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Winter is over and now the spring season is in bloom.
My favorite season!

Spring 2003 begins with the vernal equinox
on March 21st.

It will be Easter before you know it :)

Is it Spring?


"Surrey With The Fringe"

In like a lion...
LION

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Statistics for March:

  • Flower - Jonquil
  • Birthstone - Aquamarine
  • Celebrations - St. Patrick's Day, Easter
  • Birthday - Kelsey
  • Sun Enters Aries - March 20th

March Trivia:


March is . . . .
  • National Foot Health Month
  • Humorists Are Artists Month
  • National Furniture Refinishing Month
  • National Frozen Food Month
  • National Noodle Month
  • National Peanut Month


Vernal Equinox

March 21st


Out like a lamb...
SHEEP
april

Statistics:

  • Flower - Sweet Pea
  • Birthstone - Diamond
  • Celebrations - April Fool's Day, Earth Day, Arbor Day, Secretary's Day
  • Birthdays - Samantha, Tom
  • Sun Enters Taurus - April 19th

Don't forget to "spring ahead"

on April 6th

April Trivia:

April is . . . .
  • International Guitar Month
  • National Anxiety Month
  • National Humor Month
  • National Garden Month
  • Keep America Beautiful Month
  • National Soup Month
  • Hot Tea Month
  • Oatmeal Month
  • Prune Breakfast Month

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APRIL FOOL'S DAY!!!

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The first of April, some do say,
Is set apart for All Fools' Day.
But why the people call it so,
Nor I, nor they themselves do know.
But on this day are people sent
On purpose for pure merriment.
-- Poor Robin's Almanac (1790)

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How Did April Fool's Day Start?

It used to be that New Year's Day fell during Easter week, which in turn was celebrated in relation to the Vernal Equinox. Thus, in many places around the world, New Years Day was celebrated beginning with the Vernal Equinox, which fell around March 21. At one time, France celebrated the New Year with a week-long party event which ended on April 1. With the adoption of the Gregorian calendar, the king of France decreed in 1582 that New Year's Day was now to be observed on January 1. Those who forgot, or refused to observe this, were ridiculed by being the butt of jokes (referred to as "poisson d'avril" - April Fish) and being sent invitations to non-exisitant parties. Napoleon I also acquired the nickname "poisson d'avril" when he married Marie-Louise of Austria on April 1st of 1810. Over a period of nearly two hundred years, the practice of playing such jokes spread from France to England to the US.
Thanks to Doc Holidays line

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April 15th

Don't forget Uncle Sam!!!

Taxes

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April 20th

Happy Easter
click bunny for Easter page

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ARBOR DAY - APRIL 25th

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Click On Tree

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April 23rd
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Administrative Professional's Day
(Secretary's Day)

may

Statistics:

  • Flower - Lily of the Valley
  • Birthstone - Emerald
  • Celebrations - May Day, Cinco de Mayo, Mother's Day, Memorial Day
  • Birthdays - Brita and Cricket
  • Sun Enters Gemini - May 21st

May Trivia:

May is . . . .
  • National Photo Month
  • National Good Car Care Month
  • National Salad Month
  • National Egg Month
  • Better Sleep Month
  • National Barbecue Month
  • National Hamburger Month
  • Date Your Mate Month
  • Revise Your Work Schedule Month

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May 1st

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May Day ushers in the fifth month of the modern calendar year, the month of May. This month is named in honor of the goddess Maia.

May Day was always special to us when we were growing up. We would make little paper baskets and fill them with lily of the valley, the flower of the month of May, and violets. We would go across the street, with the help of our Anna, to Auntie E's house, ring her bell and leave the baskets for her. We were sure she didn't know who did it. *S*

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May Day Links:
(click on pansy)

pansyMay Day History
pansyOrigins of May Day
pansyThe Real Labor Day

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After you finish dancing around the maypole, look ahead to Cinco de Mayo, May 5th for you Gringos.

This is always a fun time to celebrate with nachos and sangria! *Hic*

Cinco de Mayo History
Mexican Recipes
Cinco de Mayo
Cinco de Mayo.Net

iris

The second Sunday in May, Sunday the 11th this year, is Mother's Day. This is a perfect time to honor your mother and let her know how much she is appreciated!

Mother's Day was first observed in Philadelphia, Pa on May 10, 1908.
Six years later President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May for public observance of Mother's Day. It is now observed in countries all around the world, including England, France, Sweden, Denmark, India, China, and Mexico, where the celebration lasts 2 days.

Carnations are the Mother's Day flowers: pink to be worn for a living mother and white if the mother has died. Children honor their mothers on this day with gifts, visits, and the wearing of carnations.

iris

A Mother is one who
Understands the things
You say and do

Who always overlooks
Your faults and sees the
Best in you~

A Mother is one whose
Special love inspires you
Day by day.

Who fills your heart with
Gladness in her warm
And thoughtful way~

A Mother is all these things
and more ~ the greatest
Treasure known.

And the dearest Mother in
All of the world is the one I
Call my own.

iris

MOTHER'S DAY LINKS:
(click on flower)


Mother's Day on the Net
Send Flowers
Mom's Day Cards
Fun For Kids
Tribute to my Mom

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The Northern states and some Southern states celebrate Memorial Day on the last Monday in May. This date was made a federal holiday in 1971. Some Southern states have Memorial Day celebrations to honor Confederate soldiers who died in the Civil War. Mississippi and Alabama celebrate Confederate Memorial Day on the last Monday in April. In Florida and Georgia, the date is April 26th. May 10th is Memorial Day in North and South Carolina, and the holiday is June 3rd in Kentucky, Louisiana, and Tennessee. Texas observes Confederate Heroes Day on January 19th (Robert E. Lee's birthday).


-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Memorial Day

MEMORIAL DAY LINKS:
(click on bell)

Memorial Day

An American Tribute



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