A time of remembrance..

For you blog stalkers out there, you must know by now that every year, just before Memorial Day, my brother, sister and I go to the cemetery to spruce things up a bit: trim the headstones, plant flowers, etc.   The evening, of course, usually ends with us toasting our parents memories with a beer or two (or three).  

It’s amazing how the memories come flooding back to me.  I remember going down to the cemetery with my mother when I was a child and doing the exact same thing - except in those days we didn’t drink beer!  (ha!)  Mom usually took me for an ice cream cone and a drive around town afterwards.  Sometimes, if Dad was with us, we would go down by the river in the park and have a hamburger that we’d gotten from the café.  

Last night we ended up at the Dally-Up Saloon and had some (more) beers and hamburgers, all the while discussing whatever trials and tribulations the four (my sister-in-law was there also) were going through.   I think that with each beer, the problems got easier to solve!  (ha).

It’s a night for remembrance with laughter, tears, hugs and smiles - all while honoring those who’ve touched our life so deeply.

Miss you Mom and Dad!