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.

Oh, tommy, that's hard.

It is beautifully sunny here today and 30, which pretty much feels like summer at this point.

Right? I walked downtown with my coat unzipped and it practically felt like spring compared to yesterday.

tommy, I'm sorry that your brother feels like he needs to pull away. It's tough when you don't get the chance to understand why.

tommy, so sorry to hear about your self-estranged brother. And yet, I'm so happy to hear that your family is awesome enough to not let that put you off of loving him, because I know that can turn families ugly.

Maybe he feels guilty for not contributing and is just embarrassed? I hope that bridge gets mended for you.

I've finally fixed the link in Beep Me so you can actually click it.

In random news, at the chiro's today, and in the bathroom was a fresh roll of tp, so I had to break the glue on the first sheet. The smell was so redolent of my grandmother's house, powdery and a bit floral. What a random olfactory association.