My mom is now 86 and still in good health. I've been joking with her. Can we save a few bucks now and have them carve the 20 on the headstone now?
My dad hated his S-I-L (brother's wife) with good reason. Before my dad died his brother and S-I-L decided to get their own graves. They eventually settled on another cemetery, but my dad said if they pick the plot next to my mom and dad's, he wanted my mom to dig him up and move him. He said: "I am not gonna be next to that B word for eternity."
A few months before he died, my dad was talking to his B-I-L, who also knew he was dying (weak heart). I overheard them making a bet on who would go first. They said they pay up when they both met again. I picture them smoking cigars, drinking, and playing cards with another B-I-L of his who died from type 1 diabetes at age 47 in the late 70s.