Rest In Peace

Poll-Who hates it when fresh funeral sympathy flowers you got from a loved ones funeral die? I wish there was a place where flowers never died.

Who knows how does a funeral home keep all of the sympathy flowers for a funeral the day before fresh? Say that I died and you made all of my funeral arrangements and got everything out the way,what does the funeral home where my funeral will be at do to the sympathy flowers that my family will take home,are all of the flowers set up in the main room that the funeral will take place in or do they wait a couple of hours before the funeral and set everything up before family arrives.

What flowers do you want at your funeral for sympathy flowers that will tell what kind of person you were? What flowers would you want to be at your funeral that tell others the whole story of your life and tell others what kind of person you were. I want red roses and blue and white carnations & easter lilies at my funeral.

Send sympathy flowers to funeral home or widow's house? My fiancé's grandfather died today and I am unable to make the trip to be at the funeral. Out of respect for a wonderful man, I'd like to send flowers (or something deliverable) to his widow. Because I am close to the family, would it be proper to send the gift to their home they shared or to the funeral home? Also, anything ideas for a more personal gift that I can send other than flowers? Thanks so much.

What do funeral sympathy flowers symbolize?

Poll-What do you all think of my new profile photo of very fresh & good smelling funeral sympathy flowers?

Poll-Why do funeral sympathy flowers always match the color of the casket?

Who knows what is the origin of funeral sympathy flowers & why do they die fast a couple of days after? A funeral

Condolences, flowers, guest book signature and sympathy or mass card for very dear Uncle's funeral services? How much is too much? I would appreciate an answer from someone who has lost a dear one so they can tell me what is appropriate. I sent flowers to the funeral parlor from me and my siblings, signed the guest book on line and will be attending the wake, funeral services, including the mass and military services at the cemetery. Should I also put a sympathy or mass card in the envelope holder/pedestal at the funeral parlor or does the guest book signature on line kind of take the place of giving a card at the funeral home?

Poll-What color did you wear to the last funeral you went to and what color sympathy flowers were at it?

Why do they call those beautiful flowers you see at funerals called sympathy flowers? I don't start crying when I hold the flower in my hand.

What kind of sympathy flowers would you like to be placed on top of your casket at your funeral?

How do i loop and fix the ribbon around sympathy funeral Letters/wreaths? Im creating the Wreath Letters D A D individually, But my friend wants the ribbon looped around the edges (as seen here on this link: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Dad-wreath-tribute-funeral-flowers-St-Albans-area_W0QQitemZ8280861485QQihZ012QQcategoryZ3097QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem ) Can anyone guide me and tell me how to do it please? Thank you.

What do you do with those beautiful sympathy flowers you get from funerals? I keep them and put them in my room(but they always die) I know I will be going to another funeral and I will get flowers and I will do the same thing.

Sympathy Flowers-How do those flowers at funerals express sympathy & sorrow? They are just flowers

What would your ideal funeral be like & what kinds of sympathy flowers would you want around your casket?

Poll-What do you think of my new profile photo of a funeral casket with the lid open and sympathy flowers?

Why do we have sympathy flowers at funerals & what do they do for the family suffering the loss?

What should we put on the note in the flowers (funeral)? My fiance step-dad passed away and im sending a sympathy standing basket and its going to be from, my mother in law, fiance, me, and his 2 brothers n one sister. What should be best to put inside the note? just say you will be truly missed and we love you from (names) or whats something describes better?

What flowers should i bring to the family of teh deceased, out of sympathy? I dont mean flowers to bring to the funeral. i mean just flowers to give as a courtesy to the daughter of the deceased.

Sympathy gift and funeral etiquette? Please forgive my lack of tact/knowledge in this area. I've never had to deal with this situation before, and I really need advice. Someone from our church recently lost a spouse. We're invited to the visitation and the service. I don't know anything about proper etiquette in terms of sympathy gifts/flowers/food, etc. The death occurred yesterday, the visitation is tomorrow, and the service is on Thursday, so I don't have much time to figure this out. The family is in mourning, and to my knowledge no one has heard yet whether they need help preparing meals or have requested charitable donations in lieu of flowers or anything in that regard. I'd like to do someone to show my acknowledgment of the family's pain and to help them in any way I can. Please tell me what is appropriate. Do I send gifts to the funeral home or to the family's home? Is it inappropriate to bring a gift to the visitation tomorrow? I'd rather not send flowers - something more helpful, like maybe a food basket. I'd really like to cook for them if I can, but I just don't know what to do. I've never attended a visitation in my adult life - please let me know when/how/where it is appropriate to send something. Btw, this is a protestant, Christian church, family and service. Thank you very much.

What kind of sympathy arrangement to send for a female coworker? What type of flowers should I send? Please send me real answers. These flowers aren't for the funeral, they are going to the mother of the deceased!

Poll-What should my new profile picture be a picture of? I wanna change my picture I have of fresh funeral sympathy flowers.

Do I send a sympathy card to my Mothers, brother & sisters after her funeral? My mother passed away. Her 2 brothers and 3 sisters gave a arraingment of flowers. Do I need to send them a thank-you symapthy card?

What type of funeral do you want to have and what do you want your obituary to say? What kind of sympathy flowers do you want what kind of casket do you want who do you want to sing at your funeral what are the names of the songs you want sung at your funeral where do you want your interment to be or would you rather be cremated and returned to the dust of the ground

etiquette question, thank you notes, funeral flowers,food, etc.? we had a death in the family. some thank you notes need to be sent. i know notes are sent for people giving flowers and food. what about for people who send sympathy cards? are thank you notes supposed to be sent to them? i assume , no. is this correct?

Does anyone know anything about Dutch funeral etiquette? What are appropriate expressions of sympathy? Are flowers appropriate and if so, what type? What other things should one know when attending a Christian funeral in Holland?

Funeral Poll-Who can choose which of the two is better? 1)Cremation or burial 6 feet deep underground 2)A station wagon or funeral hearse 3)Sympathy music or sympathy flowers 4)an urn or plant pot 5)anger or great sadness 6)Memories or an obituary 7)rows or pews or steel chairs 8)embalming fluid or freon 9)A grave or crypt 10)A piano or a harp 11)Burr Oak Cemetery or Mount Hope Cemetery here in Chicago

Lack of acknowledgment after sending flowers to funeral -- is that rude? I recently reconnected with my best friend from grade school after 20 years though Facebook. We "friended" each other and sent each other hello messages to update each other on what we're up to now. Her father passed away and his funeral was a week ago. I didn't go to the funeral, as it was two states away and also I think it would have been a little odd since we're not that close. Anyway, I remembered her father fairly well from when we were growing up, and out of sympathy, I sent a really nice (not crazy over the top though) floral arrangement to the funeral. She hasn't sent any acknowledgment of the flowers to me (I would receive it via Facebook, as she does not have my home address). Is that rude of her, or am I unreasonable to think she should respond to me given that she probably is dealing with a lot right now with her father's death?

