Quote Originally Posted by Barclay View Post
I'm so frustrated I have to vent.

Unfortunatley my mother's funeral will be tomorrow, the Saturday before St. Patrick's Day, and apparently there is not a single piper in all the land that is not obligated to play in a parade and able to play for a funeral. So the one and only thing she asked for her funeral, I cannot provide. I feel like an utter failure.
One suggestion. When my mother died a year and a half ago, we had a memorial party about a month later when friends and family could gather from around the country. We were fortunate to have Beloitpiper come to pipe for her.

You might want to consider a celebration of her life at some point after the funeral with a piper. Or a simple family gathering at her grave later on with the piper.