dining set all the bedroom furniture plus every thing else you paid for. Just bring me your recipts and i will give you cash money. They never mentioned it again. She was a sharp cookie. But she was also younger then i am<VBG> Viola.