OK, my final hotel is now booked.
My sister really wanted me to stay at the same hotel as her but I didn't want to pay the extra $$$ so we negotiated. I think I'm ahead now. She'll pay all my parking fees and I'll pick her up from the airport.
I couldn't find the rate she had and I called the hotel who dumped me through to reservations. They wouldn't price match the hotel I was staying in (same chain) so suggested I stay at my original hotel.
I called my sister to confirm her rate and realized she was staying one day less. Sure enough by booking 3 days instead of 4, I saved $18 per night. And then I added the 4th night and saved $11, for a total of $67. Since the other hotel was more (but included breakfast and parking), my total savings including taxes are $95. I'll have to pay my breakfast ($60 if I eat at the hotel, less if I go to a greasy spoon) but I get the $40 from my sister for the parking so I'm ahead of the game.
Plus, since my sister is there, I can go swimming each day. I don't like to swim alone in unsupervised pools.
Another plus, I know this neighbourhood well for driving.
I have the funeral details now. Funeral is at 10 but we'll have to be there by 9 since it is a full honour guard funeral. Firemen lining the route, a piper to bring him into the church. (Dee and Harriet will know this well.) Reception to follow, then we drive down the South Shore to where my aunt is buried and we'll bury Uncle and my cousin's son at the same time later in the afternoon. I'm not keen on driving back in the dark (it will be about 70 minutes, plus through a strange city and over the harbour bridge) but I expect we'll have to.
I've explained to my sister that I can't drive while someone is talking. There's no way she'll shut up though. She said she fully understood, she'd been on the phone all day and was so tired of being on the phone. Please note: she called me back after we had ended our call, and then complained about being on the phone all day another 20 minutes into that call!
She complained about how late she got dinner. I pointed out I had not eaten yet (it was 8:30.) I've now had a sandwich.
Dd has written asking for babysitting days so that's my next to-do. I think there's a conflict with another todo.