Lighthearted Moments
So, I'm trying to catch up on my blogging. By the end of this post, I'll be caught up to about November 3. Slow and sure!!
Dad passed away on October 30 and the funeral was on November 3, 2009. The only good thing about funerals is the honor of remembering the life of the person who passed away (we had lots of fun, laughter, and tears looking over old photographs and putting together a slide show) and seeing friends and family. Many of them only get together at weddings and funerals.
So, with this post, I wanted to say/show a couple of things. One, some pictures of family that gathered together to celebrate Dad's life and some comments made by the kids (remind me in the next post to tell you about the cremation story - sounds kind of gory, but it's from a kids perspective, so it's kind of cute).
At the visitation the day before the funeral, the kids were in awe of looking at their Papa. Some of the things said:
"Does he still have his legs?" ('cuz the casket was only half open and they couldn't see his legs)
"Does he still have his brain?" (not sure where that one came from).
"Will he still go to the bathroom?" I said, well, I don't really know how it works in heaven and the reply was "no, right now, will he go to the bathroom?"
The kickers were from Eric:
To my mom: "Gaga, now that Papa is dead, will you marry another old man?"
Again, to my mom: "Gaga, do you think you could bury Papa in Oklahoma so he would be closer for us to visit?"
And, lastly, but certainl not least: As we were in Sam's Club walking by the mini refrigerators, Eric asked my mom, "Gaga, maybe you could buy one of these and bury Papa in it."
Now, for some pictures:
My uncle looking at the slide show.
Jessica with David. She was so precious and gentle and sad.
The littler kids mostly just wanted to touch his face.
Visitation
After the funeral, a picture of my mom with her 6 grandchildren.
My kids with their cousins (my nephews)
My dad was the 11th of 12 children. His younger brother is the only one still living.
The luncheon after the funeral
Dad passed away on October 30 and the funeral was on November 3, 2009. The only good thing about funerals is the honor of remembering the life of the person who passed away (we had lots of fun, laughter, and tears looking over old photographs and putting together a slide show) and seeing friends and family. Many of them only get together at weddings and funerals.
So, with this post, I wanted to say/show a couple of things. One, some pictures of family that gathered together to celebrate Dad's life and some comments made by the kids (remind me in the next post to tell you about the cremation story - sounds kind of gory, but it's from a kids perspective, so it's kind of cute).
At the visitation the day before the funeral, the kids were in awe of looking at their Papa. Some of the things said:
"Does he still have his legs?" ('cuz the casket was only half open and they couldn't see his legs)
"Does he still have his brain?" (not sure where that one came from).
"Will he still go to the bathroom?" I said, well, I don't really know how it works in heaven and the reply was "no, right now, will he go to the bathroom?"
The kickers were from Eric:
To my mom: "Gaga, now that Papa is dead, will you marry another old man?"
Again, to my mom: "Gaga, do you think you could bury Papa in Oklahoma so he would be closer for us to visit?"
And, lastly, but certainl not least: As we were in Sam's Club walking by the mini refrigerators, Eric asked my mom, "Gaga, maybe you could buy one of these and bury Papa in it."
Now, for some pictures:
My uncle looking at the slide show.
Jessica with David. She was so precious and gentle and sad.
The littler kids mostly just wanted to touch his face.
Visitation
After the funeral, a picture of my mom with her 6 grandchildren.
My kids with their cousins (my nephews)
My dad was the 11th of 12 children. His younger brother is the only one still living.
The luncheon after the funeral
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