Memorial Day

Memorial Day was fun this year, despite Anastasia still being in quarantine.  I think it was because Char was off work that day. It seems like he works every holiday. We barbecued hot dogs for the kids, some chicken for me, and a special stake for Char.  Later in the afternoon, we watched a movie and had popcorn.

Once it got dark Char had a surprise for Heidi Anne. They were going to camp outside in the backyard. He had put up a tent and gathered all the warm blankets from the house. I joked who would cave in first and come inside due to the cold (it got down to 40 degrees that night). They headed outside and he started reading Harry Potter to her. Shortly afterwards, her breathing got more rhythmic and slowed down, he turned out the flash light. As soon as the light went out Heidi Anne's eyes popped wide open and she declared frantically "I want to go inside!". As they came back into the house Char said to me "That's why we don't go camping." We later determined that home was such a close option but if we were really camping she might have done better.