Thanks to all of you.  I'm really feeling the stress right now.  I layed
down and watched a good movie.  I had to email the obituary to the funeral
home so thought I would check in.  I can tell my body is telling me to lay
down and rest, so rest I will.  My in-laws brought us a fruit basket and
invited us to their house for dinner tonight, but I didn't think I should go
out because of the way I'm feeling.  So back to bed I go, guess I'll watch
another movie.

Two nights with about 3 or 4 hours of sleep, is just asking for a seizure,
so even though I wanted to get a big hunk of chocolate and a cherry coke, I
decided I better lay off for one night so I can get some sleep.

BTW yesterday all the family was at my sister's house.  A friend stopped by
and brought her a card and flowers and 3 huge hershey candy bars.  I told my
husband I needed a cherry coke to go along with the chocolate, so he kindly
went to the Chevron station and picked up a huge fountain drink with little
tiny ice (I love that kind of ice).  That chocolate was just what we all
needed, it made us smile.

Thanks again for the hugs and the encouragement.
Take care,
Julie

Hi Suzanne, I tried to post this twice and it came back with a message saying
it wouldn't post, so I will try one more time and hope that it doesn't show up
three times.

Thank you Suzanne, that brought a tear to my eye.  I do feel good that I gave
her a hug and tucked her into bed the last night I saw her.

My faith is very helpful
(http://www.watchtower.org/library/we/article_02.html).  We believe that those
who have died are just asleep in death and soon, when Jesus rules over the
earth as the king of God's Kingdom, his government will bring about peace to
the earth, there will be no more pain and suffering and death will be no more.
We also believe that those in the grave will be resurrected to a paradise
earth.  So I will be able to give my mother another hug and many more.  For now
we are sad, and grieving but find comfort and hope (Romans 15:4).

I spent the day with my sister and her family relaxing at her daughter's pool.
I made myself go because I knew it would be better than staying home alone and
thinking, thinking, thinking.

Your compassion is very comforting,
Julie

Thank you Pablo.  I know from past experience that the pain will lessen with
time.  I just noticed that I have a game here in my office that I bought for my
mom.  That makes me sad because we never got to play the game.  I found it at a
garage sale.  It is monopoly - the Alaska edition.  I thought she would enjoy
it because that is where we lived for so many years.

Take care,
Julie