kywonder
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Nov 30 @ 10:16AM
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Oh Daisy, somehow that is not how I would picture a funeral. But I bet the humor was much better that what happens at my family funerals. Especially on my dad's side. I don't even go anymore because people get in fights at the funeral home. Gets pretty ugly. So I just keep my civilized self at home. Mom's side is not better. Heck we don't even get notified as to where the funerals are held. Loving family, don't you think?
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daisy315
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Nov 30 @ 10:22AM
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my sweet WonderWoman.. Granny Daisy was what was holding this family together.. after yesterday.. I doubt the children will see each other again.. well.. after the goodies are split among them.. and I am sure that there will be loud ugly words and back stabbing.. 
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luvshorses644
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Nov 30 @ 10:37AM
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Daisy... lady, you and laz and the whole picture you just painted for me.. yep, especially the humor part, tis how I believe most people that have exited would want those gathered to remember them, with humor and strength.
My prayers for grannie and for the remainder of the family in dealing with this loss.
~*~
And if you ever make your way to PA.. I will do the fried chicken and even give the banana pudding a go at it...
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daisy315
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Nov 30 @ 10:52AM
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the fried chicken and "nanner puddin" sound like a good deal to me darlin... 
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Loreli
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Nov 30 @ 11:03AM
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That was cute, Daisy.
Jimmy Stewart is awful talented, eh? 
AMEN!
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daisy315
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Nov 30 @ 11:08AM
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He sure is.. but can he drive a race car?
I swear.. I am not making any of this stuff up..
Granny would smack that pastor into next week if she could.. 
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lazareth
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Nov 30 @ 11:13AM
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Oh Lordy.... I wish I had been there
Granny would have had a hoot .... 
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Tiramisu4u
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Nov 30 @ 11:18AM
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You know...except for rare cases...I have always felt that *funerals should be changed to *A Celebration of Life*....especially with our seniors...where we all just tell stories and funnies about the person that passed.
When I go, I want to be duct taped to a pole right up front, in my best Victorias Secret number....with my CFM boots....and everyone tell all the secrets they were forced to keep all these years! 
Except the incident on the steps of the Parliament building in Victoria, BC. 
*wonders if the British Guards are still talking about that*.... 
I am sure Nana Daisy had a hoot watching 
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daisy315
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Nov 30 @ 11:21AM
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maybe it's a good thing you didn't Sis.. I am afraid they would have escorted you out of the chapel...
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jamie63
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Nov 30 @ 11:26AM
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I have a sneaking suspicion that your Granny Daisy was stirring the pot .
I completely understand your statement of the Granny being the glue holding a family together. My mother's siblings have not been back together for a family Christmas since her mother passed away. There were a great many harsh feelings and statements said after her death by certain siblings to others.
I think that's why I'm glad I'm an only child....no one to fight with.
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daisy315
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Nov 30 @ 11:30AM
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well.. when I leave this big ole piece of dirt...
some damnbody better bring fried chicken and nanner puddin.. or things could get mighty ugly in a hurry...
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butterfly943
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Nov 30 @ 11:30AM
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I bet she couldn't have planned it any better if she had planned it herself.. 
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WSOR
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Nov 30 @ 11:34AM
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Just goes to show that Gramma Daisy was smiling down on ya'll & that God does have a sense of humor. 
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daisy315
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Nov 30 @ 11:44AM
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I don't know about smilin hon.. ... I imagine she was thinking of ways to deliver a message to that preacher...
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oceanlover734
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Nov 30 @ 11:46AM
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I loved this blog. Sorry for your loss but you really have made me laugh. You told it with such humor and what a way to remember a sad occasion.........laughter is the best medicine. ~*~
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signme
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Nov 30 @ 12:53PM
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Daisy this is a wonderful tribute to your grandma and the whole family! Your family is not the only one to respond with humor in situations like this. When we were planning Mom's funeral I'm sure the pastor was rolling his eyes and wishing we were a traditional type family!
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wolfmist
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Nov 30 @ 3:25PM
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When my dad died in Philadelphia we decided the best way to get him home was to have him cremated there and his ashes shipped to my cousin, the funeral director.
