Do you still do her a stocking as she's older?
I still get one...
Uggghhh someone set up a FB memorial page for my kind of niece Adele, so far almost 600 people are fans

Anyway my Mum said I could post the funeral details on there and so far I've had 2 IM's from long lost Aunties (there has been a lot of divorce on both sides with the grandparents) and I now feel a bit stuck in the middle. The one today is from Adele's Mum's sister and they haven't spoken for over 4 years

So my Mum is going to email me exactly what the family want released, there are just so many unanswered questions IYKWIM!
Oh, dear.
In other strange suicide news, my friend's brother in Ireland - looks like it was just a college prank gone wrong.

It was a week where they do outrageous pranks, I guess, and though they'll never be 100% sure, he called his friend to come over and was only maybe an inch off the floor. The police say that no one who'd mean to do it would do it that way. The poor friend threw a water bottle at him and said "Nice one, dude" or something, before realizing there was actually a problem.

There was no note, and he had just bought tickets for a concert that night, too.
Not that it's still not awful, but it would frankly make me feel better to think of it as a horrible accident than someone being so sad, if you KWIM.
Good morning everyone. We'll be packing up soon to go home (the hard part). I'm ready though. It's nice to go away, but nice to come home
I'm sorry you have to go, but at least for packing back up, all you have to do is remember to bring back what you brought! No deciding, which is the tough part for me!
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I stayed up way too late to finish a book, and therefore didn't get up very early. I think the kids slept in a bit, at least - I put them to bed a lot earlier last night, with D gone. I started a movie and fed them before 6:00, so the movie was done early and they were in bed more like a school night. Woody's been a bear the last couple of days, and I am fully aware that it's because he's exhausted (not that it makes it easier to deal with, but I'm trying not to be mad about it.) So, I'm hoping that last night and tonight's schedule of "regular" will help with going back to the routine tomorrow.
D's thinking he'll be back around dinner time. The boys want to go to the park, and we may talk my neighbor into joining us. We won't be there terribly long - it's sunny, but chilly and we all have stuff to do. Depending on whether the neighbor comes and what time would work for her, we'll go get some more lights and my interior short extension cords before or after.
I finally got all the toys back into the toy bins that I used for teacher books at the Book Fair (minus an enormous box

- I tried to get the kids to cull it out, but they lost interest, so it's Mom's Choice at this point

) and it's amazing how much better the toy corner looks again.
I'm going to get something to eat and do the crossword! I'm sure I'll be back!