11 March 2018

Notes - the house / visitation


       Sunday afternoon. You have been neatly hanging clothes, clearing the clutter in closets after buying more Staples business boxes one marked 'Carol: books' the other 'R's stuff/basement' [files]. Carol has been working on her desk in the kitchen. The 'office' files are already at Kim and Paul's or shelved in the basement for moving. Kim has been in touch with your realtor, Susie G. (her son Luke was a student of yours and he is a realtor with Susie also). Susie worked with your retired realtor when Kim was in high school also working with your realtor at the time. Once the carpet is in you can move ahead for an 'opening'. - Amorella

       1352 hours. We will all be happier when this selling is sold and we can focus on moving or staying in place depending on what we and the new owners want to do.

       Late Friday afternoon, you and Bud C. went to see the Grimsleys at Rich's visitation in Mt. Washington down near the river. You both knew no one but the immediate family. You expected to see some from Rich's work (as you sometimes had lunch with them too) but none showed up while you two were present. - Amorella

       1358 hours. Visiting with Jessie was the saddest. Later, I saw her looking my way from afar and I broke into tears myself and hid in a hallway until I recovered. Just a glance through watered eyes, and we immediately drilled into deeper, silent memories of her family and our family together on one adventure or another -- be it Disney World or a weekend of sailing or just getting together. Angie, his second wife, seemed a bit surprised that Rich told me about his heart attack last year because he rarely talked about his health. She said his passing was not entirely unexpected but it was at the same time. No one said outright but I assume it was heart failure. One of his favorite works of 'art' was a blown up photo of a computer chip. Typical Rich., a software engineer extraordinaire. I took an angled picture of it.

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Rich Grimsley's Computer Chip Photo
Framed About 20" X 20"

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       More focus on the house after lunch and after Kim called with more information. Carol has been reading you bits and pieces from the booklet the realtor had left some time ago but you forgot about telling Carol and fortunately for you she found it and has been going through the literature. You just want to take a nap. Later, young man. Post. - Amorella

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