5 april 2013 (f)

1615 / warm and sunny / written at residence inn in n.n.

i don't have the weather forecast available.

didn't sleep really well. woke up at around 6:00 and then again when my phone alarm went off. came down for breakfast around 7:30.
breakfast.

sausage hash
eggs
canadian bacon
apple juice

not very good.

read email and caught up in the blog in the morning.

went back to the room. watched frasier and a movie about the wall street melt down. took a shower.

lunch

avocado bacon burger
fries
slaw
iced tea

at cheeseburger in paradise. food good, service so so, decor depressing.

found a best buy and got some head phones.

found a walgreens and got more cold meds.

went by mommy's old house. the apartments on deloice are all boarded up. odd to drive by the house and know that someone other than mommy is living there.

stopped at panera on the way back. coffee, and a cinnamon roll.

just heard that glenn and susan were rear-ended again today. unbelievable.

written on 7 april at home.

we went over to the funeral home as a group at around 5:30. some folks were already there when we arrived. mark and stephanie were held up in traffic and did not get to bill's house until late on friday. glenn and susan and group did arrive for the viewing. art also came.

claire did a great job with the arrangements and karen had picked out some pictures of mommy to display around the viewing area.

the mortician did a good job. i'm not a big fan on viewing people. there's something about it that makes me uncomfortable. i know a lot of people do need to see the person, though.

a lot of people came out. it was nice to see ken turner and a number of others. the dav folks really do come out for their old friends. i'm sure mommy would be pleased.

we stayed until a little after 7:00. eveyone split up at that time.

karen, claire, leslie, lilly and i went to dinner at cheese burger in paradise. never been there, then twice in one day.

dinner

salad
salmon
rice
broc
iced tea

quite good. the atmosphere is also more attractive at night. turned out that scott, mary, and amanda were a few tables away.

back to the room at about 9:30 and then bed!