Jim had passed away and was very wealthy so he had provided for a $40,000.00 funeral for himself. As the last guests left the funeral home, his widow Sharon turned to her best friend Brenda and proclaimed that Jim would be pleased. Brenda responded, "I'm sure you are right but how much did this really cost? Those sausage rolls and jugs of wine looked cheap."
"I spent all of it, the entire $40k!" Sharon replied
Brenda was shocked, "No I mean it was a very nice service but they gave you the church basement for nothing. You didn't send out any invitations and I made the food. Where did the $40k go?"
Sharon answered with, "Well the funeral and casket were $6,500, I donated $100 to the church in Jim's name, food & beverage was $500. The rest went for the Memorial Stone."
Brenda did the math, "You mean you spent $32,900.00 for a Memorial Stone? Wow, that must be some stone. When do I get to see it?"
"Now" said Sharon as she took her black gloves off to display the largest diamond that Brenda had ever seen.
By: Burkie |