<p>I haven’t written on CC, but did relay the information that my mom had passed away on Sunday. In her desire to always been consolatory, the funeral isn’t until April 5 so I suppose people could get better flights? I am going down on Monday night… plus the weather there is in the 70’s vs still hovering in the 30’s here on a good day! My siblings were all concerned that I do anything without their explicit agreement or blessing. Should be an interesting several days.</p>
<p>S and D2 are coming to the funeral and all will either send or bring their quilts and blankies my Mom quilted them. I finished the final slide show on Sunday (and then shortly after I was done, my sister called to say Mom had died about a half hour prior)… it was definitely a shock, even though we’d been told for days it was any moment. In any event, D1 had made plans months ago to be in Ohio to go through her storage stuff to send to CA…. it was quite the ordeal to get the time off from her two jobs to do that. We looked at flights from Detroit to come just for the funeral, but couldn’t get her in and out without huge expense and her essentially missing her entire weekend in Ohio where she indeed has so much to do. She feels horrible and I can see both sides of the equation. We offered to just pay for the flight and left it up to her. </p>
<p>S is coming down with GF and will stay at her grandparents on Friday night and have dinner. He is apparently very connected to Vanderbilt Med School and has asked S to have dinner with them “at the club” that night. He will come up alone for the funeral on Saturday and drive back down on Sunday. They are lending him a car as he’s not yet 25 and old enough to rent one. But all my kids skyped with Mom before she was too unconscious to communicate. </p>
<p>S found an apt in Hells Kitchen. Short term lease until July apparently. He pays like $1100 a month for a security bldg with a nice gym, which saves him on that membership. He’s rooming with two women, late 20’s from what I understand. It’s a two bedroom, but they’ve carved a three out of the larger living room and that’s his room. He has windows so that’s a plus. I look forward to hearing all about his job, and he sent me an entirely new essay for his med school applications. Oh brother. Another 1000 characters over. THe guy definitely has a penchant for waxing on. Actually, I have yet to read it so we’ll see. </p>
<p>Our closing was a nightmare. The buyers who refused to postpone so I could fly down to say goodbye to my mom in person had a snag with their lender and moved the closing to Friday and then the guy whose signature was missing was in a car accident! You can’t make this stuff up! Then on Saturday, their trucks showed up in the driveway (according to my neighbors who called me). We finally came up with a lease that allowed them to move in. They had signed all the papers on Friday and everything transferred fine on Monday. Still… for such pushy demanding people, they sure did expect our consideration! Glad it’s done.</p>
<p>We finally are all moved into the apt. The bathroom was disgusting if I am honest. But fortunately I had so many cleaning products and even grout refrie that after cleaning it four times, it likely looks better than it has in a very very long time. There is not a fan in the room, so it took a lot longer than it should have. There is swifter thing in the laundry “room”, so I suspect the cleaning people were essentially lacquering the scum and what I am convincing myself was lotion into the tile. But at least it’s all within the proper range of shades of white!</p>
<p>And oh… I helped out a friend by picking up her 9 year old that last two days…. I totally forgot our exhausting 9 is. Very much having an opinion, smallest bladder on the face of the earth and very sweet - all at the same time.</p>
More importantly, she seems to really have it together now and has overcome many issues, including addiction. It’s just so nice to see!</p>
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