So, they've pretty much decided to let my uncle go. He's not going to get better, and even if he did he'd never be the same again. My mom called to tell me this morning, and her voice was shaky. That's a big deal when it comes to her. She's one of those stoic people who doesn't really show her emotions. I've never seen her cry, not even when ( Read more... )

Just finished The Wedding Singer. It was cute. Pretty funny. Hey, was it a known fact that Will Ferrell was going to have a cameo, or was that supposed to be a surprise? I didn't know, and I was all excited when he walked out. I love him so. And he was SO funny too ( Read more... )

Casey found this hat in my grandma's stuff and decided to take it home.


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I'm at my parents' house, escaping from all the people for just a few minutes. Today has gone surprisingly well. I don't think anyone even cried at the funeral. But the service was kind of impersonal. Our priest basically did a mini mass, with bible readings and all that. But nobody got up and spoke or anything, like I've seen done at other ( Read more... )

I am once again waiting for big bro to pick me up, this time for the funeral. Casey will miss it. I let her go to school. My gawd, I'm exhausted today. Can hardly hold my eyes open ( Read more... )

Today after dropping Casey off at school, I headed over to Wal-Mart for a few groceries. I also got 2 CDs. One is Will Smith's Greatest Hits. It includes one of his old songs that I loved as a kid, "Parents Just Don't Understand" Remember that? So funny. I can't wait to play it for Casey. She likes him and she'll love that song. The other ( Read more... )

Today was actually a pretty good day. I had been kind of dreading these few days because I was concerned about how it would go with the family and everything. But no, good day ( Read more... )

So I'm home today on my first day of bereavement leave. At least I can get some things done here. I did nothing over the weekend because we were busy, and also because it was too hot in here to move ( Read more... )

My grandmother passed away yesterday at around 5:30 PM. I didn't find out until later that night, because they didn't want to call me before the American Idol concert. My brother called and told me at around 11:30. She apparently took a nap and just didn't wake up, so at least it was peaceful ( Read more... )

My cousin stopped by my parents' house today. My mom mentioned my A/C issue to him and as it turns out, he knows a guy. He knows a guy for almost everything, so I really need to start calling him for things like this. So the guy was at my house within an hour. He said I need a part. But alas, he doesn't have it and the store that has it won't ( Read more... )