MEMORIAL DAY

Sadly to say, today was like any other day. Dad isn't interned yet, so we didn't go to Tahoma National Cemetery for him. We didn't make the trip to Seattle either, which we haven't done for years. As much as I want to go to the cemeteries and honor my family, I find that I haven't been able to for years. My civil war vet grandfather is in Tacoma, and I have yet to see his grave. I do honor them on "Findagrave.com" but that's about it.

We actually talked about that yesterday. Dad's ashes are at moms, and I really don't feel a "connection" to them. Funny though, because I have been known to cry at the cemetery for relatives I didn't even know. We wondered why so many people find this weekend the weekend to go camping. They don't honor the veterans, they just enjoy a day off (kinda like we did). I can't find camping all that exciting. I did it with my family as a child. We had tents. I remember being so excited about sleeping in a tent! Now, I can't see anything exciting about sleeping in the tent! lol

So, Patrick worked out in the yard in the morning. I stayed in (like I usually do), and worked on a few things. Then Patrick wanted to go to the dump to drop off the branches he took down. So, we did that, and while he was unloading (didn't want my help), I worked on another thread catcher. I didn't finish it, but got the sides done between that and the gas station.

We went to moms and dropped off another hose for her. Patrick replaced her hoses. Then we were off to the casino. We did really well for the 2 hours we were there.

Came home and I worked on my family tree. I found a few names that are my direct line - and can't find them! I have the names, but they are not even showing up on ancestry! How weird is that.

I found I could not watch the news yesterday, because every time they showed the cemetery and "taps" was playing I would start to get emotional. In three weeks, it's going to be harder! Life is life.

I do hope you were able to be Happy Quilting/Happy Stitching!