She comes by it honestly

What a stubborn daughter we've raised.

Now they're going to leave tonight and drive through the night. It sounds as if they'll be arriving in the wee hours. They're hoping the kids will sleep in the car that way. That might not be such a bad plan, but for some reason they kept them out of school today anyway. What are they thinking? At least they understand they'll be responsible for the extra night at the hotel room. We just know the kids will be up tomorrow before the adults have gotten enough sleep. Oh well. We'll go pick them up and give them some extra time with great-grandpa and whatever of the rest of the family has gotten here by then.

So many arrangements to deal with. I thought dad and mom had pre-arranged a lot of this, but I guess they'd only talked about it, and then mom got too sick and weak to do anything about it. It's hard to believe she's gone. They've been such a steady part of our lives for the 33 years I've known mrs tg; of course, her mother's death is much harder for her, even given all that we believe. Dad seems to be holding up pretty well. Of course, he'll be in "gracious host" mode through next Monday, when Uncle Bill (mom's brother) and Aunt Ruth leave. Meanwhile cousin Tim and his wife Kathie are also at the house, where we're spending a lot of time, too. Fortunately Tim and I are handy around the kitchen, so dad doesn't have to worry about cooking!