That dress is super cute, Trudy. I might need it.

I would be surprised if the the funeral home let you in to help, Sophia, but they will no doubt take advice and direction

Timelies all!

Surgery~ma, Beverly.

I'm scheduled to be in the lab all 5 days this week. I'm not the only one, though.

I'm so glad people are getting jabbed and stuck. Go Team Vaccines!

Love and ~ma for everyone who needs it. I'm a few hundred posts behind, and I don't want to inadvertently leave someone out.

Sophia, they will not likely let you in to dress Maria's mom. In fact, I'm not sure that altering the dress is going to matter. It is likely going to be cut up the back and wrapped around her mom. The funeral home doesn't actually dress them properly; it's difficult to do for various reasons, especially when it's a one-piece outfit like a dress or jumpsuit. They make sure it looks good from the front, but that's it.

Edited to add: no shoes. They're impossible to fit on feet post-mortem, especially if they are the person's size while alive. Pantyhose/socks/stockings are not necessary since it's a waist-up view. Bring underwear, or the funeral home will go out and get a Dollar Store special.

Maria that makes sense but now all I can picture is being dead and my ass hanging out. I’m sure I won’t care at that point, but it still feels weird!!

meara, your ass wouldn't be hanging out completely. Most funeral homes require that underwear be used as well, so make sure you select a good pair to accompany you into the afterlife.

(I have knowledge of this because of what I went through when Rob died. I wouldn't have thought of most of it if I hadn't been asked by the funeral home.)

Also, you're lying down! It's OK.

Maria's was my experience pre-Covid with both my parents. I'd forgotten about the "shoes won't fit" reasons for not. But it is very kind of you to help, in any case.

Home. Two inadvertent naps and lunch already. Everything went well. I still can't really see out of that eye, but I have followup tomorrow and again in a week so it will get sorted. Thanks so much for all the thoughts and ~ma.

I was new tiara-craving a week or so ago. I think I just need to go through the ones I have, dust and shine them up, and fix a few flaws in their display. I don't need a new one to play.

Is the care-package receiving new tiara having person Buffista adjacent? Will we see tiara pictures, I mean? I miss Buffista pictures showing off our tiaras.

Is the care-package receiving new tiara having person Buffista adjacent? Will we see tiara pictures, I mean? I miss Buffista pictures showing off our tiaras.

She is on Facebook, and I asked her to take a picture when she got it. She's a teacher who went on my Tom Waits tour, and I got to know her a bit.

The tiara is very Forest Fairy Queen in style.

Thank you so much Maria. That was actually what I was hoping they would do, because then they will just pull it so that the top looks good. Good tip about the underwear, as well.

First, I want to wish Amy many cupcakes today and a lovely birthday.

This morning I started the Zombie Run 5k 8 week training app thingy. It was probably years ago that I loaded it, but never did it. Yesterday I did the intro thing and this morning the first official training. Bottom line, old and slow and surely zombie food. But it keeps me entertained while slapping pavement.