Every day brings a new surprise. On Sunday, Tyler and I worked very hard to unpack all of his belongings and find a place for everything. This has not been an easy task. It probably would be easier if we could part with mom’s things. We are trying to avoid a lot of that at this early date and so continued to try to condense and organize.

I found out that I come by my need to buy shoes naturally. The closet she kept her shoes in was a total disaster. It seemed so out of character…. I dove right in and found about 15 pairs of shoes that had never been worn in addition to 3 large bags full of shoes that are most likely on their way to Goodwill. It seemed to be the one area where I had no great attachment. But I did keep a few pair…If anyone wants to see if there are any shoes you might want, please let me know.

The phone rang in the afternoon and it was someone mom had known for many years. She is the niece of old friends of hers. We heard the message the lady left asking if she could have lunch with mom on Friday, and knew it was a call we had to answer. These calls are always long and difficult. When I gave her the news about mom she told me all about what an impact mom had on her and her family. I get this so often! It was a recurring theme in the sympathy cards we recieved and hearing the stories has been awesome! The more little pieces I learn about her, the more inspiring it is.

By Monday morning I finished up everything that needed to be dealt with now and finally left shortly before noon. I then made the rounds to banks closing credit and debit cards and leaving death certificates. Nothing but fun stuff.

On Tuesday morning we finally got an engineer from Southwest Gas over here and found out we had two choices. They could relocate the meter and a plumber would have to re-do all the remaining gas lines which would leave our front yard looking like it was bombed, right before the holidays…..Or we have a plumber just come and fix the leak. Of course, nothing can be done until Monday. So the second choice seems most likely. Having the front of the yard destroyed before the holidays is out of the question. A third option would be welcome!

Off to San Diego in the morning for the long holiday weekend……