Memorial Day is amazing in Witch Falls!
This year was even better than the first two that Mom and I have been here for; mostly thanks to Ethan and Ehlana. I suppose you could say that they were here last year too, but this was a lot different, and they have a unique way of seeing things that is a lot of fun to experience with them.
The only real changes in the parade are the people participating – new bands, guides, or scouts members. The service at the cemetery was solemn and moving; and the best part, for me, was the family stories that Grandpa, Uncle Duncan, and Aunt Carrie told us while leading us around the cemetery grounds. Dawn and I had four little girls with us for most of the morning, and after getting home again, while the parents got everything packed up for the picnic in the park; we entertained Jaimie, Kaitlyn, Kara, and Nicole in the back yard.
While we were technically relieved of that duty once everyone moved over to the park, Dawn, Rowen, and I still had our little shadows for a lot of the afternoon. That didn’t keep us from having fun, and except for breaks for lunch, the National Moment of Silence, and an afternoon ice cream break; we were playing and constantly on the go. We went canoeing; played most of the charity games; and ran around with the younger girls at the playground until it was time to pack up and head for home.
There was more packing to do once we got there; and I helped Jaimie and Kaitlyn do that while Dawn and Violet were getting ready to go too. Dillon was ‘helping’ Violet, and that’s probably why they were the last two people to make it outside again with her luggage and computer bag. By then, the goodbyes needed to be hurried along, so it only took about fifteen minutes before Mom, Dad, Ethan, Ehlana, and I were on our own again. Dad needed to get started on his homework in the office, but Mom and I took the twins over to Aunt Leanne and Uncle Adam’s house to help with a few last goodbyes there before going home again. Mom and I had some cleaning to do after that, and Ethan and Ehlana supervised while we cleaned the kitchen and started running loads of laundry.
There isn’t much else to report for today. It’s been all work since then, and once I’m finished with this journal entry; I’m going to try for a half-decent night of sleep before getting back to school in the morning.
Live from Witch Falls; this is Cassie Proctor, signing off!