tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061901719870655346.post3807903717312731136..comments2023-08-09T06:56:17.714-07:00Comments on Becky Bean Writes : Laughter and TearsBeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09544884349722760099noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061901719870655346.post-76050785848247672342010-09-15T03:05:41.478-07:002010-09-15T03:05:41.478-07:00Your grandmother is sitting in Heaven with her cro...Your grandmother is sitting in Heaven with her cronies laughing her butt off! I am sure she would have found the trapping and rituals of death as funny as you and your sister did. Hugs and sympathy to you; it is so hard to say good-bye. She did not linger in pain and misery. That is the good thing.phaedra96https://www.blogger.com/profile/13073887491311158448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061901719870655346.post-30562912678796472952010-09-14T09:52:23.765-07:002010-09-14T09:52:23.765-07:00Go Grandma.
Go you.Go Grandma.<br />Go you.mugwumphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00319060800328355056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061901719870655346.post-59133687727797113302010-09-10T09:53:46.336-07:002010-09-10T09:53:46.336-07:00What a beautiful post. I can't imagine going t...What a beautiful post. I can't imagine going through that whole funeral home scenario - how icky, but I love how you and your sister made it into a funny process. It sounds like your grandma would have appreciated that. Some of those casket decorations are ridiculous, too!<br /><br />You almost had me in tears by the end. Your grandma seems like a truly beautiful person. I'm sorry for your loss.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07876732061083507317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061901719870655346.post-42908611403552864522010-09-09T19:07:52.770-07:002010-09-09T19:07:52.770-07:00At the funeral for my uncle (a proud Irish/Tlinque...At the funeral for my uncle (a proud Irish/Tlinquet elder), his son stood up and announced that he simply <i> had </i> to share his dad's favorite joke. Here it is:<br /><br />Sean and Paddy are sitting down at the local one night, lifting a few jars. After a bit, Sean turns to Paddy and says, "Paddy, I want ya to promise me something."<br /><br />"Sure, Sean, what is it?"<br /><br />"When I'm dead, I want ya to pour a bottle of fine Irish whiskey all over my body."<br /><br />Paddy thinks about this for a bit, and then says, "Well, Sean, I'm happy to do that for you. But tell me: do you mind if I drink the whiskey first?"<br /><br />My uncle has been gone for more than 15 years, and to this day, when I think of him, I think of that joke and I giggle. Uncle Don would get a huge kick out of that, I'll betcha.AareneXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17569818745110332355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061901719870655346.post-41616318705888251022010-09-09T18:42:09.915-07:002010-09-09T18:42:09.915-07:00You look like her :-)
And if it's any consola...You look like her :-)<br /><br />And if it's any consolation, we got through cancer and funeral planning by jokes (sometimes really bad ones) and laughter too. Better than crying.<br /><br />Thinking of you xxxVeronica Foalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05519401661788911341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4061901719870655346.post-32824467135217326912010-09-09T18:02:58.498-07:002010-09-09T18:02:58.498-07:00What a lovely tribute to your grandmother! And I ...What a lovely tribute to your grandmother! And I bet, because of who you describe her as, the laughter at the funeral home was probably the most appropriate way to honor her memory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com