Am I obliagted to send a sympathy card or make donation when co-worker's relative passes? Say a co-worker's grandmother passed away. The co-worker did not inform me and I didn't know it until the co-worker was absent from the job and I saw the obit in the newspaper. I feel awkward now. I was not invited to either the wake or the funeral and as far as I know, no one else from work was either. No one from work has mentioned doing a group "thing." Should I send a sympathy card, flowers, or make a donation? Am I obligated to do ANYTHING?

What flowers do grandmas like? Looking for "with sympathy" type flowers that don't look like church funeral flowers... no idea! Help.. what flowers would YOUR grandma like? Pictures would be good! Thanks in advance! cajunmom... awww how sweet, yeah I think my grandma would say that too. and the grandma that likes cash.. LOL thanks for your answers!

What kind of sympathy arrangement to send a male? My boyfriends grandmother passed this morning. She practically raised him after his own mother died so he is taking this pretty hard. I was wanting to send some flowers to the funeral home. I know he would appreciate having an arrangement sent to him. What sort sympathy arrangement would be appropriate for a male? I don't want to visit a florist. I was hoping to order them online. Any online florist suggestions as well?

The funeral survey-Who can answer as many questions as you can? 1)Sympathy flowers or leaves off of an oak tree 2)A station wagon or funeral hearse 3)The bible or book of life 4)Tears of great joy or sobs or deep deep grief 5)Getting ready to attend 5 funerals in one day or getting ready for the return of Christ 6)A Christmas party or re-pass 7)Greeting cards or A Christmas card 8)A shoe box or a funeral casket 9)A body farm or cemetery 10)embalming fluid or a glass of bleach

P o l l-What song manages to always remind you of a loved ones funeral & causes you to get flashbacks? What song makes tears fly out of your eyes when ever you are listening to the radio and every song but that song has played and all of a sudden that song starts to play and you just feel like all of the energy is being drained out of your body and you start to feel very weak(till that song is over) and while that song is playing you are on the floor crying and you flood the floor with your tears. My uncle died last year and the song If This Isn't Love always sends flash backs of his funeral service to me and as I am sitting here I can still smell the wonderful aroma of the blue and white carnation sympathy flowers that were at his funeral even though those flowers have died.

How do you go about writing a thankyou letter? I have to write thankyou letters to people, thanking them for taking part, and messages of sympathy, and flowers, at my mums funeral. What do I say, and how do I write them, as its not like a normal thankyou. I would also like to thankyou all for all your words of comfort and prayers. I am honoured to know so many good friends. Thankyou all so much, and God bless

should I cancel my weekend trip to attend a funeral? I have a weekend trip planned over memorial weekend to go from southern california to northern california to visit family. My sister in law's uncle died and the funeral is this weekend. I know that whole side of the family well enough to have dinner a few times a years and exchange christmas presents. The reason I have a dilemma is because our father in law recently moved in with us due to heart conditions, we were going to take him to some places he misses just incase he is not living for too much longer. Also I was going to see my mom and dad for mothers and fathers day since I could not see them on te actual day as well as visit my 99 year old grandma who is still recovering from blood lot surgery. with all that said, should I cancel my trip and go to the funeral or send flowers to the funeral and sympathy cards to the family and keep my trip?

Ok to send flowers to the house the day after a funeral? What else could I do? I just found out a former boss's father has died, and she was very close to him (he lived with her). She is my former boss, but also I have known her for a long time, and we used to visit socially. We haven't been social for about 5 years, not for any bad reason, just lost touch. The funeral is tomorrow, I'm very sick and can't make it. I was going to have flowers sent to the house tomorrow, but same-day delivery bouquets (since it's after the cutoff time) are pretty scrawny and way out of my price range with the rush same-day delivery fee. I was thinking of having flowers sent to the house on the following day or some other time this week. Is this tacky/unacceptable? My other idea was to mail a sympathy card with a $50 gift certificate for a restaurant, so she can treat her family to take out or something to make meals easier, etc. Please don't bash me, I'm just trying to figure out what the right thing to do is, with what I've got. Any other ideas would be great

Which flowers are considered a bad omen when given in sympathy? I remember hearing that you shouldn't give someone in hospital red and white flowers on account of it being a bad omen .. I also remember someone telling me that there are rules regarding funerals/deaths, it was something that you should avoid putting on the coffin or a certain colour you should avoid as it will show the face of the next person to die . Or something along those lines! Anyone shed any light??

Poll-What did you think of the Michal Jackson funeral memorial? I loved his funeral in face I was just watching it earlier on you tube,I heard he was not in the casket no wonder it wasn't an open casket funeral,and does anyone know where can I order and print up a free obituary of Michael and what did the family do with all of those sympathy flowers? Click here to watch the whole memorial for free http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iTl8GkIvYIo

Where can i order house plants online for the same day or next day delivery? UK only please? Due to my illness i can not attend funeral of my sister-in-law and i am extremely upset. I am very close to her parents so instead of sending Sympathy flowers i want to make it special and send a plant or a little tree as they both love gardening and plants plus it would last unlike flowers... I am desperate to find an online shop with same day or next day delivery or at least 2 day delivery. Can anyone help? Thanks so much! Yes i googled for it before i posted my question here, thanks.

Best way to express sympathy to someone who recently lost a loved one? Back in May, I met a husband and wife who live in my town. The husband and I belong to a service organization and see each other weekly. While I don't spend time with the couple outside of the organization (they are about 25-30 years older than me), they have always been very nice to me. Earlier today, I found out that the husband's mother passed away a few days ago after a long illness. His mom lived on the other side of the US, and he and his wife were with her during the last few days of her life. The funeral will be in the city where his mother lived. Obviously, I want to convey my sympathies to the couple. What would be the most appropriate way to do this, considering the nature of our relationship? Sympathy card? Flowers (if so, to the funeral home or to their home after they return)? Visit? Phone call (if so, when)?

Death in the family, no funeral, gift etiquette? My great great aunt died recently. The service was a small one for only the immediate family. Since the funeral was small and no flowers could be sent, what is proper etiquette as far as a sympathy card? Should I include money? A gift card so my cousin's family can go out to dinner together? Should I include anything? I've never been in a situation where I could not attend the service to show support, so I'm kind of at a loss here.

How to respond when a long distance elderly relative you haven't seen in years dies? We can't go to funeral, haven't been close to that side of family, but still she was my aunt. Do I send family flowers, sympathy card?

What would you remember more the day after the event? What a loved ones body look liked in their funeral casket a wrestling event you went to your first arrest by police the night you had sex with sympathy flowers

What, if anything, should I send to the funeral of a Jewish friends mother? I'm Christian, my friend is Jewish. His mom died yesterday and I was going to send flowers...however, I thought I remembered him telling me that Jews don't observe that tradition at funerals. Do I send anything? Nothing? and what about a sympathy card?

