It hasn't been an easy week. As I have mentioned in earlier entries, my brother-in-law, Peter, was diagnosed with a terminal brain tumour around the end of August, and last Sunday morning, he passed away. If there is any positive in a situation like this, at least he didn't linger on in agony for months, and in fact, he wasn't in pain. Thankfully my sister-in-law, Rae, was with Peter at the end, and she said it was very quick and he seemed to be at peace.
The funeral was yesterday, and it was an extremely draining day. The funeral service started in the church at Sunbury at 10.30 am and we didn't get home until around 4.30 pm. His cremation was closer to Melbourne (Fawnker) and wasn't until 1.30 pm, and actually ended up taking place a little later than that. We then went back to my sister-in-law's house for a glass of wine and/or beer to cheer Peter on his way. I have to say, I can't remember a more draining day in my entire life. It was obviously a very sad day, but the speeches made by Peter's stepson, John, and one of my other brother-in-law's, Leigh, were lovely - some funny moments as well as sad ones. All in all, it's obviously not a day I want to repeat anytime soon.
And now the weekend is once again upon us. Will I make beads? As per usual, I've no idea. Every weekend I tell myself "this is the weekend", but it doesn't happen. Maybe things will be different tomorrow. We'll see.
So, Barack Obama won the US presidential elections. I'm not going to go on about politics in my blog, other than to say I'm happy with the result. I hope this really will be a change for the better, and not only for the USA.
And on that note, I'll sign off. Have a good weekend, and thanks for stopping by.
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