My lovely Nana’s funeral is tomorrow...

And I want to get the minister or whoever is running the show to say something for me ( I won't be able to speak!). But I just can't put it into words. I only have like an hour to get it to him.
I want to tell him about how Nena used to get the giggles at inapropriate (sp???) times. Especially when people hurt themselves. It seems to be something in her genes as most of her kids and grandkids do it as well.
She was the nicest lady in the whole world but she just burst into uncontrollable laughter when aweful things happened! Like when she was out driving once with one of her (grown up) sons, they saw a car hit an old lady on a crossing, she had obviously broken her leg and it was quite serious. Nena and her son suddenly roared with laughter and they couldn't stop to help so they just drove away with tears of laughter.
It is the kind of laughter where you can't breath or make a noise at all and my mum and I used to join her over silly things. We would all have to take our glasses off to wipe the tears away.

Anyway, how do I mention that I will always think of her when I am wetting myself/rolling on the floor/silent shaking/crying with laughter? Without it being too long as she has so much family, everyone will want to say something.

Oh, that's so simple, yet genious!!

Amby - i think you should mention Jody inheriting that trait as well - if the big grins in her photos are anything to go by she certainly takes atter Nena!

Aw, that's lovely!

beautiful Amby

Im sorry for your loss Chickoin, my grandma died in 2007 ,she was my best friend and the person I always confided in , I still miss her every single day .
I spoke at her funeral , and it was one of the hardest things I had to do , but it was ok cos it felt like she was there.

The letter you have written sounds lovely , I hope tomorrow goes well

That's lovely Amby. Just perfect.

Your posts have made me think a lot about my own Nana who passed away when I was 18. I used to call her Nena too.

Hope the funeral is just beautiful and there is some laughter amongst the tears. xxx

That is just beautiful.

I'm very sorry Amby that you are going through this. Your Nena sounds like an amazing woman.

Big hugs. We're all here for you.

I think the letter is so lovely and its brought a tear to my eye - it such a nice thing to remember about someone, she sounds like a real character.

 

 

I had no regrets either with my grandma either Amby , my last visit with her just before she died , was very special because I know she died knowing how much I loved her and how special she was to me , it makes it all just that little bit easier .
Hope it goes well .....
Long may your nena's giggle bug infect you