Drive home

The evening after the funeral, we has a nice meal with the family and played cards. And, despite going to bed late and 5-ish hours of sleep the night before, I sprang out of bed at 7 am.  I got to have breakfast with Pop and some of the family.  He seemed much better than the day before.

While we rode down with M&S, we came back with Rose and Jim.  We left for Charleston at 9. We took a two hour pit stop in Tennessee where we stopped to see Opry Land. I had never been there before. It was really impressive with oversized decorations.

We got back to Charleston at 7:30 pm and got home around 9. (We had to stop for groceries.) I got to talk with my brother who was dog-sitting briefly before bed.

Momo's funeral

On 12/3/11, Ruby Painter, age 85, passed away. She had a twenty year battle with cancer that she repeatedly won.  I'd say this was no exception! She passed peacefully with no fear and no pain. 

We got to honor her amazing life on Friday December 8 in her hometown Gadsden, Alabama. We had a pretty late start on Thursday night and arrived in Alabama at 4 am.  Luckily her service wasn't until 2. I got to spend the day with out of town relatives.