For goodness sake!!

As you all know, my dear father passed away in June, Slowly getting back on track, have a few ups and downs BUT yes, as well you can imagine, it has turned into quite a saga! My darling brother (wave, wave to you kiss kiss) rang me, He has been quite busy arranging poor old Dad's burial. Let me start from the beginning...OK, not quite the beginning, but tell you the story LOL.... Dad's wish was to be cremated and his ashes placed in the wall near the RSL, (yes his beloved RSL) no, not inside the RSL but outside, across the road, they have a memorial wall. My brother looked into this (no not into the wall *sigh* but into having it all done when the time came) anyway all was ok, it could be done. Dad passes away, is cremated, then we get a letter from the RSL, Dad can't be placed in wall, he's not Australian (for heaven's sake, he is a naturalized citizen or whatever you call it, have a piece of paper to show that) BUT no, he didn't serve for 'the country' so he cant be placed in the wall.. OK I have a beef with the RSL anyway, so this just confirms what i think of them (ok no emails about that it's my beef)..SO how come the RSL will have Dad on committees?? take his money every year on membership??? blah blah bloody bull well you know the rest! OK..we'll put him in the memorial garden in the local cemetery no probs, cant fight bureaucracy. WELL..... My brother arranges it all (because I am here and he is there), but I support him with any decision he makes because he makes the best decisions!.. The proof for Dads plaque is sent to my brother for his approval (oh my here is where i start to giggle)..There on the proof is words to the effect of...Here lies Patrick McLoughlin....ROFL...my poor brother nearly had a cardiac, you see, Dad is Peter, my brother is Patrick...mistake mr council man ..ok..mistake rectified and correct name put on plaque! THEN Pat, rings the council to see when they are allowing us to put Dad in the ground. UM well you see says same stupid council man, It's all been done!!! plaque and plot all done, ready for us to view...BECAUSE the stupid man, cant read and thinks that dad has been scattered!! SCATTERED for heaven's sake (no offence to anyone who has been scattered, or wants to be scattered, i have no views on this..but my dad is not scattered..I however am scatter-brained at the moment)... NO..Dad is with me says a rather angry brother!! oh um ok..says SCM. well bring him down here and I'll see to it...WELL my brother hits the roof, tells SCM that in no circumstances is he leaving poor old Dad with him, he'll probably end up in the bin or something. He wants to witness dad going into the ground! cant be done. pigs bum it cant! So at the expense of the council the plaque has been taken up (or should have been we will see). and Dad (hopefully)will be respectfully placed under his plaque. THIS is all happening TOMORROW (friday) Morning 10.30 am Tassie time. 9.30 Qld time. I cant be there, I even tried to get a flight but everything was booked out for today (it was meant to be). SO my brother is texting me as he gets to the cemetary, with Dad in hand, and I will stop work for a little while and say a little prayer. I think i may even take a candle to work with me. SO friends, at 9.30am tomorrow morning, could you all just say a little prayer or just think of us. It's just me and my brother, he's doing it alone down there and i'm doing it alone up here! Sometimes I wonder if we have other siblings!!!!!