Funeral Eqiquette? If your uncle (to whom you were not too close) passed away and you send flowers to the funeral to the tune of $129.00 would you also give a sympathy card with some cash?

funeral help? Funeral help? it seems my husband's grandmother is not doing well in the hospital. my MIL is flying up to be with her husband as he has been with his mother during this time....he told her to take clothes for a funeral. so we are preparing for the worst. it seems a bit petty of me but i was wondering, since i have never met my husband's grandmother, how could we celebrate her life. is sending flowers and a card of sympathy enough to show how much we care about everyone's loss. we are flying to the dakota's from south tx. over the thanksgiving holidays and i have never met my husband of three years family. just my father in law's brothers and sisters. i know his immediate family and my mother in law's family. anyway....i want to be respectful and kind and thoughtful and make a good impression. i'd send a bouquet of blue irises, that is my favorite flower, and a card from our family. is there anything else i can do? we can't just go and join them for a funeral. we can't afford that. and we have three little ones to lug around everywhere!! ;o) thanks for your help. keep her in your thoughts and prayers. thanks SHE IS NOT DEAD! goodness. people are thinking she is gone while i already stated she is in the hospital. LOL!

On line Flower Shops? I need to find a Cheap Online Flower Shop Fast! I Need Sympathy Flowers for my Grandfather's Funeral. I live in the USA if you all need to know this.

Death Poll-Who can try and guess which ones did I choose? Death Poll-Who can try and guess which ones did I choose? Look at the list of words below,try and guess which one of the two you think I would pick. first person to get all correct gets 10 points. Burial or cremation Funeral home or church cemetery or bone yard sympathy flowers or house hold plants obituary or death note written by me Heaven or hell sleep of death or eternal rest yellow tulips or blue and white carnations Joyce Meyer or Paula White A station wagon or funeral hearse

The Huge Poll-How many poll questions do you think you can answer? Pizza or garlic macaroni white bread or wheat bread chicken or very crispy spicy home made chicken orange juice or mint chocolate chip ice cream cereal or rice pudding funerals or weddings burial or cremation a gong or a bell a funeral home or a hut sympathy flowers or real Christmas tree books or magazines the bible or an adult magazine baptism or frying in hell for ever fire or water earth or air peace or violence February or December 666 or 144 thousand school or a puzzle book wheel of fortune or jeopardy high definition or a tube TV from the 1930s plasma or liquid crystal coffee cake or a banana roll pepper or salt dust or ash dirt or soil the Internet or cable TV a dinosaur or a roach slap or punch shattered dreams or a low blow a cigarette or flesh tube lotion or body wash boiling water or freezing water winter or spring graduation or family reunion blue ray dvd player or a tape player a funeral hearse or honda mental illness or bipolar disorder down or under yahoo answers or google answers you tube or your eye balls Ellen DeGeneres or Oprah Winfrey toys or adult toys

i have an etiquette question? my father was a nisei and he passed this year. the nisei in our community were very close knit. most of them went to the same internment camp at gila river. at funerals, it is common to not only attend the funerals and send flowers, but sympathy cards with money. my fathers funeral was attended by close to 500 people only because he died in the town he was born and raised in. today an old friend of his passed. i would like to send a card or flowers. it certainly isn't from my father, but my father would have sent a card. i guess it's on behalf of my family. i myself wasn't close with this man or his children. i've only met them a few times. the last time t my fathers' funeral. do i enclose money? how much? the cards from my fathers' friends had $50's and $100's . but they were from my fathers' friends and classmates. i'm just the third generation. i thought of just sending flowers. but the card...........would it be from the "john smith" family or the family of "john smith", or something else?

What would be an appropriate gesture of sympathy for someone from Taiwan? A Taiwanese friend just lost her sister to breast cancer. She flew back to Taiwan for the funeral. When she called me today, I asked if it would be appropriate to send flowers and she said no. I also asked if I could send her parents a sympathy card, but she said it would not be necessary since they do not read English. My friend will be home in a couple of weeks after taking care of her sister's affairs and staying for a while to comfort her parents. I'd like to send her flowers upon her return, not to say "in sympathy" but more to say, "thinking of you." Or make a donation in her sister's name to the breast cancer foundation? Any ideas about a suitable gesture will be most appreciated. Thank you, and God bless.

What to say to someone who just lost a grandmother? She actually is one of my previous teachers...I am her teachers assistant now. I look up to her so much and I feel horrible about what happened =( I made a sympathy card for her...but don't know what to write in it. Should I have her classes sign it? Also, I thought of getting flowers and leaving the flowers and card on her desk for when she returns to school (the funeral is out of state so she won't be back until next week)

Whould you help me out with catholic funeral traditions?..I need help immidietly My Boyfriend's grandma died today. Im not catholic but they are and I want to go to her funeral and show soem sypathy but not sure what should I do? give some ideas what to wear, what to say to show my sympathy and do i have to buy anything like flowers or ... ANY suggestions help me alot..Ineed need as soon as possible. thank you. excuse my typing errors. Im not in a right mood right now..

What type of flower or what colour of rose...??? What type of flower or what colour of rose should be given in sympathy or at a funeral??

i need help with stillbirth please? Hi, i need honest decent answers please. One of my closest friends has just given birth to a still born daughter at 26 weeks. There was complications which we all knew of but we all- even the doctors, thought the baby would be fine and would survive. Sadly she didnt. I have never had to deal with this kind of thing before, i know she had to give birth and the baby was fully formed etc but what is the procedure for after, will there be a funeral? do we send sympathy cards, flowers etc? i also am struggling to find things to say to them both. Please help

How do I help my friend whose dad has commited suicide? She wasnt my best friend, but still she was my friend... I have no idea what to do. dont know what to do... She wasnt my best friend, but she was an okay friend.... I dont know how to help. I just feel so helpless.... I am going to the funeral tommorow and I dont know what to expect.. or what to say... Do I send flowers? They are living in a hotel because they dont want to be at home so would flowers be a pain? Do I send them a sympathy card? Do they make cards that say I am sorry that your dad was such a (colorfull adjective) that he left you, your siblings and your mother all alone so he could feel better? I want to give them space, but i want them to know that I am there for them. I have had people in my family try to kill themselves but they havent succeded and they werent my parents so I am clueless. I know this isnt the right catagory but theres not really any right ones

Funeral - Am I cold or being reasonable? My husband’s uncle passed away a few days ago out of state (5 hour drive). Since we were not close, my husband will be attending the wake/funeral without me (our 3 year old and I are still recovering from the flu). My husband is taking the task upon himself to be the bus service to his other siblings (aged 30+) who are not going to pay for the tolls, food, motel or gas not to mention putting the extra 1000 miles on our heap. I’ve spoken to his mother to give my regrets/sympathy and wrote a handwritten letter expressing my condolences to his aunt, bought a mass card and purchased 2 expensive bottles of liquor for my husband to take there for my mother in law and aunt to enjoy/relax. His uncle wanted donations made to charity instead of flowers, now MIL wants us to make a donation and buy flowers too. I said no to the flowers since I feel this is getting out of hand because it will cause more money problems with siblings. We won't get the money back. Am I cold or being reasonable? MIL also wants hubby to stay the extra day even though we have a baptism to attend that afternoon. She told him to get up early in the morning and go directly to the baptism instead of leaving the night before that would work better for us. I'm not familiar with the area that the baptism is being held so I wanted to go together. He is also going to have to pitch in for a family dinner. I think this is overkill for an uncle that didn't mean that much to him. I was told by my husband NOT to come because it was becoming costly even though I offered several times to go to support him and his mom. The reason I came to Yahoo answers is to vent so my husband wouldn't have to hear it. Sorry, my bad. It's 700 miles - roundtrip.

