Today, I asked the kids why we did not have school this Monday.

They didn’t know.

So, we made a video about the Civil War and went to a Vietnam Memorial, reading about the soldiers who died. I also told the kids about my really sweet classmate named Brad Arms who died in Iraq. We remember him today.

I also think about the many millions of people from Eastern Europe who died fighting the Germans in World War 2. Thank you to those people!!!

It’s important for me that my kids know and appreciate Memorial Day. I am grateful for the time to teach them.