General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse and What did I learn today-part 25, 1 by Gardengirl1204

Gardengirl1204 wrote:
Wow, y'all have been busy! Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers for my family! Just got back from spending the day down in Va Beach. I'm tired from driving! Left this morning at 10. Hit the ATM and the bagel shop, then the road. My plan was to stop at my DS and my parents would meet us there and we'd all drive down together for the funeral. Well as I get close to my DS's exit I decide to call my parents to confirm the exit and they tell me I was suppose to pick them up, then go to my sisters. Well, I am about 20 mins passed their exit (and obviously passed my DS's exit - think I was jamming to Van Halen a little too loudly!) so I get off the interstate and head back towards both my DS and parents. I call my DS and tell her where I am and how do I get to her from there. Well, we just decide to have me go back to my parents, get them, then drive back and meet her at a restuarant by the exit. WHEW! See why I am tired from driving! So we finally get on the road by 12:00. No traffic and amke it down there by about 1:10. We stop at a grocery store so my DM can buy a couple of roses then head to the cemetary. My cousin is there (the son of my uncle who could not make it back for the funeral) and it is so good to see him. We chat for a bit them head over to the graveside. My other cousin (son of the deceased uncle) is there with his daughter (who is decked out in her goth regalia - red hair and all. I failed to mention that this cousin is on the ecentric side - certainly took after his mom, not my uncle. Anyway, the apple (the daughter) didn't call far from the tree. Anyway, everything went fine and I didn't chew anyone out - I wouldn't have done that to my DM. After the service we (parents, sister and cousin) went to lunch and had a nice time catching up. Headed back down the road, dropped my DS back at her car and then took my parents to their house and got home here around 5:30.

I'm feeling ok although I did get a cough fit right when the minister started talking at the funeral. I had to run back to the car and get a cough drop. Came home to a nice clean house and all the laundry done for me!! I have such a wonderful DH!

Betty, I bought 3 new wall hanging kits at a quilt store up in Madison, VA on our way to the cabin last week. I need to finish the corners on my last watercolor wallhanging then that one will be done (except for quilting it). My DM gave me another quilt kit today so I really need to get sewing! I might try to do some tomorrow cause once it starts getting warm again, that's all she wrote for the sewing! We're also heading to a quilt show next month so I'm sure I'll be bad their too! Murphy is as bad as ever. He's a 2 yr old in fur. Have to watch his every move cause he puts everything in his mouth. He loves rocks and all he wants you to do is chase him! He got a Christmas card from his sister 'Snitch' last week. 'She' told him that their mom will probably be having puppies in the summer and there will be a new sister in there for him. YEAH! And yes, we're crazy!!! Here's Murphy "opening" his Christmas stocking last week when he got back from the kennel.

Chat with y'all later!

Jeannine