thoughts...usually with attitude...
Welcome back, Libby. That had to be an awful day, though the ceremony seems to have gone off rather well. I'm wondering how well your mom held up through it all, and how she's doing in general.
The prayers continue. The cyberhugs continue.
Funeral expenses are crazy, these days. Talk about the high cost of living. The high cost of not living has dramatically increased.
x-well, Mom was one of the only people that didn't cry...& that was odd to me...but, whatever makes her happy this year...
To be sure, I keep tellin' folks that when my day comes, bring a shovel and don't wear yer Sunday best and be ready t'dig!
Somewhere out back would be just fine and dandy, and not to mention, cheap as heck, which would kinda fit pretty much with my ways.
I hope this isn't too soon, but, I did find the answer to an ancient riddle over at "Kate's" and, well,...
A chicken and an egg are lying in bed.
The chicken is leaning against the headboard smoking a cigarette, with a satisfied smile on its face.
The egg, looking a bit pissed off, grabs the sheet, rolls over, and says, "Well, I guess we finally answered THAT question."
haha! boney..my friend told me once "i don't care what they do with me...for all i care, stick a hambone up my ass, and let the dog drag me away!!"
Welcome back. I can somewhat relate to Kevin as I have been a pallbearer more times than I care to remember. But I look at it as the last kind thing you can do for a person.
The whole thing about Andrew Jackson is pretty neat too.
Welcome back Libby. I love that even talking about something as sad as what you're going through you still manage to throw in a few stories. You rock.
I'm glad the "hard" part is behind you..now the healing can begin [I hope] for all of you.
guy in the back-that's gotta be very hard, to be a pallbearer...basically, the fact that i'll never be asked to because i'm a woman, & i'm disabled, is almost worth being unable to walk...i guess...that's one way to look at it...
mary-thanks so much! i guess my whole freakin' life is nothing but a bunch of stories, and, well, i have a captive audience here....
This brings me back to October of last year. I feel for you, I really do. :-(
All my best my friend.
Tony
kimmy-yeah, it was the hard part, but, you're right, it's over
tony-i did think of you, and remembered your strength & grace handling all this stuff, with barbara, and thought if you could do all you had to then, well...i guess what i'm doing is not much...
If it costs that much to tell everyone that I have died, I think I'd rather see the money go to my survivers.
Sorry to hear about this. I hope better times are just around the corner. Be good to yourself. You deserve it.
gary-thanks, i'm not doing a lot right now but reading, and not thinking! taking care of myself, ya know? 
Oh Libby, I'm sorry to hear about your dad, and I'm really sorry that I'm reading about this so late. I just haven't been on computer much.
I can't even imagine the day I will have to deal with the death of my mom or dad. I know it's all a part of the circle of life, but doesn't make it any easier does it? Sounds like you handled it quite well. My prayers are with you and your family.
Dieing sure isn't cheap is it? I've told my family to just put me in a pine box. REALLY! I'll be dead! Why in the world would I care what kind of a casket I'm buried in. And as far as the seal goes, geez! My body is going to rot before the seal goes. I really can't understand it all. Oh well, so much for that....I hope I wasn't being insensitive. Take care girl and looking forward to your 'bounces' again! 
peach-welcome back! you're not being insensitive at all!
i asked the funeral director why in the world would we need a concrete crypt too, if we're getting a casket? he said you have to have the casket in that. i don't know if that's unique to that cemetary? sounds dumb to me, for the reason you give!!
So sorry for your loss. We just went through all this when my granny died on the first. My prayers are with you.
Glad you made it back safely......
the pictures of the kittens are just to cute.......love the one of the kitty sleeping in the food. That is a hoot...
Glad you're back, Libby.
Glad it went as well as could be expected.
Blessings to you and yours.
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