Today I've been mainly.......Volume 4

you are in my thoughts, nanchrissy x

chrissy {{hugs}}

nanachrissy Thinking of you.

nanachrissy...and you'll love your dear dad..."for always". Thinking of you.[a virtual posy of Lily of the Valley[

Pompa Loud cheers for your son's achievement. Well done, that son

nanachrissy

GrannyA...Whoop-whoop!...a well deserved result
glamma
jeni
kittylester
...and...last but not least
imjingl I'm everso common - love the challenge of dunking my gingerbreads just long enough to get the biscuit from the cup into the mouth without splattering the wet bits all over my jumper. 'Though, I do make a mess on rare occasions. It's a granny thing

Doc returned to measure the area of inflamation and spanking new bruising. Thinks that Ive "overdone the exercise routine and need to slow down as it takes three months to fully recover. And there was I thinking it was a convalescent period of six weeks.

nanac Thats truly beautiful

Thinking of you nanachrissy this afternoon and hoping you have found some peace in your goodbye

soop that sounds like a good excuse to do nothing for a lot longer and make everyone wait on you hand and foot

I've got to go to work now so bye everybody, see you all soon

NanaChrissie thinking of you, (((hugs)))

Well, I'm back having said goodbye. I haven't shed a tear, whilst my daughter was in bits and my son wept.
The service was very short at my request, no hymns (who can sing at a funeral without getting upset?).

Mozart's Requiem was played, and my dad would have loved that.

I didn't cry at mum's funeral either, am I weird? I really wanted to let all my sorrow out but I just couldn't.

Thank you all for your support and love, it's meant a lot to me.

No, nanachrissy, you are not weird. You've done all your crying for your dear old dad while he was ill, and you didn't want that for him. Now he's at peace, and although you'll miss him terribly, you'll have all the lovely memories of him. Bless you. xx

It's not always tears that show sorrow, nanac.
Mozart's Requiem is wonderful. A beautiful piece of music.
Here's a little for you. Take care.

Dear nanachrissy - the service was as you requested. The music selected was beautiful - and dad would have loved it.

I didn't weep at either of my parents' funerals. It was the before and after times when I did so.

Be kind to yourself and rest.

No, not weird at all. Each of us grieves in our own way and you have grieved for many weeks already. I don't think I have ever wept at any funeral, but nevertheless I miss my parents even after all these years. You have wonderful memories of a lovely man.

nanachrissy hugs. You have done your grieving, and will do more, no doubt. Sounds as if the service was 'just right'.

nanachrissy glad you're back safe and sound and it went how you wanted it to. You have been doing plenty of grieving over the last few weeks. Look after yourself.

Nanachrissy
Today after seeing her consultant yesterday, DD3 was to go into hospital to be induced 9 days early because they were worried about various symptoms. When she rang at 8 they said they had no beds so try again at 10, at 12; then 2; then 3; she is now at last admitted but nothing has been done so far. So now for us the wait begins. I am flying south tomorrow evening, so hope we have a baby by then

Gally I expect you might be in a state of nervous anticipation. We'll all be watching and waiting with you so keep us informed when you can.
nanachrissy - not weird at all. Hope you have a peaceful evening.
soop we're all watching you now, so keep off that leg until you're properly recovered - otherwise we might have to appoint the Bags as leg monitor.

Nanachrissy so glad everything went to order for you and your family and you are certainly not weird not to cry,i can honestly say that I have never cried to this day about loosing my lovely mum as it was a blessing to her to have gone from this world where she was in so much pain.
Gally Enjoy meeting your new baby grandchild such a special time I love having babies in the family all mine are growing up so fast I am so jealous.

Gally - you expected to be there in plenty of time for the little one's arrival!! We'll be waiting for news! Safe journey tomorrow.

Gally [good luck emoticon] We all love a new baby

Gally Big smiles.

grannyactivist Bags knows how to handle me. She has a winning way with naughty little ladies.

Today, a really nice young chap sat next to me on the bus. He really was young (late teens), and chose to sit next to me, even though there were other seats. He chatted away about all sorts as the bus trundled along, and was asking me things about how old my family had been when they moved out of the house, and how close he was to his mum, etc. When he got up to get off the bus, he said, "It was really nice to meet you - you remind me of my Nana, she's a bit eccentric too!" Bless him!

cheeky beggar!