Sept. 1: 9:30 pm. Today has been such a hard day. After the previously mentioned dreadful decisions we had to make about Mom’s funeral, Maretta had the brilliant suggestion that she and I go out for spa treatments. So I booked Maretta for a massage, and I got a spa pedicure, and we recuperated through [...]
Sept. 1: The details of the funeral and visitation are as follows:A visitation will take place on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Bethel Lutheran Church, 312 Wisconsin Ave. from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. with a prayer service at 6:00 p.m. Mom has been a long-time member of Bethel. It’s the beautiful church where I was married. [...]
Sept. 1: 3:30 am. It’s the middle of the night, and I couldn’t sleep, so I decided to get up to make some edits to Mom’s obituary. During our pizza get-together at Terry’s last night, he interviewed most of the attendees and from those conversations crafted a really beautiful and personal tribute for Mom. We’re [...]
Aug. 31: 4:30 pm. There’s not a lot to report on this afternoon, but I’m used to doing regular web updates, so it seems right for me to sit down with the computer for a few moments. Around 11 this morning, Maretta, Kyle, and I came over to Michael’s house where we joined Michael, his [...]
Aug. 31: 9:30 am. Dad called me at 7 am this morning to tell me that my dear, sweet mommy passed away in the night. He and our friend Tom were with her, holding her hand, and sending her off from this life with love. Dad said that around midnight her breathing became very shallow. [...]
Aug. 31: 9:15 am. I woke up to sunshine and cool air drifting through my open window. As I lay in bed, appreciating the loveliness of the morning, I wondered where Mom was and how the evening had gone. All night I had dreamed that she had died and I’d been trying to figure out [...]
Aug. 30: 4 pm. Not much to report on this afternoon. Joe should come walking through the door any moment. Mom’s been sleeping peacefully for the last six hours. She had a period between 9 and 10 this morning when she was quite agitated and unhappy, but since that time, her breathing and snoring and [...]
Aug. 30: 9 am. I just arrived here this morning with Mom’s friend Mary. There was little activity overnight. Mom was pretty restful and Dad said that she was only restless and agitated briefly around 2 am.
Aug. 29: 6 pm. I’m about to head out for the evening. My dad’s sister, Julie, and her husband, Kevin are here now. Mom’s friend Mary came up from Chicago and is going to stay with me tonight so she can see Mom again tomorrow morning. Mom’s cousin, Paula, and her aunt, Carol also came [...]
Aug. 29: 2 pm. Mom’s room is full of beautiful flowers. Daisies, sunflowers, glads…they brighten each table and bring such spirit into this lovely room. Dad brought some CDs and Mom’s Williamsburg blanket from home. Feels more homey with the sounds and sights of Dennis Drive filling the room.
