Ramblings

It's that time again, time to clean out the old brain of those thoughts. Thoughts that as one doesn't make a post but put them together......

My sister-in-law's husband passed away this past week. She had his remains cremated and buried in his family's plot. Yesterday she had a funeral mass in his memory. There was no visitation or hoopla that goes with burying a loved one, just the mass. I found it simple but unsettling hence I talked with a good friend of mine about it. Her husband is a funeral director and she was able to give me some insight into the cost of burial. She told me that to have a funeral mass in the catholic church runs about $500 dollars. Doesn't matter how much time or money you have given the church, or that you are in a pew every week, it's going to cost; rental of the church, payment to the priest, payment to choir director, payment to have the body brought to the church, etc. I get why she did what she did (he died of brain cancer and his face/head was distorted by the tumors, and the medical costs has put a financial strain on her family) but I'm having a hard time dealing with the whole church thing. As a catholic, one of the sacraments you are entitled to is this mass but now I realize it comes at a financial cost to my family. Just seems like it's something the church would be willing to do since you've put in your time and money to them.......
Something else that has bother me since last night, he was only five months older than me........

School has been in session for the past month now. I have several new students, all cuter than hell. Even the little girl who informed me that "I was wasting her time." WOW a five year old told me that! Can't wait to see what she's like in a few years.....

This morning I had the family get all my fall decorations (including Halloween and Thanksgiving) from the attic space. It's been too hot here to think that it's fall so the boxes sit in the garage, waiting. But as I was handing down box after box I was thinking how I have too much crap. Way too much crap. I love decorating for the seasons, but I'm thinking it's time to scale back some. Just not sure how and to make it worse, when I go into the stores, I see something and think oh that would be cute! Oh and I'm going on a few weekend trips these next few months, which will include shopping. Thinking I'll need to learn to say no to myself ;o)

Things have been happening around here that has put all of us in a good mood. Can't go into details, you know being in the witness protection program and all (yes Peg that was in reference to you) but things just seem to be falling into place for everyone. Is it sad that I keep waiting for the 'bottom to drop out'?  I know that I should be thankful for the good fortune that has been happening (and I am) and go with the flow, but parts of me has this fear that it's all going to come crashing down. I found this on facebook and I've tried to let this be my matura:

I'm off to let life happen and maybe put out a decoration or two.