Another Funeral

We lost our sweet Calder on September 7, at nearly 11:00 pm. At almost 7:00 the following morning, my dear friend, Astrid Karlsen Scott passed away. It's been a difficult week for us.

Astrid was like a second mother to me and a grandmother for my children. She especially loved Baby Doll since the two of us became Visiting Teaching partners assigned to visit Astrid. If you remember, she went with me to the temple many times and we visited and shared our stories several times a month for the last three years.

Baby Doll is an excellent student and she hates breaking rules, but she was absolutely certain she wanted to miss school today so she could go to the funeral. She even brought two of the tiny porcelain dolls Astrid gave her with us. Crafty made mini cupcakes to be served at the luncheon following the graveside service, so we dropped those off at the church kitchen on our way.

After lots of hugging and and several moments saying our goodbyes beside the casket, we made our way to the chapel. We had to wait for a bit, but soon the family came in and the service began. Baby Doll was a trooper and she listened intently to the 1 1/2 hour funeral.

Astrid was 81 years old and had lived a long and magnificent life. I will miss her and her generous smile.