Drew, I know that it sucks for you to have to do all the paperwork for so many reasons, but it's a wonderful thing you're doing for your family. If they forget to say it: thank you for being a rock.
Trudy, continuing ~ma for your mom.
Can't even shout, Can't even cry. The Gentlemen are coming by. Looking in windows, knocking on doors. They need to take seven, and they might take yours. Can't call to mom, can't say a word. You're gonna die screaming but you won't be heard.
Dream Girl ,'Bring On The Night'
Spike's Bitches 41: Thrown together to stand against the forces of darkness
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Sparky1 - Jul 24, 2008 11:57:46 am PDT #8332 of 10001
Librarian Warlord
Ginger - Jul 24, 2008 12:07:36 pm PDT #8333 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Next month he will be starting as a "Work Week Manager" back at the nuclear plant.
Ah, yes. A life of every morning at the morning meeting.
Gadget_Girl - Jul 24, 2008 12:19:18 pm PDT #8334 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
A life of every morning at the morning meeting.
Probably. However, after 22 years in operations he'll have a reasonable idea of what to expect from the crew. Some seem to thing the best reason for scheduling something is, "Because I said so, that's why" and then cross their arms and stick out their bottom lip.
NoiseDesign - Jul 24, 2008 12:26:08 pm PDT #8335 of 10001
Our wings are not tired
In the latest chain of surreal Dad's cremains were also ready at the mortuary so I have them in the back seat of my car. I think he's going with me to get fast food.
Connie Neil - Jul 24, 2008 12:36:18 pm PDT #8336 of 10001
brillig
They made me stand up and twirl around so they could get an action shot of my outfit
She's the Action Goth!
I think he's going with me to get fast food.
Forgive me for thinking he could count towards a car pool lane requirements.
Gadget_Girl - Jul 24, 2008 12:39:25 pm PDT #8337 of 10001
Just call me "Siouxsie Shunshine".
Drew, Hub said "welcome to his world" when I told him about your Dad's cremains.
We still have his mom's cremains stilling on a bookshelf in our guest room. On the other hand, my cat's cremains are on a special shelf with all her things in our guest bathroom, which was where we kept her littler box, dish and kennel. The cat's cremains we intend to keep. His mom? no idea, she never left any plans beyond "I want a simple cremation."
megan walker - Jul 24, 2008 12:43:24 pm PDT #8338 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Forgive me for thinking he could count towards a car pool lane requirements.
Hah!
Still my favorite game night Taboo clue ever:
When my friend couldn't get "cemetery" after trying just about everything, I resorted to "Where my parents ashes would be if they weren't in my sister's basement!" "Cemetery!" "Next!"
Cashmere - Jul 24, 2008 12:45:54 pm PDT #8339 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
{{{Drew}}}
Ma ~ma for Trudy.
Lots o'~ma for the other bitches that need it.
I bailed on the gym tonight. Considering I've been going every day during the week for nearly six weeks, I'm not going to beat myself up over it.
I have a meeting with a life insurance person tomorrow. I'm not covered by DH's work so we have to buy a policy for me. Ugh. I hate being grown up.
I want to have my cremains made into a diamond, I think.
javachik - Jul 24, 2008 1:05:44 pm PDT #8340 of 10001
Our wings are not tired.
(((Drew)))
Looks like this Boise trip will be a monthly thing. Joy.
Hey, at least you'll be earning frequent flier miles, right? Which you can use to come back for VISITS!!!!
JZ - Jul 24, 2008 1:06:29 pm PDT #8341 of 10001
See? I gave everybody here an opportunity to tell me what a bad person I am and nobody did, because I fuckin' rule.
I mostly want my cremains buried with a tree planted on top of them, but visiting the columbarium in Oakland a few years ago and looking at all the amazing urns there made me think that maybe I'd prefer a book-shaped urn. Just haven't decided what book, open to which passage.
You and Kristin have been in my thoughts, Drew. I'm so sorry for the burden of it; it sounds like the worst of raw grief and trying to cope with tedious bureaucracies, in a mashup from hell.