Memorial Day

While other people are packing their campers and cars for a 3 day vacation our family celebrates Memorial Day in the old traditional way. Why do we spend every Memorial Day doing exactly the same thing we have Always done Every year since I can remember, on Memorial Day my mother has packed her trunk with jars and cans covered with tin foil and buckets of water. Also in her trunk were flowers, not boughten flowers, but flowers she had grown mixed with flowers generously donated by the neighbors. Then off to the cemetary we would go to put flowers on the graves of our family members who have passed away. What started off as an hour at the Moses Lake cemetary has turned into an almost all day event including Warden's Cemetary. Then finishing off with a family BBQ. There is something I haven't quite figured out yet. After all the years of doing the same thing - when Memorial Day arrives - everyone is still asking "What are the plans for Memorial Day?" None of us have very many flowers growing in our yards to glean from, and the day is still cold and windy. So I guess - even though it is traditional - we can always plan on those things. I'm just going to go out on a limb here and say: We'll start at the Warden Cemetary at 9:30 am. Everyone bring all the flowers you can gather!! (For those of you who haven't made it to the Warden Cemetary you really miss something special. We gather around Dad's grave and say a few things and then Rick always offers a family prayer. We also take a family picture. Its very special and you are missing out by not coming.) Then we move on to Moses Lake where we play the "Find the Gleed Family Graves" game. So by this time its about noon and we all head back to the Warden Park for a BBQ.(Bring meat you want to BBQ and salads & desserts) (Not sure if this is going to change but I will post it if it does) We finish off the day with a New tradition. A family game of softball. Some play and some watch. If you would like to spend a traditional Memorial Day with the Cox family please come this Monday. P.S. Dress Warm!