Inside scoop

In 25 (!) years of living in this house, my mother has ...

Knocked down walls, finished the basement, built a deck, extended the deck, added a hot tub, screened-in the porch, glassed-in the porch, redone the kitchen, added a kitchenette downstairs, replaced garage door, paved/widened driveway, paved walkway, added rail by steps, painted house (multiple times), replaced front door, changed shudders, redone her bedroom, replaced essentially all appliances, upgraded/replaced the china/dishware, converted a bedroom into her office, landscaped and gardened in the front yard, replaced the septic tank, redone the main bathroom, added a bathroom downstairs, refurnished the entire house, replaced all of the carpeting, redecorated the entire house a few times over with art and sculptures from around the world, added a parking spot with railing, replaced mailbox (a couple of times), thrown out a ton of my old stuff (argh), remodeled living room/dining rooms with cathedral ceiling, bought a safe, installed a small wine rack ... and probably another dozen or three things I'm forgetting.

But in all that time, I'm pretty sure she's never replaced this ice cream scoop.