And the madness starts.

I was up researching funerals till like 4.30 am before having to head up to Marin to take care of the funeral arrangements....well, to get them started at the least. I'm officially googled/researched out in terms of funeral prep.

What did I learn?

Well, there's a crap load of different caskets (btw, did you know Costco and Wal-mart sell caskets??), there are waaay too many components to planing a funeral and I'm probably going to get fleeced in the process (reality check, I officially know that we ARE getting fleeced!) since funerals.....are crazy expensive!!! WTF man. Expenses for American burials are astronomical compared to other countries. I really hope my dad's sibs don't back out on their part of the cost cos if they do, we're screwed. They want most of the works so it's close to $10 000!! OMG. WTF BBQ !?! I'm obviously in the wrong business.

Anyway, talked to the funeral director, the cemetery ppl and picked up grandpa's stuff from the nursing home. Now all I gotta do is confirm the arrangements, inform and coordinate with my dad and his sibs about the arrangements and costs, hopefully get the money transferred asap, get documents signed, close accounts, set a date, etc. Gah. I've got a really bad headache. Sigh.

highlight? sibling bonding time - my sibs and I went to watch Sherlock Holmes (which was pretty good) and had dinner up in Marin while we waited for rush hour to end.