April (Post 284)

Well, it's April and here's a list to add to your ten cent crazy book of Things to do, Things to know and Things to buy in the month of April

Things To Do:

Clean your refrigerator
Clean your Grill
Buy Garden Gloves
Hook up hoses to outdoor faucets
Remove storm windows - wash and repair windows
Put away humidifiers and flannel sheets
Organize the medicine cabinet - throw out old medicine, cosmetics and lotions
Get the swimming pool ready if you have one
Sort through winter clothes to give away or dry clean, pack and store
Dust or remove and wash ceiling light fixtures
Dust and reorganize books
Organize your crafts
Don't forget to dye Easter eggs and have an Easter egg hunt

During October some people hang up ghost and plastic pumpkins in the trees of their yard but during the Easter season why not hang plastic Easter baskets with big bows to hold them in the trees

Things to Know

The birthstone for April is diamond and the flower for April is daisy or sweet pea

Did you know that April always starts on the same day of the week as the month of July and always ends on the same day of the week as the month of December.

Holidays for April are:

April Fools Day

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

Good Friday and Earth Day are in April
Easter is April 12th
Arrbor Day is always the last Friday in April


Things to buy in April
Vacuum Cleaners
Grills and Grill supplies
Tools
Vegetable Seeds
Refrigerators
Spring Clothes
Cookware
Sneakers

Vegetables in Season are:

zucchini
rhubarb
artichokes
asparagus
spring peas
broccoli
lettuce

Fruits in Season are:

pineapples
mangoes

April showers bring May flowers

and if you were born in April - so was
Alec Baldwin
Doris Day
Eddie Murphy
Charlie Chaplin
William Shakespeare
Raphael
Carol Burnett
Loretta Lynn
Jackie Chan
Hugh Hefner Just to name a few

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