09-04-26 Mom put to rest
How do I explain the day that I put my mom’s ashes in the ground?
I woke up before my alarm with an incredible anxiety stomach issue going on
The day started with breakfast at the Guedes house and then I ran a couple errands and hung around as long as I could before heading off to the cemetery
There was so much in between that I can’t even supply all the details because it is so much of a blur at the moment but what I do know is I arrived at the cemetery to find out that Mom‘s marker was not there and I was instantly angry and crying and people were arriving from all parts of the province, cousins and aunts and uncles and mom’s friends and I was there crying because the monument company had not come through as promised. I managed to get through what I wanted to say and had Greg put the urn into the ground and then we all just stood around and talked for a while before heading to Rae-Anne and Rogers. I love some of the group cemetery photos that Lucas took with my phone.
Bill took these and I am grateful
The rest of the afternoon and evening was spent at Rae-Anne and Rogers and was a complete blessing family photos were taken by Brian Clarkson, food was supplied by the Heid-out and music by Dave Prinn
I encouraged everyone to take a cat and a carnation and give them to random strangers. My heart melted when Sawyer and Emmy went door-to-door on the block and handed coronations to people who answer their doors in honour of their GG
There are no words to express how grateful I am to everyone who came everyone who honoured Mom and honestly my ability to get through it all when Dave started singing hallelujah I started to lose myself and cross the yard quickly to be hugged by Monica as the two of us were holding mom‘s hand while that song was playing and she passed
I am sad that some people have to leave right away tomorrow but so grateful for who is there and I can’t wait to see the group photos all in all. I know that mom would be happy with what I made happen for her.
One of the things in the morning was having a conversation with Greg and Kym while Jake and others were there saying that I was going to contest the will. my pain comes from things being held back and surprises so I didn’t want any for them and it came up naturally in conversation, so the ice has been broken, and I am going to carry forward
triumphgal 