How to know for sure that your box of hand-me-down china came straight from your grandma's house in New Mexico

I present to you, the creepy-crawlies.

Yep, that's a mummified scorpion exoskeleton.

That was my cue to fetch some rubber gloves while unpacking the rest of the china. ...What's that? You want to see the rest of the china? Well, all right.

Is purty, na?

Of course, the kitchies had to help me unpack.

Stella is examining the garbage can...

...and the box of packing materials...

...with brother Krieg as an onlooker.

(I really like my new/old china.)