And even if you haven't . .
I feel compelled to inform you that I've been a bit on the busy side with my job at church lately - what with all the preparations for Christmas and all . . .
And I was looking forward to taking some much-needed time off once our "busy season" was over and the baby Jesus was safely sheltered, birthed, heralded, visited, and resting comfortably in the manger.
But something got in the way of my planned relaxation and quality time with my daughters. For it turns out that I needed to cancel my vacation plans in order to attend to a few funerals.
Eight to be exact.
That's right. We've had eight (count 'em - eight) funerals since Christmas Day (including - I might add - my very dear aunt who passed away on Christmas night. . .) all of which, no doubt, needed my loving touch, compassionate planning, and never-ending-attention-to-detail in order to send a loved one off to the heavenly realm correctly. (And besides. . . someone has to light the charcoal for the incensor-thingy the priest swings around. . . .)
And - yes - my funeral director friend from across the street is breathing a sigh of relief. . . knowing she can pay her bills after the Grim Reaper's sluggish pace of work before the holidays. But I ask you - does the recent funeral frenzy justify this call I received from one of the funeral home's employees the other day when an 85-year-old nun visiting the rectory took ill and 911 had to be summoned???
Me: Hello, this is Liz. Can I help you?
Funeral Home Employee: Hey Liz, it's Tim. . .at the funeral home. What's going on over there?
Me: What do you mean?
Funeral Home Employee: I see ambulances and police cars from the window.
Me: There's nothing for you here, Tim . . . Nothing for you. . .
Now HE, my friends, was a true "Ambulance Chaser" - was he not?
Here's wishing you all a safe, happy, and healthy New Year. . .
p.s. If you think I'm cold-hearted, or indifferent towards death. . . I'm not.
I'm just funny.
And p.p.s. . . .If you think the funeral home employee was being cold-hearted or indifferent towards death, he wasn't.
He was just curious.
16 comments:
I was indeed getting worried about you!! glad to read that it was just funerals keeping you busy... :)
I didn't think 'cold-hearted' at all. I totally thought 'funny as hell' :)
8? My word! I tell you, though, in my travels around Blogland and Facebook, it seems this was indeed a funeral-y holiday season. Sadly.
Glad you're OK... and back :)
In this case, Death did not take a Holiday!
Welcome back by funny, spinny friend.
I'm sorry you had to deal with so many funerals at Christmas time, but it's good that you were there to make sure everyone had the right send-off.
You're right. You ARE funny.
;)
I'm glad you're back. I think I'm gonna' like it here.
~ Yaya
Yaya's Changing World
Yes, I was wondering; good to see you back.
So sorry about your aunt. And your vacation.
And hey, we have to laugh at death, don't we? Otherwise it'll really have us by the balls.
And the funeral home guy, funny. Poor guy, he can't show curiosity about ambulances, can he? Occupational hazard.
I guess you can take comfort that with "funeral preparations" in your job description that you will never be laid off!
So glad to see you back. All the funeral detail is sad, eight truly is enough for a long while. Wishing you a happier New Year. Jeanne
I'm bummed that you weren't able to do the vacation thing and spend time with your daughters. :( I wonder if maybe someone needs to re-school the alter boys/girls in how their duties. Where I come from, they're the ones responsible for lighting the charcoal...one less thing for you to worry about!
I have so missed you! so glad you are back!!!
Glad to hear you were not one of the 8!
"There's nothing for you here, Tim"
So funny.
So it seems. At least your life isn't boring. Christmas always exhausts me in general. Add 8 deaths - well. You need to go sleep for a week. Rest up.
I can so relate to having to attend so many funerals around the holidays. Way too many for me but thank goodness not eight.
Glad your back and take care
Maggie
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