{"id":1334,"date":"2014-03-31T08:43:07","date_gmt":"2014-03-31T15:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/?p=1334"},"modified":"2014-03-31T08:43:07","modified_gmt":"2014-03-31T15:43:07","slug":"the-day-before-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arleneeakle.com\/wordpress\/2014\/03\/31\/the-day-before-april\/","title":{"rendered":"The Day Before…April"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is the day before April.<\/strong>\u00a0 And the whole United States is looking forward to April as a time of renewal–more so than other years we have experienced:<\/p>\n

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  1. A heavier-than-normal winter for us all.\u00a0 I have one of the most glorious violet beds in the northwest corner of my large sideyard.\u00a0 White, lavender, pale pink, and two shades of purple–one deep enough to be almost black.\u00a0 When they are in bloom, the fragrance wafts through the whole neighborhood.\u00a0 Not this Spring.\u00a0 It is as if the whole patch mourns.\u00a0 Very sad.\u00a0 Because of all the flowers Nature gives us, violets and their sweet, wistful scent are my favorite.\u00a0 Our extremely dry year\u00a0 left no moisture in the ground for up to 24 inches!\u00a0 And while I spent an obscene amount of money to water, my large trees took it all–and even that was not enough.<\/li>\n
  2. Extreme uncertainty for businesses, banks, commercial enterprises, manufacturing (what little still remains) companies of all sizes, entrepreneurs.<\/li>\n
  3. Extreme nervousness for lots of Americans, citizen and alien alike.<\/li>\n
  4. 31 March 2014–the health care deadline or pay an escalating tax for non-participation.<\/li>\n
  5. Possibility for a higher minimum wage–graduated to be sure.\u00a0 Requiring higher prices for goods and services.\u00a0 A higher standard of living…<\/li>\n
  6. Larger classroom populations challenging a shrinking teacher p0ol (many without student and volunteer aids to help).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    …just to name a few observations.\u00a0 How about you?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

    April is becoming the month for HOPE.\u00a0<\/strong> A better economy.\u00a0 More Jobs.\u00a0 Less expense.\u00a0 More flowers and better looking trees.\u00a0 As the world we know awakes from Winter.<\/p>\n

    Above all, the renewal of Spring<\/span> that we see all around us, even if that world is struggling to recover.\u00a0 And more daylight hours in which to accomplish something positive.\u00a0 Your favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle–surrounded by a new world of books.\u00a0 Books!\u00a0 And microfilm! And microfiche! And periodicals–I am well on my way to acquiring complete runs of key research periodicals and newsletters!\u00a0 http:\/\/arleneeakle.com <\/a><\/p>\n

    PS\u00a0 Watch for my summary of the work we have accomplished at the Genealogy Library<\/strong><\/em> Center, Inc.<\/strong>\u00a0 And the uploading of newly-acquired book lists on my Home Page.\u00a0 These accomplishments offset the uncertainties in Tremonton UT and bring great excitement!<\/p>\n

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