More family is arriving. Diane’s brother Steve and his wife Denise showed up last night. This evening  My nephew Vince and his wife Trish arrive. Max will be here in a few hours and gabe shows up tomorrow. 

We spent a good part of today ‘making arraignments’ .. such an interesting phrase. We went to Allen funeral home and Diane and her brothers picked a casket, announcement cards, prayers, timings, clothes., pictures, the obit. . all the stuff one must do when preparing a loved one for burial . Dan at Allens made the process go smoothly.. which we all really appreciate. 

We then went back to the house and worked on the obit. Marcia’s sister Fran wrote the first pass.. and we all helped add on. We found a good picture of Marcia and I cropped and prepped it for black and white. I was happy to be able to help in some way..

Tonight we all came together for a good Chinese dinner.. then sat around and talked.. Lots of good stories.. I had to remind myself that Marcia wouldn’t be eating with us.. 

More prep is scheduled for tomorrow. this process takes time..

ok.. more tomorrow

nite all, nite sam

-me