Staying Put

This is a strange Memorial Day, staying put at home, sort of. I love going to New England for Memorial Day, because they know how to celebrate this monumental day! Every town has a parade which includes anyone who applies and gets in. Last year, we took the girls because I had had such wonderful memories of marching in the parade (well, not all wonderful - but fun anyway!). We watched the first two hours of it, and decided when we found out it was the half way point we had better take off!! Good thing we parked where we did and were able to get out.

This year we decided to stay home, and that's a little sad for me, especially because we missed our last trip to Connecticut due to sick kids. Em did have a fever again this morning - kind of getting used to this! But we had decided earlier to stay home. Then, we got the bug and decided to plan a day/overnight trip to Chincoteague for the girls. They don't know yet, which is probably good because if Em gets sick we'll have to cancel again. Kt has been asking for a while now to go to see the wild horses, so we thought this would be the perfect time to go. Of course, now I'm wondering if maybe this was a mistake. Are we going to get stuck on the Bay Bridge coming home? Is Em going to get sick again??? We'll just have to wait and see.

It is strange to be so close to Washington, D.C. and feel like I'm missing a Memorial Day celebration up north!! No one here decorates, no red, white and blue, no school bands marching in the parade, or girl scout, brownie and cub scout troops. It's very sad. We'll have to visit again sometime and let the girls see how we, as a country, need to remember to thank those who served our country and are serving it right now in far away places and remember those who gave their lives so we could be free. It's a sacrifice that many choose to make for their country and we choose to honor that.