Interpert dream i had during a lunar eclispe.. death coffins funeral tree hair wind in face best friend spirt The dream started with my two girl friends. One is my best friend the younger sister and the other is her older sister my second close friend. And a guy I know little brother who in my dream had the name of a third friend’s boyfriend but was not her boyfriend but a little brother of a guy I went to high school with. They all had a terminal disease caner. we sat by the river there was a small wall we were sitting on concrete and a door like entrance to the river and the rivers current was flowing strong. And there were bright green trees and wind was for a second blowing hair in my face it was a well known place in my town. then went to the girls mothers home that looked bigger and more extravagant royal than it is their step father later looked urgent and told them all that they were going to die they were scared the step-father said they could go to the hospital but that they would die either way so they chose to stay at the home. When they died the two girls visited me as sprits and I asked what they needed me to do so they could move on and go to heaven though I myself don’t believe in heaven. The older sister I don’t think needed anything and left the world before my best friend the younger sister. I asked my best friend if she wanted me to use her MySpace to let people know about her death and she said yes I said I needed her password and she told me it was kids hate something another word I cant remember so I did it then the next day I’m walking into her home to their funeral and there are there coffins with them in it I have flowers but I don’t have a card so I walk out side it was a nice day lots of green and tress and people waling and dogs people walking their dogs but I’m in a rush I’m almost running and panic anxiety cause I don’t want to miss the funeral and the dream ends with me trying to get a card for them a sympathy card to say good bye and I dream waking up and that I’m scared fearful anxious and then I woke up scared. ***************I missed work today cause I was sleeping/ dreaming so PLEASE HELP! I guess I really need to grasp a concept. Subconsciously

What to say to someone who just lost a loved one? She actually is one of my previous teachers...I am her teachers assistant now. I look up to her so much and I feel horrible about what happened =( I made a sympathy card for her...but don't know what to write in it. Should I have her classes sign it? Also, I thought of getting flowers and leaving the flowers and card on her desk for when she returns to school (the funeral is out of state so she won't be back until next week)

Will a cemetary 'cart' be a lucrative business venture? I've been to plenty of funerals lately and I've come up with an idea...I'd like to purchase a cart (much like a hot dog cart) and offer items such as flowers, potted plants, american flags, sympathy cards, water and other funeral related items to mourners to purchase as they grieve. They can then take these items and leave them at the final resting places! Because it will be a cart, I could wheel it all around the cemetary to the different funerals. I believe there is a HUGE market demographic with this venture...

What to say to someone who just lost and grandmother...? She actually is one of my previous teachers...I am her teachers assistant now. I look up to her so much and I feel horrible about what happened =( I made a sympathy card for her...but don't know what to write in it. Should I have her classes sign it? Also, I thought of getting flowers and leaving the flowers and card on her desk for when she returns to school (the funeral is out of state so she won't be back until next week)

Funeral ettiquette question? My mother-in-law passed away this past weekend. I know that we need to send thank you cards to people who sent flowers or made charitable donations in her name. Do we also need to send a thank you to people who have sent sympathy cards to our home?

Please Proof read this for me? Hey this paper is really, really important. It means a lot to me (cause it's true) and it is a big part of my grade. Is it descriptive enough? Did I go comma crazy? PLEASE if you have any suggestions, or changes, or corrections or anything I would really appreciate it. It seems like just yesterday. I can still see my five year old self gazing out the car window and waving to Grandma as she stood at their large living room window waving back happily. Something was different this Thanksgiving day ten years later. In fact, everything was different. I could barely look at her that day without tears forming in my eyes. “That’s not my grandma,” I kept thinking to myself. But then I’d hear my cousin’s voice gently whispering, “Hi Grandma, this is Whitni. Michelle and I are just going to sit in here with you for a while.” I took a deep breath, bit my lip, and reminded myself over and over again to be strong. She acknowledged the two of us being there and went back to sleep. We sat there by her side for an hour, rarely speaking a word. In spite of how extremely difficult it was, I didn’t shed a tear that entire hour. There were several times I had to turn away − to keep myself from crying. I’d close my eyes, remind myself of the good times, and quickly check back into reality to see if anything had changed. It never had. Once the hour had passed, my aunt came in to sit for a while, so Whitni and I quietly exited the room. The hours passed quickly, and before I knew it my cousins, sister and I were leisurely walking down the hallway into the room where my grandma was sleeping. Grandpa was sitting on a chair beside her bed and my cousin quietly explained that we were heading out. One after another, the four of us hugged Grandpa, told Grandma we loved her, and added “see you soon” as we walked out the bedroom door. Midnight rolled around. The four of us were in my cousins’ kitchen. My sister and I sat at the table flipping through a magazine while Whitni was enjoying a bowl of macaroni and cheese. We were talking about random things of no real importance while Jenna was whipping up something for herself to eat. Then we heard the sound of the door opening behind us. My stomach twisted into knots as I saw the emotionally drained expressions on the faces of my aunt and mom. “She had a long fight,” one of them spoke softly. The words rattled around in my head as I tried to wrap my mind around the fact that her fight was now over. Eleven years of battling cancer − over. I didn’t know whether to cry for the loss of the only Grandma I had ever known or to be comforted at the fact that she is free of all her pain. I followed my cousins and aunt out the door while my mom and sister followed closely behind. The six of us piled into their car and made our way down the street to the house I’d seen hundreds of times before. It looked different this time. As I trudged through the snow I glanced at that same large living room window. The lights were dimmed and the room seemed more lifeless than it ever had before. We opened the door as it welcomed us, once again, with its familiar creaking noise. My grandpa walked the four of us down the hallway and into the blue and white carpeted bedroom. I saw her frail, delicate body lying on the bed and watched as my cousins and sister bent down and gave her a kiss on the forehead. I did the same and followed behind them as they tightly hugged my grandpa one by one. I had never seen him cry before, and as a result I disregarded every ounce of strength remaining. I felt the tears stream down my cheeks and heard the grief-stricken cries coming from my cousins. We slowly walked back down the hallway and into the living room where my uncle was sitting. Looking out of the large window, I watched as the coroner, and owner of the funeral home, wheeled my grandmother’s covered body down the front porch steps. “Happy Thanksgiving,” I thought to myself. But then I came to the realization that I really do have countless things to be thankful for. I have so many people in my life who love and care about me. I have a strong and loving Grandpa who honored, loved and cherished his wife every day for those fifty-three years. And I have a wonderful Grandma in heaven, free of pain, with the Maker and Savior of the world. The next few days came with flowers, sympathy cards, a visitation, a funeral and a drive home. I then took one more look at that large living room window. As my cousin slowly backed the car out of the driveway, I closed my eyes and pictured Grandma standing at heaven’s largest window − waving goodbye one last time. Try not being an insensitive jerk. That's right you delete your answer. That was extremely rude.

