Funeral

13 Jan
Woke up early and checked on my brother then showered and had a light breakfast.  Cam and I left around 8 am to head to the funeral home for viewing.  We were later joined by Adele's family, who left, and then Gavin and Brenda.  Gavin completed his viewing and then went off to find his friends, in town from Toowoomba.  Brenda, Cam and I filled the car with diesel and had a morning tea/brunch snack before heading to the crematorium.

We arrived in good time and by 11 am a sizable crowd had gathered.  Sadly, Adele's uncle got lost in Townsville and we delayed the start of the service until 11.25 waiting for him to turn up.  The service went smoothly and there was a mix of laughter and tears.  After the funeral, Cam, Brenda and I headed to the wake to set up the room.  We were there for about two hours and had a brief lunch in the bistro next door, then finally headed home.  Gavin followed an hour or so later.

In the evening, we were all tired and we had thought of plans to go out for dinner, but ended up doing pizzas at the house.  Another early night ...

Rest in peace, Adele.