Sunday, May 30, 2010

Happy Memorial Day Weekend


Tomorrow is Memorial Day here in the U.S. and that makes this Memorial Day weekend. Today is also May 30th which is when the holiday used to be before they made a bunch of holidays fall on Monday to make three day weekends. That was about a thousand years before my time, however.

In my opinion, the Memorial Day part of the weekend really starts on Sunday, mostly.. Saturday is more regular except for the Veterans of Foreign Wars selling poppies to raise funds  at the entrances to most supermarkets and other big stores. Blog Mom likes to buy poppies from everyone she encounters, even though they're not real. She says our war veterans need all the fundraising they can get since we keep making more of them all the time. The main purpose of Memorial Day, though, is to honor those who died in the line of duty. 3 pm tomorrow is the National Moment of Remembrance, so a lot of ceremonies will take place then.

Whatever you're doing this weekend, I hope it's going real well for all of you.

17 comments:

  1. What a Most Wonderful picture, Lola! Thank you for reminding everybuddy that Memorial Day weekend isn't just abouts the barbeque. It's about peoples who have really and truly sacrificed everything for the rest of us.

    I hopes you have a lovely rest-of-your-weekend!

    Wiggles & Wags,
    Mayzie

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  2. Love that picture!

    Have a wonderful weekend :)

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  3. Lola what a lovely post...thank you for the very touching picture!!!
    Happy Memorial Day to you all too.
    Madi and Mom

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  4. Thank you for the thoughtful post. That is one of my our favorite pictures! Enjoy the holiday weekend!

    Wags,
    Zona

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  5. That was a beautiful post Lola! We think Memorial Day is very important here. Grandpa and one of our great grandpas (the one who had Cavett, actually) were both veterans who fought during war times.

    Bunny

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  6. Very happy to see a beautiful post, reminding us that this is more than an excuse for a long weekend.

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  7. that is a great photo! Happy Memorial Day!

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  8. That's a lovely photo. It is important to remember all the brave canines who fell in wars.

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  9. That picture is soooo beautiful!
    Happy Memorial Day!
    Kisses and hugs
    Lorenza

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  10. It is always good to take time to remember and honor our soldiers.

    Slobbers,
    Mango

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  11. Great post, Lola. Memorial Day is always special to my mom. Her grandpa, dad, 3 uncles, and now her nephew have all served or are serving. Thanks for reminding us what the holiday is for.
    Snuggles,
    twix

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  12. Woof! Woof! Precious Photo n lovely post. Lots of Golden Woofs, Sugar

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  13. That pic is very inspirational... hope you have a great holiday weekend.

    Licks, hero

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  14. Hai Lola! Its furry nice to meets you, thanks you for stopping by my bloggie. I added your blog to my feed list so I can comes to visit.

    Happy Memorial Day and I hopes you has a wonderfur day!

    Meowwoof

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  15. Very good of you to remember - and to remind the rest of us what today is really about!

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  16. Happy Memorial Day! That is a beautiful post. We really like that photo!

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