Okay, it has been a stressful week. And I mean stressful. I have been so run down and run ragged. Day after day of getting up and being out of the house early and not getting home till evening time, Mr. Big Ed has been out of town and all the care of 5 gazillion damn pets dropped in my lap. And on top of that?
When Mr. Big Ed is gone I can't sleep. I always have one eye open and at least one ear open for any little sound. So that means I am dragging my ass out of bed early after bad or little sleep. And what does that bring? Me resorting to loads of caffeine to function.
And what does all that caffeine do?
It keeps me up again!!! Aarrgh! The cycle!
And!!! 2 people I know are in the obits this week. I attended one of the funerals Saturday and the other one will be held on Tuesday. It is sad around here, is what it is.
I just have a few things to tell y'all about the obituaries this week. First off, there were some doozies of names! Lots and lots of really old people above 90, and while that's sad, it does mean we get some great names to look at and remember. Awww, I love the old-school names that no one uses any more.
Here's a smattering of great names for you:
Cornelius a.k.a. Buddy,
Nell,
Eunice,
Ernest,
Edith,
Imogene,
Loftus,
Ethel,
Minnie,
Floy Marie,
Rogene Lacy,
Royal and II, III, and even Royal IV!,
Ruby Lee,
Pearl,
Ola Jean,
Lily Belle,
Velma,
Edwin,
Alma,
Hilmer,
Edgar,
Milton,
and last but certainly not least:
Hedwig
And now we come to the part where we look at all the euphemisms for "dead". As usual there are a lot of the passed away and gone to be with the Lord variety.
There was one retired Navy guy in his 70s who "set sail on his final deployment."
2 people "died peacefully".
One lady "happily went home to eternal rest with the Lord and her dear Virgin Mary at the age of 93".
Helen Iona went to the home that Jesus prepared for her on Thursday.
"Entered eternal life".
Ethel was freed of pain and called by the Lord.
But you know I saved the best one for last, don't you?
I loved this one!
"Bobby Joe Elliott, transferred his membership from the Church Militant on earth to the Church Triumphant in Heaven on March 14."
I'd like a membership transfer, please. Love it.
Hope you get some rest(both nocturnal and from the pets)soon!
ReplyDeleteMy grandfather had a brother named Royal btw....not as good(good=weird) as my grandfather's name tho....Wirt. lol
Sluggy,
ReplyDeleteYour great-grandma named two of her wee babes Royal and Wirt?
I know I say this every time, but I do love reading the obits with you. I liked the "final deployment". Still working on mine, hoping it will be blog worthy when the time comes. :)
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