It is the Sunday before Memorial Day at the church your family attends. The hymns for the day are patriotic in nature. The special music by the choir is a medley of patriotic songs. The church has planned to have lunch together. All the ladies from your mother's Sunday School class have brought covered dishes with food in them. You are sitting in the service listening to the Pastor finish his sermon and getting hungrier all the time. At 10 years old, it is difficult to sit still knowing about all the great dishes that are going to be part of lunch. When the service is over, all the food is set out on long tables in the multi-use hall. Being out under the big oak trees was discontinued a couple of years ago after the bed of fire ants was disturbed, and the yellow jacket nest that was discovered. After the blessing, it is a race to get to the dessert table first. Mrs. Francis’ State Fair Blue Ribbon chocolate pie is going to go fast. You must take thank you bites of all the casseroles. All of them could be award winners. Then, you pick which ones to go back for seconds or thirds.