I’m ashamed to admit that we no longer have a U.S. flag. Last year, we turned ours in to one of the places in town that properly disposed of it since it had become worn and frayed. I didn’t remember that we still need to purchase another flag until I looked at the calendar and realized *TODAY* is Flag Day. We used to fly our flag EVERYDAY, but it got to be too much work to plan to be home to lower it each evening before dark. We added a spotlight so we could leave it up all the time. That didn’t work very well because the light shone right in our bedroom window! We continued to occasionally put it up during the day when we knew we would be home to bring it in before dark. We quit doing that after coming home from town one day to find our flag flying in inclement weather – howling wind and pouring rain – in which it wasn’t meant to be flown. Perhaps this summer we can find a new flag that will withstand inclement weather and move the flagpole & spotlight across the driveway so we can leave it up day and night.If you want information regarding our flag history and etiquette, check out the USA Flag Site They also have links to patriotic songs and pictures. They also have suggestions, activities, and resources for teaching kids about patriotism.Do you have a flag? Do you fly it everyday or only on special days such as today?

I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.

Happy Flag Day, everyone!