January 12, 2011 snow day

A New Year 2011

A lot has happened since my last post. Mom got sicker and died in September. Beth and I spent the Spring and Summer clearing out 10 Perry Ave. in preparation for selling. An incredible collection of letters and cards was found that have very exciting and interesting to read. It has given some insight into the person I called Mom. An error on my part has made my brother irrevocably angry with me and no amount of apologies and reasons/explanations has made things any better. I got a call today fro him with the parting statements from him were that he would not be interested if I were to be sick or dying and I could count on not knowing the same about him. In short, he no longer has a sister named Bonnie.

My error was in not telling him that the ashes would be buried when they were returned from the funeral home. Everyday I didn't call him made it harder to do. Our plan was to have a "service" meaning get-together in the spring at the beach and to spread some of her ashes there as she was what a I called a beach-nut. He maintained today that when remains go into the ground it's a funeral I could blog that and see if that's so but it's over and no longer matters.