Hello everyone!!!! I hope you are having a great day!!! I have to hurry and get these resources up because we are on our way to the Columbia, SC Veteran's Day Parade. One of the largest in the SouthEast; second only to Washington, DC.

First, I want to introduce you to someone.

 I would like to introduce you to my uncle.  (I suppose as far as genealogy is concerned he is my Great-Uncle.)  This is a picture of George Ervin Jr. It was taken in Italy in 1943.  He was the second born of seven children in a small house bursting at the seams with love.  He had plans on opening a restaurant someday; but the war came.   Only 21 when the draft came up, he was dismissed, but they took a man married with several kids.  He called his father and told him, “Daddy they made a mistake, what do I do?”  “Son,” was the reply, “ You know what is right.”  George marched back to the draft board and informed them of their mistake and took the man’s place.  After biding good bye to his mother, father, sisters ( my Grandmother was only 9 at the time) and baby brother he went off to fight Mussolini’s men in Italy.   

It is because of him & thousands others that I and you have the freedom to Homeschool: that we even have freedom.  Let us not forget while we are enjoying our day off that we have this because of the men who fought tyranny; who lived by the creed, “All that is necessary for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing.”  How easy it would have been for all those in the past to just sit in their homes and do nothing.  How easy it would have been to just buy the lies told to them and be too lazy to find the truth.  How easy it would have been to not have to watch the tears stream down the faces of their mothers, wives and children as they left home, to watch the tearful pride coming from their father’s faces:  Many never to return.   One could argue I am speaking about today as well as then. 

Did my uncle come home?  Well, that would depend upon where your home is.  A heavenly host took him home from the Battle in Anzio.  We just happen to be passing through this world on our way home. 

This but one day we take from our busy lives to remember, pray, and think about those past and present who fight to keep us free. We should do this everyday.  My Grandmother told me yesterday that she thinks the reason young people today do not have the respect for their country and those who sacrificed for it is because of us: the parents.  We do not take the time or effort to show them all they have to be proud of, to be thankful that they live in this great country.  Let’s not fail.

I have several resources for you.  I am afraid the link I provided yesterday required some sort of payment for some of crafts.  Sorry, I will do better for you this morning.

Take time to go to a parade today. I may not know where, but I know it is at 11am.  How do I know this?  The first link I have is at about the history of Veteran's Day. You can click here.  Parade's are at 11 because of tradition.  The Treaty of Versailles, ending WWI was signed at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.  This is a great page to start at.

This next website has some great printables.  They have a coloring page for the younger ones, vocabulary pages, wordsearch and a really cool quiz that even I had to think to complete.  You can get that site by clicking here. Plus you can sign up for their weekly newsletter and get some great links each week to a variety of subjects.

Another great site with a lot of great printables is here.

This is a 4th of July site but there are some great printable flags & pinwheels.  You can click here for that.

If you are a Veteran, thank you.  I may not know your face or name but you are in my prayers.

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