Thanks everyone, I greatly appreciate all of the thoughts and kind words.
We took a long bike ride yesterday (the weather was amazing), and I realized that we did the same thing roughly 8 years ago after our house was broken into. We even rode to the same place and had the same great weather. So apparently we now have a "bad news=bike ride" tradition. A friend stopped by last night, and I told him this and he said, "I suppose doing a bike ride about it better than doing heroin about it," which made me laugh.
We also decided to watch a comedy special on Netflix, and let me just say, Hannah Gadsby's Nannette, has a totally different vibe than her special Douglas.
Today I'm going to do being doing a bunch of laundry and chores to try to prep for a trip down to Oregon. We were already going to Oregon this week, so that isn't changing. The only difference might be that my dad joins us on the coast. In which case we'll try to get a hotel to extend our stay a bit.
I'm so sorry Nonny. Planning and doing chores is my coping mechanism so I approve. I hope you and your dad (if he joins you) find some peace on your trip.
Post by CrazyLucky on Jul 23, 2022 23:11:46 GMT -5
I'm sorry for your loss. My mom died in June. She had been in poor health for a long time, so it wasn't really unexpected, but at the same time, there was no reason to think it was imminent. It it still hard. I almost feel guilty and selfish for mourning my mom. She had no quality of life, and I know it was better for her. Still sucks though. There are four of us kids and we're trying to make sure dad is eating and doing ok. Anyway, a lot of words to say I have an idea what you're going through, and don't feel like you have to feel any certain way.
Oh Nonny, I'm so sorry. No plans need to be made right now. While I understand funerals, I always feel like it's so much pressure on a grieving family to put together in a matter of days. I'll be thinking of you.