What My Sister Said

It is too funny not to share this story. Mom's death was a total shock to us, although we all knew her health was failing. She was prepared to go and did prepare her financial affairs to cause the least amount of work for us when she went. However, there was one tiny detail that she never really addressed.

When we arrived home on Tuesday, Leila was at Rock Haven visiting with Dad. We called her and said we would come up there to see him too. So, we drove over there, Leila was using Mom's car as Mike had gone home. As we were leaving the home, I told Jim I was going to ride with Leila. We got into Mom's car and I realized that we didn't really know the details of all her possessions. I asked, "Hey, what are we going to do with the car?" Leila quickly stated that she was going to take it home with her. I thought a few seconds and tactfully as I could asked if there had been arrangements made ahead of time for that. Leila, who was with Mom in her last moments of life, said, "Oh yeah, didn't I tell you? Mom's last words were, 'I want you to have my car.'" To which I replied......"YOU BIG FAT LIAR" We laughed and laughed. It became one of my favorite stories of the days following my mom passing into her eternal rest. Even though Mom didn't laugh a lot out loud, I know she enjoyed our craziness.

Here is Ryan helping Grandma clean her car. I wonder how much chocolate he got that day.