For Monday, April 1st, 2013

ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

APRIL 1st, 2013

81 DAYS TILL SUMMER

If you can't see the Bright Side, polish the dull side

It's MONDAY

WELCOME APRIL!

April is International Guitar Month, Keep America Beautiful Month, Lawn and Garden Month, National Poetry Month. National Humor Month.  National Pecan Month. National Welding Month, Records and Information Management Month, and Stress Awareness Month

April flower is the Sweet Pea or Daisy

April birthstone is the Diamond

She who from April dates her years,
Diamonds shall wear, lest bitter tears
For vain repentance flow.

Today is April Fools Day.  Traditionally, April Fool's Day is an opportunity for playing jokes or tricks on one another. The stranger and the more absurd the better. The challenge is to carry out a trick that is believable, if only for a little while. Tricks are most successful if played earlier in the day before a person is wise to what is going on. 

Jokes and gags must be harmless  and fun. They must not be dangerous or hurt anyones feelings. Give your jokes and gags some thought before carrying them out. Then, have fun!

The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.

Mark Twain

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

Sweet April showers
Do spring May flowers.

 Thomas Tusser

I am hoping that now we've seen the end of March, we will be seeing warmer days without snow.  It always rains a lot in April, but we do see some glorious days too.  

Last year on April fool's day DDIL#5 passed me a note that had April Fool printed on the front.  Inside it say that they were going to have another baby.  I'll not forget that as I wasn't sure if it was an April Fool joke or not.  It wasn't.  Our sweet little AB was born in November.

Hope you all watch out for those April Fool pranks today.  Have fun with them and think Spring as we begin a new month!

COUNTING MY GIFTS

April prepares her green traffic light and the world thinks Go.

Christopher Morley

I am trying to count at least 3 things I'm thankful for each day and then in 1 year's time I'll have counted 1000 gifts. I’ll be sharing them and giving thanks to God for these gifts each day, 

411. for rain in April that will make our gardens grow

412. for little jokes that will keep us laughing today

413. for my artificial flowers that will make do until the real ones appear

Enter into His courts with thanksgiving — and in His presence is fullness of Joy!

PRAYER FOR OUR TROOPS

Please pray for God's protection of

our troops and HIS wisdom for their

commanders.

Lord, hold our troops in

your loving hands.

Protect them as they protect us.

Bless them and their families for the

selfless acts they perform for us

in our time of need. I ask this in the

name of Jesus, our Lord and Savior.

AND bless our Police Officers, Firefighters

and Paramedics and EMT's

GOD BLESS YOU !

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

A little smile, a word of cheer,
A bit of love from someone dear…

Love,

ma