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[dancerjodi]

Yesterday left me completely drained. I can honestly say that this week has been one of the toughest ones I can think of at the moment. Getting home at 10:30 PM on Monday, 9:00 PM on Tuesday (after a wake) and 10:30 PM last night (after the regular 5:45 AM waking time) has been very draining. I kind of forget about it when I'm in the thick of it, but thinking back on the week this morning during my drive into work I remember:

-I had a midterm test on Monday
-And a huge paper due last night (the Methods section of my thesis)
-We are getting ready to put our house on the market (its supposed to be on today, though I haven't found it on any websites yet).
-We're frustrated at the lack of those houses we can afford in Waltham (and bummed that our offer on one we loved was rejected on Tuesday)
-Went to a wake Tuesday and funeral Wednesday for someone who has had a very huge part in my life.
-And it rained, and rained, and rained yesterday.
-And its still raining.

All I can say about yesterday's service is that there were a lot of people there - my Dad guessed there were 300 at the cemetary (and there were even more at the church - the whole center section of an old gothic cathedral was filled front to back). Her family members wore pink: the little girls all had pink dresses, the adults wore dark-colored suits with pink shirts (even the men). Her oldest son Jack did a Eulogy before the service that made us laugh, cry, and nod our heads. He joked about how Miss Peggy was always late for things (among other jokes) and that they had even wondered if she'd be late for her own funeral (she was, btw). She was buried with a pair of tap shoes and a white cross surrounded by bundles of flowers - mostly pink roses. Her gravesite is up on a little hill in Mt. Feake Cemetary with the Charles River viewable on two sides of it. I didn't even get to see what the stone looks like due to the massive crowd around it and under the tent that the funeral home erected to try and keep people dry in the often-horizontal rain. I'd like to go back on a clear day so that I can check it out.

Adversity always makes one appreciate what they have in life and this is no exception. I am so glad that I have a family that though awkward sometimes, really cares about each other. I'm also really lucky to have an awesome friend who not only gave me a very nice card, a casserole with baked mac and cheese *and* flowers, but she left work to take me out to lunch yesterday. I'm also very lucky to have a Brian, Max, Batty and Praline at home for comfort and support.

OK world, so now I'm ready for you to let some of the suck go away and bring in some peace, happiness and above all - sleep!

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[tk7602.livejournal.com]

the mls listing won't show up until 3-4 pm today. i dropped off the key and got the check back from ken.

[noire.livejournal.com]

And once it's in the MLS, it will *still* take a while to get onto websites that anyone can use. Realtor.com is NOT updated as frequently as one might want to believe (it's not the REAL MLS, it just pretends to be. Real MSL subscriptions cost around a thousand dollars a year, so realtors actually do have access to info that the unwashed of us don't.)

If there was one house you loved, there will be another. Now is the beginning of the big season.

And condolences on your loss.