How should we deal with our neighbour? I live with my mum: I'm 38, she's 65. I've lived with her all my life and she is a widow. Our neighbours are elderly and have always been aggressive/hostile with us for unknown reason - they're just like that. We have tried to befriend, but they've just thrown it back in our face. Anyway, 2 weeks ago, his wife died (she was 92 and he's about 90 and very fit for his age still). Since, she's died, he's wanted to know us all of a sudden and he keeps knocking at our front early in the morning, even yesterday on Mother's Day, when we were still sleeping. He called again this a.m. (I'm at work) and asked my mum if she'd like to go in his house as, "I want to show you something". We have never been invited before. My mum gets panic attacks easily and I don't want his persistency to affect her. How should we deal with him now? We've sent him a lovely sympathy card. I told my mum that he may just want to show her the funeral flowers or something, but not to go in there alone.

Funeral Condolence Gifts? So my friends grandma passed away on the same day that her great grandmother (her grandmothers mother was being buried) So what do i get her a sympathy card and what else i want to her get flowers but i dont know which one Please Help Thanks

Flowers for miscarriage? Im thinking if it was me, Id like the gesture, but not sure Id want to look at them, then have to throw them out. I spose it would be the same for a funeral. I cant decide if I should get some for a friend to show support (in addition to being there of course), then just go with something white? FTD shows some bright colorful bouquets in the sympathy section, which confuses me. Another friend said maybe a plant, but cant decide if that is more of a reminder vs a remembrance. Any thoughts?

A good friend's grandparent just passed away... What's the etiquette? My husband and I are really good friends with someone and her grandmother just passed away. Her husband just called to let us know and I told him we're here if they need anything at all... Beyond that, is there anything else I should be doing? If I send flowers, do I send them to our friend or to the funeral home? Do I have to send flowers or a card? Do I have to do anything beyond offering our sympathy and our support? We've also never met her grandmother, if that makes any difference.

Sympathy Gift...but not death-related? My boyfriend's sister's husband had an accident involving some sort of head trauma a few days ago. He survived, but there is damage; how extensive and how permanent is unknown yet, but it will be a long road to recovery. My boyfriend is going down to visit this weekend. He felt it would be better to feel things out for now and then have me come down another weekend, which is fine. But I do want to send something. What can I send? A card I guess. But what else. Flowers is weird. I looked at 1800flowers and the "Get Well" gift baskets are like teas and other things and obviously directed at the sick person. The funeral stuff is like fruit and cheese and cookies. That seems oddly celebratory, but maybe that's because funeral's are supposed to have a dimension of honoring the person who died. Any ideas? I am considering making a meal of some kind and sending it with my boyfriend, but I don't really cook.

Friend has dying grandmother? One of my best friends has a dying grandmother, she has been in the hospital for the past two weeks and could die anytime. I want to save sending flowers for the funeral, but I would like to sent my friends mother a sympathy gift, or a gesture. (It is my friends grandmother who is dying but her mother is really suffering with this) Any ideas? Food? Just a card?

Can you send any flower arrangements for condolences? I want to send a vase of flowers from a flower shop to a family who lost a love one. But on the websites of these online flower shops, the choices under " funerals and sympathies" they are kind of boring. Is it okay to send a very vibrant vase of flowers with different colours? Its to show how life is still beautiful and to being a little colour to th sadness they feel. Is that okay? or will people know my flower choices were wrong and in the flower world certain arrangements are a no no? I am clueless and if something screams elegant and beautiful yet understanding, I think that is okay right?

Tragic death of neighbors' grown son has us wondering...? how to comfort the grieving parents. The son lived with them; he was in his thirties, a divorced father of two boys and worked with his dad. He was killed yesterday in a motorcycle accident. Since then, there has been a constant stream of close friends and relatives going into and out of the house, day and night. My husband and I aren't close, personal friends of the parents and hardly knew their son at all, but our relationship with the parents is quite friendly as we have enjoyed many conversations on our front lawns. We'll send a sympathy card and flowers, and we plan to attend the funeral. After the crowd at their house dissipates, we'll deliver a dinner or two to the parents and offer our condolences. How else can we comfort them? Will they want to talk about their son's accident or his life in general or would that be too painful? Will their routine of doing housework and yard work provide them with a needed distraction, or would us doing it for them be a blessing?

What is appropriate to give for a memorial service? My fiancee's friend died recently, and there is going to be a memorial service in a few days. My fiancee has decided he isn't going to attend the memorial service, it's in the late evening, and he has to work that night, plus he says he hates funerals. I thought we should send flowers to the funeral home as a gesture of sympathy, but when I read the obituary it says "Memorials: to the family." I looked that up and it looks like they're asking cash donations be made to the family, rather than to a charity or whatever is normally done. My fiancee and I are late 20s, and haven't been through this before, but we were thinking that maybe sending a check to the widow would be more appropriate, considering flowers are VERY expensive and it seems like she could use the $100 more than proflowers could... She is now the only breadwinner with 2 teenage children. So is it bad etiquette to mail her a sympathy card with a check enclosed? They don't appear to have an account set up to make donations, and I don't want to just send a check to the funeral home... Or should I just send flowers, which is more traditionally done? Advice is appreciated!!!

etiquette on babies at funerals? My friends mother passed away this past weekend. She was a friend from high school, but since graduating we have kept in touch every few months or so. (we graduated 6 years ago now) I have a 14 week old daughter. The funeral is Thursday during the day and I would really like to pay my respects to my friend as well as her mother. We are not very close but none the less I would like to be there. I however do not have a sitter. What is the proper thing to do? Is it inappropriate to bring the baby along for a bit just to show that I care, or would skipping all together and sending a sympathy card and flowers be more appropriate?

Is this person my friend, I wanna cut her out of my life, and take her christmas present, should I feel bad ? I feel terrible, about the way I feel about my friendship with a childhood friend Tammy., and I cant seem to understand why?Well for starters, I ve known her for over 14 years, and I always had doubts about her for some reason.The cons is little things such as I notice that when we go out, theres this competition, like if a guy is staring at me, or trying to talk to me, she eyes them down and tries to get their attention or she 'll ask "Why are you looking at her",..then theres this weird thing where mutual friends will suddenly stop talking to me, or have negative feelings towards me for no reason at all,...One of my friends Kalia, I had went to high school with we really good friends and her and Tammy they had kind of knew each other in high school but they werent friends at all, and now all of a sudden my friend Kalia I introduced her too Tamia, will only hang out with Tamia, and buy her stuff for her birthday and christmas but when my birthday came around Kalia didnt want to go out with me, when I went to her mothers funeral, and bought her cards and flowers ro show my sympathy,..then I notice that when me and Tammy take pictures together she will delete them off her webpage and when I write her a message on her page givin her compliments or wishing her a merry christmas she wont respond out in the open,..but she will respong by text message (which is weird) but she will respond to other people, ..and its just other stuff thats happened in the past, like when I finally got a management postion and I told her about it she says"Oh is that what your degree got you, that kind of job", and she came between me and my friend Kalia, and so Kalia stopped talking to me for some reason, I dont know why, but she did, and Tammy will ask me "Oh did Kalia invite you to such and such place"..knowing she didnt, for what reason, I dont know. and I I called her to tell her I bought her and her son christmas presents, and shes just like 'Oh, well I dont know when I'll be back" and her son is my godson and I always ask her to bring him to see me, and she wont the only time I see him is when its a special occasion like its his birthday or something like that"and I remember one time she left a note on my webpage, under my pictures and she said"Oh your godson said you look like his granny"lol....its just little stuff like that,but on the flip side, she took me out for my birthday, and bought me a present, she tries to get me something every christmas, sometimes she will call me to go out, and she'll treat..I just dont know, I feel bad because i dont know what to do, should I discontinue this friendship or just caring about trivial things, or are these things she does to me trivial? P.S. And the terrible thing is that I went and bought her and her son some things for christmas, but I felt like I was doing something wrong,..I didnt feel good about it at all..whats wrong with me?

