When my daughter Claire was born, I began buying one place setting of this Oneida stainless silverware pattern for her. I grew up with this silverware. Over the years, I added serving spoons and forks, and a butter knife. It became a set of twelve place settings.

My plan was to give the silverware to Claire for her first apartment. Should have waited until she turned thirty! It was stolen by a horrible roommate when she was eighteen.

Mom bought over fifty teaspoons for entertaining. People drank coffee after dinner.

When I was forty, Mom gave me her Oneida stainless silverware after she decided she wanted new silverware. That's why I have extra teaspoons.

Last weekend, I visited Claire and discovered she has no teaspoons. Just big soup spoons. So, I'm giving Claire a dozen teaspoons when she visits for Mother's Day.

"From Grandma Miller to me to you," I texted Claire.

"I love that story!" Claire, 31, replied. "THANK YOU!!!"