Thank goodness everything was alright in the end for you guys :)
No. They work at the mall and people come in and shop. Now, people don't have a lot of money to buy anything like jewelry and purses, so they're not gaining any money. We own the house we live in, but we still have to pay for the bills and things :/
It's a shame that he lived so far, but now he'll always be close to your heart. My grandma lived here in my house and died here and I saw her almost everyday... yet, it still doesn't feel like we spent enough time together. No amount of time could ever be enough, you know? It's like you wish you could just pause the world at a perfect moment and stay like that forever.
It's all so bittersweet. I bet he played just great for you. You have me near tears, no joke. No one can ever take those memories away from you -- those are the memories you live for.