the funeral went well.  it was a sad occasion but it was also the most peaceful funeral i’ve been to.  as one of her great-grandchildren said before performing a song at the service, “her prayers were answered this Christmas.”  hubby and i worked very hard on creating a digital slideshow of her life to play in a loop next to the casket.  everyone seemed to enjoy looking through the vast array of photos.  

this morning, we stopped by the nursing home to visit with hubby’s ex-gma-IL and then we drove to ga.  we’ll be working in the office this week and we’ve already made plans to visit with some of our old neighbors.  it will be good to see them after such a long time.  anyhow, we are looking forward to slowly returning to normalcy this week – work a few days, have a nice family Christmas, and then get back home.  i miss home.  thank you to everyone who sent well-wishes during the sad weekend.