Ta-da!
…which reminds me of “The Mom Song” by Anita Renfroe, which I saw again the other day. hee hee – See next post!
But in respect to the date of April 1st, I found this explanation of its history:
April Fool's Day History
The history of April Fool's Day or All Fool's Day is uncertain, but the current thinking is that it began around 1582 in France with the reform of the calendar under Charles IX. The Gregorian Calendar was introduced, and New Year's Day was moved from March 25 - April 1 (new year's week) to January 1.
Communication traveled slowly in those days and some people were only informed of the change several years later. Still others, who were more rebellious refused to acknowledge the change and continued to celebrate on the last day of the former celebration, April 1.
These people were labeled "fools" by the general populace, were subject to ridicule and sent on "fool errands," sent invitations to nonexistent parties and had other practical jokes played upon them. The butts of these pranks became known as a "poisson d'avril" or "April fish" because a young naive fish is easily caught. In addition, one common practice was to hook a paper fish on the back of someone as a joke.
This harassment evolved over time and a custom of prank-playing continue on the first day of April. This tradition eventually spread elsewhere like to Britain and Scotland in the 18th century and was introduced to the American colonies by the English and the French. Because of this spread to other countries, April Fool's Day has taken on an international flavor with each country celebrating the holiday in its own way…
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fyi, the same website also has suggestions for pranks. You have been warned.
For today
Monday, March 31, 2014
Outside my window... sunshine {after rain this morning}, the faintest hint of green out in the pasture, robins and other birds looking for something in the yard
Hearing... the dryer rumbling
Pondering... a nap {ha ha}
Praying...
Denise – struggling with each round of chemo treatments
Jill – gall bladder surgery tomorrow
Kim – overall she is doing wonderfully, and we still celebrate the miracle that she’s alive! -- but it’s still a long, long road to recover much of her former life or determine her ‘new normal.’
the Rettigs – missionaries to Prague, currently traveling in the US
Kate, Abby & Daniel – nearing the home stretch of spring semester {Daniel is done in less than five weeks!}
Thankful... for a good spring break with Kate & Abby at home; for my dad who made the drive to Wisc to bring them home; and for Tim who made the drive to take them back again.
Creating... {sharing} a glimpse of Abby’s project for a couple of her college friends:
You’ll never guess their nicknames – indicated by the letters used.
Wanna guess anyway? or play hangman? Wheel of Fortune bonus-round style? what is that – two vowels and three consonants?
G _ _ _ _ _ S _ _ _ _ _ _
Going... nowhere, very slowly, thank you very much.
Last week/month was a bit non-stop… Really. March Madness? Much.
{{Thinking I am pretty close to the 40 bag goal, Julie G!}}
Reading... I did finish the Amy Carmichael biography, but I missed the group discussion.
Here’s a tidbit from chapter 21:
Good and acceptable and perfect.
Those three words hallow pain. They take from it all bitterness, all that stings and rankles; they leave it, still pain indeed, but somehow sweetened, chastened.
Looking forward to... green landscapes
In the kitchen... leftover calzones tonight
Last week’s menu: grilled burgers/hot dogs; pizza; egg rolls; taco salad; turkey packets; Hickory Park Restaurant Mongolian Buffet; calzones, spinach/artichoke dip.
Saturday morning we had a Big Breakfast before the girls went back to school. :-)
In the learning rooms... Oh yes, that. Spring break is officially over, right…
Around the house... I vacuumed most of the upstairs this morning. Before/after photos would be quite humiliating. I spent more than an hour – that should tell you (me) something. It surely is time for some routine cleaning – on a more regular basis. Ahem.
The Mother Load... Tax returns are done – still need to print most of them and prepare for mailing. School work to check. Dusting! Mop floors. Clean ceiling fans now that we are inclined to turn them on when the temps are warmer outside and inside. Finish sewing baby blankets needed soon(!) Yes, Conny, there is an ironing pile too…
Noticing that... our kids sure have fun together!
Something fun to share... {last Wednesday night at K4T}
A favorite quote for today... Psalm 127:1-2 {Pastor’s sermon text}
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
It is vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: for so he giveth his beloved sleep.
One of my favorite things... sleep.
A few plans for the rest of the week... bedtime any time before 10pm :-)
A peek into my world...
Thursday & Friday we celebrated birthdays with the Cattleman & the Popper.
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Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord,
that thou fulfil it. Colossians 4:17
