Happy Memorial Day

                It is the end of May already and it is Memorial Day, what should I do? Memorial Day is a time to reflect and remember the people we have lost. Some people look at this day as a day off from work and to just relax. I do both. But mostly I like to visit the Cemetary, to visit the people that I have lost.

This can be a sad time and a happy time. Some of the people we have lost were old, sick or it was just there time to visit Heaven. For whatever the reason, it is a time to either put flowers on their grave or just to say you love and miss them. Where do go or what do you do on Memorial Day?

                The one person I visit on Memorial Day is my father who passed away 3 years ago. I like to weed around his gravestone and place flowers in his urn.

You don’t have to spend a lot on flowers, just the thought counts. I go to a dollar store to buy these flower’s, they are just as nice as any other store at half the price.  Sometimes I take real potted flowers that I have grown from home and plant them by his gravestone. You will have to check with your Cemetary if this is allowed.

                Another great thing do, is to have a family get together and talk about the loved ones you have lost. This is a great way to remember them and show them how much you care and miss them. Memorial Day is not just a day to forget the ones we love but remember all the good times you had with them while they were alive. I will never forget my father and the fun thing he taught me and all the fun times we had together. I have taught my daughters to respect their elders and to always remember all the good things about them. Memorial Day is also a time for them to reflect and visit the Cemetary to honor our fallen military and all that they have done for this country.  Go to any Cemetary and ask if you can volunteer to place flags on the gravestones. Wouldn’t this be a nice way to honor our war heroes that gave their lives so we could be free? Have a memorable Memorial Day from Suzie Homemaker.