I know I took a long (unscheduled) break. I hope that all seven of you who read this will be patient with me. It has been a long weekend, and the week really hasn’t started off much better. The funeral for the Webmaster’s grandmother was Saturday. We drove down that morning in plenty of time, […]

We have been trying to prepare Ane (Tad is just too young) for the funeral. We have already told her about her great-grandma’s death. Unbeknownst to me, the Webmaster talked to her before Great-Grandma passed away, but I did talk to her about it once it had happened. I brought out a photo album that […]

The Webmaster’s grandmother passed away Saturday evening. He was on his way there, but didn’t make it in time. He was able to say his good-byes about a half hour after she died. Services will probably be sometime late in the week. We’ve already broken the news to Ane – more on that later – […]

There is a certain pall that is cast over life when you are waiting for something unpleasant to happen. And we are definitely waiting right now. The Webmaster’s grandmother is dying. We received word on Tuesday that she was failing fast, and then his dad called last night to say that she wasn’t expected to […]