I feel confused and terrible about the way i feel about my long time friend..What should i do? I feel terrible and confused, about the way I feel about my friendship with a childhood friend Tammy., and I cant seem to understand why?Well for starters, I ve known her for over 14 years, and I weve had our riffs,I ve always had doubts about her for some reason.The cons is little things such as I notice that when we go out, theres this competition, like if a guy is staring at me, or trying to talk to me, she eyes them down and tries to get their attention or she 'll ask "Why are you looking at her",..then theres this weird thing where mutual friends will suddenly stop talking to me, or have negative feelings towards me for no reason at all,...One of my friends Kalia, I had went to high school with we really good friends and her and Tammy they had kind of knew each other in high school but they werent friends at all, and now all of a sudden my friend Kalia I introduced her too Tamia, will only hang out with Tamia, and buy her stuff for her birthday and christmas but when my birthday came around Kalia didnt want to go out with me, when I went to her mothers funeral, and bought her cards and flowers ro show my sympathy,..then I notice that when me and Tammy take pictures together she will delete them off her webpage and when I write her a message on her page givin her compliments or wishing her a merry christmas she wont respond out in the open,..but she will respong by text message (which is weird) but she will respond to other people, ..and its just other stuff thats happened in the past, like when I finally got a management postion and I told her about it she says"Oh is that what your degree got you, that kind of job", and she came between me and my friend Kalia, and so Kalia stopped talking to me for some reason, I dont know why, but she did, and Tammy will ask me "Oh did Kalia invite you to such and such place"..knowing she didnt, for what reason, I dont know. and I I called her to tell her I bought her and her son christmas presents, and shes just like 'Oh, well I dont know when I'll be back" and her son is my godson and I always ask her to bring him to see me, and she wont the only time I see him is when its a special occasion like its his birthday or something like that"and I remember one time she left a note on my webpage, under my pictures and she said"Oh your godson said you look like his granny"lol....its just little stuff like that,but on the flip side, she took me out for my birthday, and bought me a present, she tries to get me something every christmas, sometimes she will call me to go out, and she'll treat..I just dont know, I feel bad because i dont know what to do, should I discontinue this friendship or just caring about trivial things, or are these things she does to me trivial? P.S. And the terrible thing is that I went and bought her and her son some things for christmas, but I felt like I was doing something wrong,..I didnt feel good about it at all..whats wrong with me?

Should I continue this friendship with this person? I feel terrible and confused, about the way I feel about my friendship with a childhood friend Tammy., and I cant seem to understand why?Well for starters, I ve known her for over 14 years, and I weve had our riffs,I ve always had doubts about her for some reason.The cons is little things such as I notice that when we go out, theres this competition, like if a guy is staring at me, or trying to talk to me, she eyes them down and tries to get their attention or she 'll ask "Why are you looking at her",..then theres this weird thing where mutual friends will suddenly stop talking to me, or have negative feelings towards me for no reason at all,...One of my friends Kalia, I had went to high school with we really good friends and her and Tammy they had kind of knew each other in high school but they werent friends at all, and now all of a sudden my friend Kalia I introduced her too Tamia, will only hang out with Tamia, and buy her stuff for her birthday and christmas but when my birthday came around Kalia didnt want to go out with me, when I went to her mothers funeral, and bought her cards and flowers ro show my sympathy,..then I notice that when me and Tammy take pictures together she will delete them off her webpage and when I write her a message on her page givin her compliments or wishing her a merry christmas she wont respond out in the open,..but she will respong by text message (which is weird) but she will respond to other people, ..and its just other stuff thats happened in the past, like when I finally got a management postion and I told her about it she says"Oh is that what your degree got you, that kind of job", and she came between me and my friend Kalia, and so Kalia stopped talking to me for some reason, I dont know why, but she did, and Tammy will ask me "Oh did Kalia invite you to such and such place"..knowing she didnt, for what reason, I dont know. and I I called her to tell her I bought her and her son christmas presents, and shes just like 'Oh, well I dont know when I'll be back" and her son is my godson and I always ask her to bring him to see me, and she wont the only time I see him is when its a special occasion like its his birthday or something like that"and I remember one time she left a note on my webpage, under my pictures and she said"Oh your godson said you look like his granny"lol....its just little stuff like that,but on the flip side, she took me out for my birthday, and bought me a present, she tries to get me something every christmas, sometimes she will call me to go out, and she'll treat..I just dont know, I feel bad because i dont know what to do, should I discontinue this friendship or just caring about trivial things, or are these things she does to me trivial? P.S. And the terrible thing is that I went and bought her and her son some things for christmas, but I felt like I was doing something wrong,..I didnt feel good about it at all..whats wrong with me?

Anyone had experience with a death of a first parent? Could use some tips? Anyone who has read some of my answers knows I have two grown adopted daughters. My oldest has never wanted to find her first parents and truly doesn't seem to care about her 2nd parents. We got her at 4 1/2 and were her 3rd parents. She found out yesterday that her mother that gave birth to her died in 1997. She cried on and off all day. She is 25 with 2 kids of her own. I cried with her and told her how sorry I was, but now I'm kind of lost as to what else to say or do. This daughter never wanted to find them. I think she is now going through some guilt over that? The younger daughter (23) has always said she wants to find them, but never tried and now we are going to call her today (she lives 2,000 miles away) and tell her. Any suggestions of what I can say or do to help my children? I plan on sending flowers and a sympathy card, just to let them know that they are foremost in my mind at this time. I don't know how or if I can help them through this. It isn't like she just passed away and I could offer to go to a funeral or something like that or help them to go. I was thinking maybe I could offer to help them locate the grave, if there is one and go visit that with them or help them to go? So far, we haven't been able to find any info on the first father, which is tricky anyway. He is the younger daughter's first father, but not the older's, even though he is listed on the birth certificate. And it gets much worse than that as he actually murdered the older daughter's first father! So, even the two of them kind of avoid the first father issue. Any suggestions? Also, please keep in mind that they were young 12 and 14 when she died and at that time did not ask nor were allowed to have any info on the first parents. Both girls were under a court order protection order to keep them away from the first parents. Help?

