We are well fed, and getting ready for the service

Thanks to you all for bringing everything from homemade banana bread to sloppy joes to spare ribs/corn/potatoes. . .and that's just been in the past few days. We are lined up to receive meals through Tuesday, and are eyeing the treadmill downstairs with a bit more guilt after the wonderful homemade cooking we've been gifted. Such a nice gesture, thank you.

We have finalized on the obituary, and it will run in the Omaha World Herald Tuesday and Wednesday this week. It will also run Sunday and Tuesday in the NP Telegraph. What a horrible way to spend an evening: writing an obituary. I couldn't even read through it yesterday when we were finalizing it before sending it to the mortuary. This is going to be a hard week.

The kids continue to make us cry with their questions and comments, but we are so thankful to have them around. Last night, Emily said, "Auntie, do you think Grandpa is laying on a cloud next to Grandpa Bill?" (Grandpa Bill is my grandfather who passed in March of this year). And Sam this morning -- "Auntie, when will Grandpa be back in the hospital so we can see him?"

We don't make it far without Kleenex in our pockets right now.

We also finalized on Dad's memorial. We selected (or actually Dad did through his actions and words) that in lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Make A Wish Foundation of Nebraska. It was an organization close to Dad's heart, and that I used to volunteer there as a wish granter, I know how much donations mean to them. The information will be available at the wake service Wednesday, but here is the information for those unable to make it:

Make-A-Wish Foundation^® of Nebraska

nebraska.wish.org

11926 Arbor Street¸ Suite 102
Omaha, NE 68144