DAY 73

Miss Nine and I took a walk to the courthouse after breakfast. On the way we talked about what Memorial Day is about, and how sad it is that we can't have our normal ceremonies to honor our fallen soldiers. At the courthouse, we looked at all of the names and talked about the different wars. Then we sat on a bench and discussed all of the ways that our summer is going to be different this year. She has become a little more accepting of the situation over the last couple of weeks. 

My husband and I went to the cemetery to clean up my family plot. There are seven of us buried there, with room for several more. It has always been a tradition in my family to take good care of the graves of those who have gone before us. On my dad's side, we have a family cemetery out in the country, on land that has been in my family since the early 1800s. Lakeview Cemetery in town is where my mom's side of the family are buried. My maternal grandparents, my mom, her brother, my brother, one sister, and my daughter are all interred there. Today we cleaned up my mom's side. I will do our family cemetery later in the week.