I need some advice, my friend lost her child.? I have a friend who lives back east in a another state, and I am trying to find way to let her know I care. Well here is the situation. She was 34 wks pregnant and 2 weeks before her scheduled c-setion she heard a placental abruption. The baby didn't make and she coded twice on the OR table. She ended up in ICU, on a vent. She is physically doing better now. She was sent home, to recover and heal. Well to my question now, I am trying to decide what would be more appropriate considering I live 2000 miles away, should I send flowers to the baby's funeral or should I send a small sympathy bouquet to her house. When my mother died, which is completely different then losing your child they sent it to my home. Since I can't make it to the hospital, can't be there to just sit and be with her, and I don't want to bother her on the phone. What do you find to be the best thing to do. I am a mother of two and couldn't and wouldn't want to imagine what she is going through. But what to let her know I am thinking of her.

I have a friend whose mother in law died yesterday. And her birthday is next week. Now here is my problem.? I sent her my sympathy card and my other friends and I are sending her flowers and are atteding the funeral and visitation and all that but how do I handle her birthday. I hate to forget about it but I don't want to seem like it is heartless either by sending her a happy birthday presents and flowers and all that. What should I do? One other thing, she is my secret pal so I just can't explain anything to her. Thanks. nice answer somedude. lolol I was going to keep it simple cause of the death. I was going to get her a simple pretty card with like a wal mart give card for her to go shopping and buy herself a little something. She loves scrapbooking so maybe she can get herself some things for that. What do you think about that? I thought about sending some flowers to her house but that may be to much.

advice appreciated on my best friends fathers passing? my best friends father passed away this past week and i attended both wake sessions and the funeral to be supportive of my best friend of 15 years(i am 24 and he is 23, we are both males). While i am upset for the whole family, my best friend is being very mature about it and hasnt cried, although he is upset on the inside. His Mom(the wife) has been upset and crying both at the wake and funeral and my friend has told me he wants to show he is strong for his mother so she can see him as supportive and someone she can learn on. While i am proud of my friend for this attitude, i have also told him that i am there for him and his family if he wants to talk whether in a few days or a week, a month, or whenever and he appreciated the offer. Since the weekend is upcoming, the whole family will be together for a few days but i was thinking monday or tuesday to get my friends' Mom a flower display and showing my sympathy to her and letting her know if there is anything i can do to help, i am available. my question is, would this be sending a wrong message? i dont want to seem pushy as to show them i am 'trying too hard' but i am an empathetic person and i feel others pain, but if its ok, are flowers the way to go? i gave a card at the wake and they were happy to see me there being supportive of the family, should i leave it at that or get the flowers because i feel sorry and want to be supportive after the extended family has gone back to there houses. thanks for answers, i appreciate them.

advice needed on best friends' father passing away? my best friends father passed away this past week and i attended both wake sessions and the funeral to be supportive of my best friend of 15 years(i am 24 and he is 23, we are both males). While i am upset for the whole family, my best friend is being very mature about it and hasnt cried, although he is upset on the inside. His Mom(the wife) has been upset and crying both at the wake and funeral and my friend has told me he wants to show he is strong for his mother so she can see him as supportive and someone she can learn on. While i am proud of my friend for this attitude, i have also told him that i am there for him and his family if he wants to talk whether in a few days or a week, a month, or whenever and he appreciated the offer. Since the weekend is upcoming, the whole family will be together for a few days but i was thinking monday or tuesday to get my friends' Mom a flower display and showing my sympathy to her and letting her know if there is anything i can do to help, i am available. my question is, would this be sending a wrong message? i dont want to seem pushy as to show them i am 'trying too hard' but i am an empathetic person and i feel others pain, but if its ok, are flowers the way to go? i gave a card at the wake and they were happy to see me there being supportive of the family, should i leave it at that or get the flowers because i feel sorry and want to be supportive after the extended family has gone back to there houses. thanks for answers, i appreciate them.

my best friend's father just passed away? my best friends father passed away this past week and i attended both wake sessions and the funeral to be supportive of my best friend of 15 years(i am 24 and he is 23, we are both males). While i am upset for the whole family, my best friend is being very mature about it and hasnt cried, although he is upset on the inside. His Mom(the wife) has been upset and crying both at the wake and funeral and my friend has told me he wants to show he is strong for his mother so she can see him as supportive and someone she can learn on. While i am proud of my friend for this attitude, i have also told him that i am there for him and his family if he wants to talk whether in a few days or a week, a month, or whenever and he appreciated the offer. Since the weekend is upcoming, the whole family will be together for a few days but i was thinking monday or tuesday to get my friends' Mom a flower display and showing my sympathy to her and letting her know if there is anything i can do to help, i am available. my question is, would this be sending a wrong message? i dont want to seem pushy as to show them i am 'trying too hard' but i am an empathetic person and i feel others pain, but if its ok, are flowers the way to go? i gave a card at the wake and they were happy to see me there being supportive of the family, should i leave it at that or get the flowers because i feel sorry and want to be supportive after the extended family has gone back to there houses. thanks for answers, i appreciate them.

my best friends father passed and I feel sad for the family? my best friends father passed away this past week and i attended both wake sessions and the funeral to be supportive of my best friend of 15 years(i am 24 and he is 23, we are both males). While i am upset for the whole family, my best friend is being very mature about it and hasnt cried, although he is upset on the inside. His Mom(the wife) has been upset and crying both at the wake and funeral and my friend has told me he wants to show he is strong for his mother so she can see him as supportive and someone she can learn on. While i am proud of my friend for this attitude, i have also told him that i am there for him and his family if he wants to talk whether in a few days or a week, a month, or whenever and he appreciated the offer. Since the weekend is upcoming, the whole family will be together for a few days but i was thinking monday or tuesday to get my friends' Mom a flower display and showing my sympathy to her and letting her know if there is anything i can do to help, i am available. my question is, would this be sending a wrong message? i dont want to seem pushy as to show them i am 'trying too hard' but i am an empathetic person and i feel others pain, but if its ok, are flowers the way to go? i gave a card at the wake and they were happy to see me there being supportive of the family, should i leave it at that or get the flowers because i feel sorry and want to be supportive after the extended family has gone back to there houses. thanks for answers, i appreciate them.

Is sending a thank you card a proper response? Here's the deal....we had a death in our immediate family (my mother-in-law). We traveled out of state to attend the funeral and to settle her affairs. We have sent thank you cards to everyone who sent flowers, who helped with preparations, etc. We received numerous sympathy cards from co-workers and friends. My question is this ... is it proper to send a thank-you card in response to a sympathy card? Or do we simply accept the cards with no response from us?

How would you handle this situation? OK I knew this married couple years ago. They were total soul mates. I havent seen them in years. The husband died suddenly about two months ago (he was in his late 30's). I did not go to the funeral. I didnt even send a card because I just felt so inadequate, didnt know what to say. On Facebook, someone sent me a friend suggestion for the wife, so I added her as a friend. Now I feel terrible because I havent yet acknowledged her husband's death. I have a sympathy card which I never got around to sending. How should I approach her? Is it appropriate for me to email her about how sorry am I for her husband's death? I feel it is too late for me to send the sympathy card now. How would you deal with this situation? I realize most people wouldnt be in this situation, because they would have sent flowers, or a card or gone to the funeral but since i have such an avoidant personality I did not.

how did you like this? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest Sympathy". While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. "Oh, it's alright." said the storekeeper. "I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." "But," added the florist, "I accidentally sent your card to a funeral party." "Well, what did it say?" ask the storekeeper. "'Congratulations on your new location'." was the reply.

