Hi all. Been really busy with family and preparing for the memorial service this week. My brother and I started to gO through dads shed in the backyard yesterday. He had to have 300 or mo more VHS tapes! We also found his old record collection - I'm going to take those, although I'll need to find a record player.
We got one of those scammer calls today where this guy asks for grandma, then when I told them I was her granddaughter, he asked me to guess who he was. I guessed a name ( only young male relative) and he was like " you got it!" then my aunt got on the phone and knew it wasn't that persons voice. He also mentioned something about a surprise trip to S America.
That really steamed me that someone would attempt to prey on my grandma - especially right now.
I have a question - when your ex- husband dies, and it is barely 5 days later, is that an appropriate time to bring up the topic of retirement money owed to you or that you may need to consult a lawyer, but want to make sure it won't throw things in probate? This is after she's been told that it probably is best that she not come due to very hard feelings towards her from her ex's family.
It's so strange how I can be in a roomful of people who loved my dad feeling ok, then someone says something and all I want to do is cry.
In financial news I now have a car payment of $245/mo. I loathe having a car payment and wish I had more saved up. But I know this would've made my dad very very happy, and the rest of my family are very happy about it as well. That makes it a little easier to do. ..plus I plan to pay extra when possible to get rid of it ASAP!!
Thanks again everyone for your thoughts and prayers.
Short note
June 15th, 2012 at 05:58 am
June 15th, 2012 at 12:41 pm 1339764075
Dear Laura,
Thinking of you during this difficult time and wishing you strength.
Prayers,
Laura
June 15th, 2012 at 01:44 pm 1339767875
June 15th, 2012 at 01:58 pm 1339768701
June 15th, 2012 at 02:05 pm 1339769127
Been thinking about you. Hope all those records bring back some great memories!
June 15th, 2012 at 03:05 pm 1339772756
{{{{hugs}}}}
June 15th, 2012 at 03:37 pm 1339774677
June 15th, 2012 at 03:38 pm 1339774706
June 15th, 2012 at 07:10 pm 1339787453
If it were just the asking questions about retirement, that would be one thing. My brother and I were discussing some of the financial aspects within a day (such as the car, notifying various people/financial places, etc.) It's more that this is the culmination of a pattern for this particular person.
I'm really looking forward to the SA meetup in San Fran now, hopefully it will be a good diversion for my mind. (I'll take my grandma with me to San Jose, and then we'll drive back together - she'll get to spend a few days with her daughter.)
June 15th, 2012 at 09:40 pm 1339796403
Still sending you ((HUGS)).