grandpa came over and brought shawnie. we had a little lesson about the history of the day. she said, "this is like school". i told her that although she had the day off, my kids did not - i always school on the holidays!
but the lesson was only a few minutes at the table. then we baked treats, did veteran's day puzzles, and visited their great-grandpa's grave. he served in wwII and at our local cemetary the boy scouts mark every veteran's grave with an american flag for the day. it was amazing to see the sea of flags, to know that all those men had served, and to appreciate the freedoms that their service affords us.
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