Hope your family comes together better than mine, tommy.

Bandage is off, right lens is out of the glasses, I can't believe how well I see out of that eye. The two eyes haven't synched quite up yet, so there's a borderline headache. I'm sure they'll adjust just in time for the next surgery.

I can see the computer screen from my desk chair! But I can't see the tablet very well at arms length, so I will need reading glasses. That's going to be annoying, because for years I've just read books at 4 inches from my face in bed. Oh, well.

And best wishes to all the families.

That's so hard tommyrot. I wonder if his behavior might be connected to your mother's illness as well as your father's passing. IME grief can take all sorts of forms, including things we don't think of as grief, like anger, lashing out at loved ones, rejection, bitter jealousy. I'm sorry.

I'm glad that the various family funerals (and it seems like there have been a lot of them lately) have been drama-free, aside from the general stress involved with the logistics. I know even that has been a load on my parents and their siblings.

Also thankful that there is virtually no drama in my family. It could be significant with a single mom with minority's child, gay marriage, pregnancy before marriage. But nope. All but one of my aunts and uncles are super cool and my cousins are awesome.

Ion, I almost over drew my checking account. Stupid over spending along with 2 big checks from dec and jan hitting at once. I must stop spending money.

Timelies all!

All of the shoes I wear outside the house are black. Not that many color choices for shoes in my size.

-t, lots of heart~ma for your dad.

shrift, peace~ma for your grandfather and your whole family.

tommyrot, that's rough. I wish family were easier.

We may not have an apocalyptic winter, but we are weak down here and our roads (and drivers) can only handle so much.

This former New Englander says that although it's not 8 feet in, what, 2 months? 8-12 inches is nothing to apologize for. That's pretty significant snowfall. Be careful out there.

Pandora just served me up Evanescence.

I can't tell if it's the best troll ever or if Pandora just really gets me right now.

shrift and -t, so much ~ma for you and your families right now.

You all know the drama surrounding Rob's death. It didn't occur at the funeral, but it was directly related. The service itself was lovely, and I think it was a fine way to honor him, considering his mother and father did not offer any input into it, even though I asked. They also didn't offer to help pay for anything either, but that doesn't matter. I would have turned them down, but that was the least of their offenses against me.