GC, I wish you and GF and her family all the best. When members of my DHs family have passed away, the folks arranging the burials were very helpful w/r/t memorial possibilities, and it has always been my DH who felt the need to stand up and say something. You might find there is a family member or a friend willing to take the lead who hasn't made themselves known, yet -- so I'd suggest asking.

{{Suzi}} Are you working from home today? I hope?

Yesterday we got a real diagnosis for the puppy: Giardia has been what's causing all of her GI problems. Fortunately, the antibiotic she's been on for the past week should take care of it.

{{GC and GF}}

In other news, I have successfully travelled to my crappy job through SNOWPOCALYPSE!!!

You know what would make a lot of sense? If a state that gets a fair amount of snow would be prepared to plow the roads when it inevitably, you know...snows.

I wish I lived in a state like that.

Many sympathies, Gloomcookie and family. Choosing an officiant (or any participant) at a memorial service can be tricky in unexpected ways. For years, my Grandma Z made it very clear that she wanted me (her oldest grandchild, and the only one with anything even remotely resembling voice training) to sing her favorite hymn at her funeral. But when she died (I was 17), I was too broken up to do so. And it still took the entire family the full three days between her death and her funeral to talk me out of it.

oh meara, I'm sorry about the job. While it would be nice to get you back in THIS Washington, I can understand your wanting to stay in Seattle.

And GC, my sympathies to you and GF. My only suggestion for the memorial service is to get someone who had some knowlege of her father (my father's funeral we had someone who couldn't pronounce his first name).

On a lighter note, I just discovered (another) downside to middle age. I was sitting here, trying to read the computer screen and suddenly realized I was wearing the wrong glasses. sigh.

Oh, GC, honey. My condolences to you and GF and her family. Much love to you all.

Are there any groups/organizations that he was involved with? Lions Club? Masons? A theater? Golf Course? Often these places have a congregating room that might be nice.

This was what I was going to suggest…

I wish I lived in a state like that.

You and me both! I can’t believe that MA gets so freaked out when there’s snow. I mean, there’s ALWAYS snow. It’s more certain than the Patriots winning the Super Bowl.

So, I slept like crap. Finally realized at 4 a.m. that I’d been tossing and turning and adding clothes and taking off clothes for a couple of hours. Maybe something was wrong. Got up and took my temp: 102! I don’t remember the last time I had that high of a temp. Craziness! Thanks to Tylenol, it’s back to normal and I feel a little better, but blech.

No throw up on the shoes. Actually got a couple of hours of "sleep". The construction noise is STILL going on, DH just walked over to see what is happening - water main busted.

The ding-dang-dog actually stopped barking after I did my investigatory walk at o'dark thirty in the morning.

Can't work from home today - need paperwork that is at the office. Gonna check in on stuff from here, take my shower, and then head in.

Gronk?

Gronk!

Working from home today due to snowpocalypse.

Good news is I'm likely to leave early.

Which, yea, but at the same time...why the fuck did I have to come in in the first place?

Oh, yeah...if I don't, I don't get paid.

Fuck.

I'm so sorry, GC.

Giardia, Sparky?! That's wild. Where do they think Sass got it?

We're having snow, freezing rain, and ice here today. A trifecta of suck.