Memorial Day is more than just a three-day weekend

It was first known as Decoration Day

From the practice of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags, the holiday was long known as Decoration Day. The name Memorial Day goes back to 1882, but the older name didn't disappear until after World War II. Federal law declared "Memorial Day" the official name in 1967.The holiday is a franchise

Calling Memorial Day a "national holiday" is a bit of a misnomer. While there are 11 "federal holidays" created by Congress -- including Memorial Day -- they apply only to Federal employees and the District of Columbia. Federal Memorial Day, established in 1888, allowed Civil War veterans, many of whom were drawing a government paycheck, to honor their fallen comrades with out being docked a day's pay.

For the rest of us, our holidays were enacted state by state. New York was the first state to designate Memorial Day a legal holiday, in 1873. Most Northern states had followed suit by the 1890s. The states of the former Confederacy were unenthusiastic about a holiday memorializing those who, in Gen. Logan's words, "united to suppress the late rebellion." The South didn't adopt the May 30 Memorial Day until after World War I, by which time its purpose had been broadened to include those who died in all the country's wars.

blogging

well I dont like  blogging its boring but its worse when blogger wont let you comment and we have to comment on 5 things a day!!!!they REALLY NEED TO FIX IT!!!!!

Math...

Im  in math 3 and i have mrs blair and shes a really good teacher and im doing pretty good in her class but theres certian lessons im just not good at like the one were doing now... I like how we get to work in our table groups and it usually helps except when no one knows what to do but Idont have to worry about that because you know the smartest people in the world sit at my table.............well lets let them think that but i think I should go home and study I hate studying but im going to have to so i dont fall behind...

Baby Gabe...

On Friday my Aunt had her baby so we went to the hospital to go see them and he is a very healthy baby but they have to stay at the hospital for 24 hours and then on saturday the baby got a feaver so my aunt and her husband and the baby are still at the hospital and the feaver is redusing... he is my aunts first baby so its very exciting and shes nervous but they will be awesome parents!

Finally its Friday:)

well today we had a class party in mrs. winns and i brought these smore bar things i made and i made like 90 so there would be some to give out at lunch and everyone loved them well except one person but most people ate more then one like alexa ahaha she ate like 8 but  anyways.......... there was thius creppy guy that was carrying a bunc of stuff and he had a bag of sunchips in his mouth and was following me around and like hovvering over my shoulder so i went into the bathroom and then i went to mrs collins room to give some of my freinds a smore and mrs collins one and so ofcourse when i turned around there he was.....so i came here and sateva said his name was joey......... this weekend im going to my moms:) i dont know what were doing but i think i might  hang out with bailee... well i hope everyone has a great weekend!