This was a good plan... except they lost the package with my dad in it. We had an empty urn on the table in the front of the church. My dad's huge Italian catholic family was already upset there was no body... so we didn't tell em the urn was empty.
During the eulogy, something was said... and I don't know what because I've since read the written text and can't figure out for the life of me what struck me as funny... but something did. Perhaps when he said something about Dad being there with us that day... I started to shake with the effort of keeping in the giggles. My mother leaned over, thinking I was crying I'm sure, and put her arm around me which caused more snickering... she realized I was laughing and she caught them too. She started to shake with supressed sniggers as well. My father's sister, sitting in the row behind me, seeing us huddled and shaking assumed we were sobbing and began patting both of us on the shoulder... which made things MUCH worse. I don't remember hearing any of the euology or the one that followed because I was struggling desperately hard not to let any of the family know that I was laughing my bum off.
Two months later, my mother was at the VA sorting out some paperwork when she got a phone call. It was my cousin. He said to her, "Uncle Bess (because that's what they all called her), Uncle June (short for Junior) is here." My mother passed out. She thought he was not really dead and there'd been some big, unfortunate misunderstanding.
Actually, my dad's ashes had finally arrived home. He'd had some interesting journey that ended up in Wyoming before he was shipped to my cousin at long last.
Dad was a practical joker in life... he'd have LOVED every bit of this.
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daisy315
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Nov 30 @ 3:44PM
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OMG ! Wolf.. yer killin me here hon... sounds like your dad didn't get all the travelin done that he wanted to do before he left ya..
nuthin better than an inside joke did anyone ever tell the family that your dad was MIA that day?
Sign.. we couldn't have planned it this way if we had tried hon.. I'm figuring that Granny is aiming to throw The Book at that preacher one day
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SpiritEnergy
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Nov 30 @ 3:45PM
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Dang! I have been to two funerals. I made a fool out of myself crying at the first one. It was catholic. The priest pissed me off at one point with his judgmental bullcrap. Later I found that several people were equally angry at his speech.
I went up to receive the host. I had no idea what he said about it because he had a heavy vietnamese accent so didn't know you were supposed to do whatever it was.
I walked off with the host and the priest RAN after me to get it and damned if he did not throw it back in with the others. AFTER I had been cryin all over the place and probably had snotty hands.   I did not know if you were not catholic you could not take it and also you were supposed to put it immediately in your mouth.  How embarrassing!
The second funeral was better. One daughter had everyone laughing thru her eulogy. Omg! Also, the preacher was a unity preacher. Much nicer and no rude critical, judgmental stuff said during her speech. I have been to a wake. I think I prefer wakes.
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daisy315
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Nov 30 @ 3:57PM
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And the biting and backstabbing has begun folks.. the flowers at the grave are not even wilted yet and the tempers have flared 
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funisnumber1
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Nov 30 @ 4:34PM
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UGH, I'm so sorry. I'm sure you'll sail through the family BS with the humor and dignity you have shown here (ok the dignity part you'll have to stop rolling your eyes at!). I've always gotten a kick out of not being a part of the frey. They want to suck you in, you just nod and smile and say Peace! Now THAT will really piss some people off!
Hugs to you and your family. I hope things don't get out of hand for you. 
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bardnsage
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Nov 30 @ 7:51PM
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I bet it was just like granny would have liked it.....
no sense going quiet, when we can mess with these idiots on the way out....
love it. 
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daisy315
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Nov 30 @ 8:26PM
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dignity? Moi?
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missliss78
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Nov 30 @ 11:21PM
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Goodness gracious, Daisy.........
What a trip that must have been.
Family members telling jokes that brought loud guffaws.. does this seem inappropriate to you?. BTW, I'm a firm believer in the saying "Laughter is the best medicine."
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mystery2u888
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Dec 1 @ 6:32PM
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oh my goodness Daisy........... .........Laz & Daisy......
xoxo
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Cruisenite
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Dec 1 @ 7:03PM
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Daisy, so sorry to hear about your loss.
Granny would smack that pastor into next week if she could For some reason, I can see this happening and I think I see Granny laughing with joy as she does it.
Good that your family saw the humor in the circumstances. Perhaps it helps ease the pain of your loss.
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