Ashes to Ashes

This evening my mom called to give me an update on the goings on at my parents house.

Mom: Dad and I were cleaning the basement today to get ready for the town water hookup and we found all your dollhouse furniture packed nicely away in a big plastic box.
Me: My dollhouse stuff was near the water tank?
Mom: No it was in the other part of the basement?
Me: Where? (like it matters because any day now I may need to set up a dollhouse)
Mom: You know where that little door is where the fireplace ashes come out when you push them down the grate?
Me: No acutally I don't.
Mom: Well where did you think the ashes went?