So I picked up my mom\u2019s ashes yesterday. She wanted to be cremated. I\u2019m sure part of the reason was because it was cheaper. But another definitely is that she had plans for her ashes. We will follow through on those plans before the burial ceremony on the 16th. And then we will have the ceremony and bury the rest of her ashes within sight of where her mom and dad are buried. And her grand parents. Where our family has been buried since the first of them came here. That\u2019s the plan. And picking up the ashes is just one step in that plan. Right? You go to some industrial part of town, go to a nameless industrial building with a big number, drop down a credit card to pay, and walk out. Easy peasy. Right? Wrong. So wrong. I wanted to bring mom home. To live comfortably for the rest of her days. I didn\u2019t want to bring her ashes home. I never wanted that. I never… ever wanted that…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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