Florist Mistake - funny or not? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest Sympathy". While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. "Oh, it's alright." said the storekeeper. "I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." "But," added the florist, "I accidentally sent your card to a funeral party." "Well, what did it say?" ask the storekeeper. "'Congratulations on your new location'." was the reply.

Floral Mistake? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest Sympathy". While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. "Oh, it's alright." said the storekeeper. "I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." "But," added the florist, "I accidentally sent your card to a funeral party." "Well, what did it say?" ask the storekeeper. "'Congratulations on your new location'." was the reply.

shop keeper ? A man had just opened a new shop and had some flowers sent to him,upon reading the card he became confused,it read "with deapest sympathy." At this point the phone rang and it was the florist to appologise, "thats no problem "says the shopkeeper "i know that these things happen." "Well "said the florist"i don't know what i am going to say to the people who recieved your flowers.",Who were they"the shopkeeper asks "they went to a funeral,and the card said good luck in your new location." star if funny

Florist Mistake? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest Sympathy". While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. "Oh, it's alright." said the storekeeper. "I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." "But," added the florist, "I accidentally sent your card to a funeral party." "Well, what did it say?" ask the storekeeper. "'Congratulations on your new location'." was the reply.

Have you ever made a mistake like this? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest sympathy." While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. "Oh, it's alright." said the storekeeper. "I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." "But," added the florist, "I accidentally sent your card to a funeral party." "Well, what did it say?" ask the storekeeper. The florist read the card, "Congratulations on your new location."

funny or not? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest Sympathy". While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. "Oh, it's alright." said the storekeeper. "I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." "But," added the florist, "I accidentally sent your card to a funeral party." "Well, what did it say?" ask the storekeeper. "'Congratulations on your new location'." was the reply.

Have you ever made a serious faux paux????? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest Sympathy". While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. Storekeeper: "Oh, it's alright. I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." Florist: "But, I accidentally sent your card to a funeral parlor." Storekeeper: "Well, what did it say?" Florist: “Congratulations on your new location."

Please Help! Another crisis! Family member passed away.? Okay, long story short. My grandpa passed away and my boyfriend and his family were nice enough to come and stay the full time of the viewing and they were the only ones who sent such beautiful flowers I have ever seen in a very different shape. The flowers cost $200.00. Him and his family are very high class. Instead of sending them one of the thank you cards that the funeral home provides you, I had to go and purchase regular thank you cards from the store and send them since they were very thoughtful by what they did. Well, I went and bought just a plain simple, nice card that only cost $2.00, BUT it had all the appropriate wording coming from my family. I always buy nice big expensive cards, but for this certain occassion, they dont really sell sympathy thank you cards, so I got a regular one that sounded decent. If I went and bought a big extravagant expensive card, it wouldnt of had the correct wording. They were all too mushy and just werent right. So I bought a plainer cheap card and mailed it. My boyfriend received it in the mail today and went off on me telling me that how dare I send a cheap piece of crap card to his house after he and his family stayed the whole time and spent $200 on flowers! I did the right thing and went out and hand picked a card personally and it wasnt good enough for him! What does he want from me? Was he expecting just a personal more thoughtful card from me by myself maybe? But this was from my whole family with the appropriate wording. He told me that him and his mom didnt like the card. He took the card and ripped it! Please tell me who is wrong in this situation? Should I have done more? He makes me feel so bad and embarassed. He always has me over every weekend and the family does everything for me and treats me like their own and buy me things and feed me. But was that still necessary?

Congratulations!!!!? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest sympathy." While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. "Oh, it's alright." said the storekeeper. "I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." "But," added the florist, "I accidentally sent your card to a funeral party." "Well, what did it say?" ask the storekeeper. The florist read the card, "Congratulations on your new location."

Short and simple to start the day? A florist received an outraged telephone call from a man who had moved his restaurant to a new spot in town. The restaurant owner had been sent a funeral wreath along with a card that read: SINCEREST SYMPATHIES. The florist realized that he must have mixed up two orders and shuddered to think of the flowers that should have gone to the restaurant man.He had sent to the funeral a clover design of red roses across which was a bright green ribbon bearing the inscription: BEST OF LUCK IN YOUR NEW LOCATION.

funeral help? it seems my husband's grandmother is not doing well in the hospital. my MIL is flying up to be with her husband as he has been with his mother during this time....he told her to take clothes for a funeral. so we are preparing for the worst. it seems a bit petty of me but i was wondering, since i have never met my husband's grandmother, how could we celebrate her life. is sending flowers and a card of sympathy enough to show how much we care about everyone's loss. we are flying to the dakota's from south tx. over the thanksgiving holidays and i have never met my husband of three years family. just my father in law's brothers and sisters. i know his immediate family and my mother in law's family. anyway....i want to be respectful and kind and thoughtful and make a good impression. i'd send a bouquet of blue irises, that is my favorite flower, and a card from our family. is there anything else i can do? we can't just go and join them for a funeral. we can't afford that. and we have three little ones to lug around everywhere!! ;o) thanks for your help. keep her in your thoughts and prayers. thanks. SHE IS NOT DEAD! goodness. people don't you read? LOL!

funeral help? it seems my husband's grandmother is not doing well in the hospital. my MIL is flying up to be with her husband as he has been with his mother during this time....he told her to take clothes for a funeral. so we are preparing for the worst. it seems a bit petty of me but i was wondering, since i have never met my husband's grandmother, how could we celebrate her life. is sending flowers and a card of sympathy enough to show how much we care about everyone's loss. we are flying to the dakota's from south tx. over the thanksgiving holidays and i have never met my husband of three years family. just my father in law's brothers and sisters. i know his immediate family and my mother in law's family. anyway....i want to be respectful and kind and thoughtful and make a good impression. i'd send a bouquet of blue irises, that is my favorite flower, and a card from our family. is there anything else i can do? we can't just go and join them for a funeral. we can't afford that. and we have three little ones to lug around everywhere!! ;o) thanks for your help. keep her in your thoughts and prayers. thanks SHE IS NOT DEAD! goodness. people are thinking she is gone while i already stated she is in the hospital. LOL!

Florist Mistake????? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest Sympathy". While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. Storekeeper: "Oh, it's alright. I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." Florist: "But, I accidentally sent your card to a funeral party." Storekeeper: "Well, what did it say?" Florist: “Congratulations on your new location."

Funny or not? On opening his new store, a man received a bouquet of flowers. He became dismayed on reading the enclosed card, that it expressed "Deepest Sympathy". While puzzling over the message, his telephone rang. It was the florist, apologizing for having sent the wrong card. "Oh, it's alright." said the storekeeper. "I'm a businessman and I understand how these things can happen." "But," added the florist, "I accidentally sent your card to a funeral party." "Well, what did it say?" ask the storekeeper. "'Congratulations on your new location'." was the reply.