Memorial Day

We never spend Memorial Day going to BBQ's like we are supposed to. We don't have any friends to spend the day with. I almost invited a family over, but half of the family was out of town, so I did not. I think we are going to an amusement park for the day. We are waiting to see if it is going to stop raining. Last night it rained a lot. We had a bunch of tornados in the state last night, but we never had to go to the basement.

3 years ago on Friday we buried my mother's ashes. We had a service, but let my SIL lead it. We had people talk about memories of my mom and such. It was really nice. I ended up spending the time crying. We had a lunch afterwards. My dad bought lunch meat and bread. People brought side dishes and I made a bunch of cookies. The kids had to miss the last day of school. T had been with us about 2 months. His birth parents got to decide if we took him out of town or not. They were not going to let us. I ended up meeting them at a doctors appointment. I talked to them. I told them what we were going to do at the time. I told them I could not miss it. I also told them that strangers that did not know anything about T or his disorder were going to care for him. I had tears in my eyes. They let me take him. I was so glad. What I did not say was that I wanted my family to meet our new baby, but they did not want to know that - they were still trying to get him back.

Last year on Saturday of Memorial day, we had a reception for my dad and his new wife. I made the cake. I just woke up today and thought about the past Memorial Days.

I hope that everyone is having a nice day. I know it is a day to remember. But I also think it is a time to enjoy those still in our lives.