Happy Fourth of July – Saving Memories
July 4, 2009 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Home & Living
As we celebrate the Fourth of July, I think of other years…of my childhood and with my daughter and grandchildren. Although most of us in this multi-generational household have work schedules (four of us work at a supermarket), we still have time to engage in patriotic activities.
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There are fireworks in a neighboring town on Friday night.
A parade also is held there on Saturday morning.
We prepare special foods that have become a family tradition, including a barbeque.
If the weather is good, we also may hold a yard sale this weekend. Yard sales have become traditional over summer holiday weekends in our town.
I’ll see what photos and memories I can find from my childhood, my daughter’s and the grandchildren. I should begin compiling them into a scrapbook/journal.
When I was growning up, my mother’s family always gathered on July 4th. In later years, as the older generation passed away, my parents established traditions at our home. I shouldn’t let these family heritage memories disappear into the past.
What do you do to save Fourth of July memories?
