the bitter with the sweet....
I have not been able to work as well this morning as I hoped. I got news early today that one of the men from my church passed away suddenly last night - heart attack. My heart hurts for his widow. It seems that it would be so much harder to lose someone suddenly like that rather than having a chance to say goodbye.
And it's hard to have said "hi" to someone at church one week and be attending his funeral the next week. Sad and strange.
I suppose the funeral will be this week and there will probably be a funeral dinner to help at. I am going to keep my plans flexible so I can be an extra pair of hands for the dinner, or if we're going to do the blitz-the-family-with-casseroles thing.
(I will need to stop and get her a card on my way home today.)
That said - I called Stitches N Stuff in Longview to "ask their hours" (that's how I check if a business I have to drive to is still in existence). They are open all next week - and Barron's seems to still be there too - so I think a warm and familiar trip to Longview will be what I need. And it will mean overall less money spent, because I won't be staying overnight in a hotel. I can go Thursday, Friday, or Saturday, depending on when I'm needed at church.
(Yes, yes - I just bought a dvd player. But I had, again, earmarked money for some "fun stuff" over midfall break. Don't worry about me - I'm saving for retirement and I've never ever had to eat beans and rice involuntarily in order to make ends meet. And in a way - in the middle of this - I find myself thinking, it's better to enjoy some of the money you're earning NOW than to wind up having lived ultra-frugally and have your heirs enjoying it).
So next week - Stitches N Stuff. And Barron's. And a nice lunch out somewhere. And Michael's. And doing some of my holiday-shopping for the people I love. And anywhere or anything else that attracts my attention.
2 comments:
Sorry to hear about your friend. It's good that you'll be able to help his family somehow with the funeral, it's so hard to know how you can help someone when something like that happens.
I just got home and found your package on my back doorstep, thank you so much! Two of my cats are very interested in the little black cat ornament, they haven't left it alone since I took it out of the package! The teas and chocolate look good too - I think I'm going to have some tea now while I clean! I am picking out a picture for the magnet frame, and the crazy hair magnets are already on my fridge. And the calendar with the bookmarks is such a clever idea! Thanks so much again!
And you're very welcome for your box too - sorry I haven't been able to send you a message saying that yet, I've been out of town because my dad is sick.
Hope you have a great Sunday!
having a chance to say good-bye isn't all it's cracked up to be. my grandfather died relatively quickly (as far as i can recall), and no one had to sit by his bed and wait. my dad died 12 days after his stroke, and while we didn't know he was as bad off as he was (damned doctor), sitting by his bed was hard.
my uncle was in the hospital for 6 weeks before he passed away, and that was really rough.
my father-in-law collapsed, and died of a heart attack (they think he was dead before he hit the ground) and while it was a shock, there was no suffering or pain.
i think i'd rather go like that.
in the long run, while it's good to say good-bye, it's hard on the person dying. at least in my opinion
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