My husband's grandfather passed away peacefully this morning after a relatively long period without food or water. He was surrounded by family for the last week - all of his children and most of his grandchildren were there for various amounts of time. DH will be heading out of town tomorrow and I will follow Friday for the services. We are having my parents bring my kids to the calling hours - ds1 is now 4 years old and has asked questions about death, cemeteries, and the like. We have explained to him what happened and he's unphased. I think he will handle it fine, plus I know it will be nice for my MIL to see him, even under the circumstances. Ds2 is only 2 and we had planned not to bring him, but my parents are watching him and do not have anywhere to leave him, so he will come. One adult can always wait outside with him if it turns out to be inappropriate. Neither will come to the funeral. Everyone seems to be coping rather well, given the length of time we had to prepare. He was 89.
The wasps are gone from our room - the brightest spot in this week! One less thing to worry about. And, my dad did it on his own. I will admit, I certainly had doubts...but he did it. I will have to think of a nice way to say thanks.
Lastly, my mouth is on the mend after having my wisdom teeth removed. I have been out of work for a week now, but tomorrow is the day I plan to return. I'm functioning at about 75% of my old self, but I am still relying on the pain medication, esp. at night. I never imagined it would take this long to heal, but given my age (29!) and the difficulty of the extractions, the oral surgeon said this is normal. My mom has been a lifesaver, watching the kids for me for the better part of a week while DH was out of town. My parents are talking of going out of town in a week or two, so I think I will get them a hotel stay or nice dinner, once I know where they are heading.
Moneywise, still not much to report. It's not been a priority lately. Net worth is over $22k - our retirement alone is nearly $35k (I need to update my sidebar!). No major bills due and still two paychecks to deposit, so things are going fine.
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October 4th, 2007 at 02:26 am
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And glad to hear about the wasps!!