Okay. That's done.
We buried my mother on Friday. Yes, she died in October, but she's buried at Arlington National Cemetery with my dad, and the backlog is horrendous. But most of the family flew/drove/took the train to be here, the weather was lovely, and the ceremony was lovely (as always, at Arlington), so I count myself fortunate. Of course, feeding and housing 12 out-of-town guests for five days is a little daunting and tiring, but everything went well (except for my cousin's explosive diarrhea this morning, which required much of the day to clean up). Everyone left today (I took my brother to the airport at 5:30 am), I'm on my 8th (and hopefully final) load of laundry, my third glass of wine, and I hope I can get to bed soon.
I'm sending out good will to all -- I've tried to comment when I had time to check the internet, but I know I've missed much. Please grab hugs and good wishes as necessary, and now that I've almost got mom's condo ready for sale, I should have more time to hang out with my fannish family soon.
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I'm sending out good will to all -- I've tried to comment when I had time to check the internet, but I know I've missed much. Please grab hugs and good wishes as necessary, and now that I've almost got mom's condo ready for sale, I should have more time to hang out with my fannish family soon.
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