To all of you-I am so sorry that I can't say this face to face, but want you to know I'm thinking of all of you. I thought I'd be able to get to the visitation, but that isn't able to happen. Our moms were good friends, and you were wonderful neighbors when I was growing up just down the road. I find myself thinking of all the times we played together. I remember watching your dad milking cows by hand and being amazed, since I was a country girl...but not a farm girl. I think he squirted mile at me at some point! Anyway...although I have no idea about your relationship with your mom, I know how I felt when my mom died (and Dad was long gone) and it felt so strange....like I was somehow an orphan. It's strange when your parents are both gone. I still miss my mom, after 13 years, and know that no matter what, there's no one quite like your mom and the place she had in one's life. Know that I'm thinking of all of you. HEY! maybe they're playing pinnocle up there! Rosalie