My aunt died 1&ahaff wks ago. We had a memorial service, then, several days later, we had the graveside service at the family plot:
my grandfather&grandmother, his father and youngest sister, his brother, and all 5 of his children(incl. my dad) are there together. I've been "down" for almost 2 weeks. Thank you all for this thread. One of the marks of kinship in this family is the love of laughter. I guess you're all cousins...

I admit that my first response to seeing the thread title was to sing the line "Is THAT the Chattanooga choo-choo?" Azizi, it's a song(not as far back as WWI--since the depression, probably. Someone here probably can direct you to writer/date/history, etc.) about a guy happy to be going home after being gone a while. Because (beginning of another verse)"There's gonna be a certain party at the station--Ribbons & lace--I used to call funny-face..." to whom he will get married and NEVER leave home again, if he can help it.

Gotta go catch my breath. Thanks again...Tw