I went to buy a copy of today's paper to get a copy of Mom's obituary. I checked the paper first.
The obituary isn't there.
This is the second Saturday in a row in which her obituary is not in the paper.
Nor is it on the funeral home's website. I did a search and all I came up with was the obituary of an uncle who died several months ago.
The first time, the person we were dealing with at the funeral home said she didn't get it. Okay, that's believable ... her email to me, asking where it was, was found later in my 'Spam' folder. So it's definitely possible that the internet ate my email.
However, when I re-sent it (and the accompanying photo), I received a return email from her confirming that she'd received it.
That was six days ago.
And the obituary is still not where it's supposed to be.
I tried calling the paper but of course their offices are closed for the weekend.
I sent the email to my brother and sister as well, since I'm sure they'll be interested to hear her response. It's short and fairly curt: "We'd like to know why [Mom's] obituary is still not in [Hometown newspaper] and still not up on your website." No "Thank you" or anything like that, because at this point, there's nothing to thank them for.
It's making me paranoid enough to wonder if we're actually going to get Mom's ashes back, or just some dust and fluff that they got while cleaning up, along with some gravel to ensure an appropriate weight.
The obituary isn't there.
This is the second Saturday in a row in which her obituary is not in the paper.
Nor is it on the funeral home's website. I did a search and all I came up with was the obituary of an uncle who died several months ago.
The first time, the person we were dealing with at the funeral home said she didn't get it. Okay, that's believable ... her email to me, asking where it was, was found later in my 'Spam' folder. So it's definitely possible that the internet ate my email.
However, when I re-sent it (and the accompanying photo), I received a return email from her confirming that she'd received it.
That was six days ago.
And the obituary is still not where it's supposed to be.
I tried calling the paper but of course their offices are closed for the weekend.
I sent the email to my brother and sister as well, since I'm sure they'll be interested to hear her response. It's short and fairly curt: "We'd like to know why [Mom's] obituary is still not in [Hometown newspaper] and still not up on your website." No "Thank you" or anything like that, because at this point, there's nothing to thank them for.
It's making me paranoid enough to wonder if we're actually going to get Mom's ashes back, or just some dust and fluff that they got while cleaning up, along with some gravel to ensure an appropriate weight.
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