The first of April is the day we remember what we are the other 364 days of the year.  Let us be thankful for the fools.  But for them the rest of us could not succeed. — Mark Twain

March 23rd was the one year anniversary of Pop-Pop’s hip replacement surgery. This month, it was Aunt Rosemary’s turn to get a new hip.  We wish her a speedy, trouble-free recovery. 

Uncle Barry, Aunt Lucy and Bethany went to China last month to visit Ryan.  We are looking forward to hearing about their adventures and seeing the photos from their trip.

Baseball season has started and so far the Washington Nationals are not much better than last year.  Maybe they will get better as the season progresses.

We went on two field trips during our Spring Break.  The first trip was to Washington, DC to see the Cherry Blossoms. While in DC, we also went to the FDR Memorial and the Newseum.  Granny really liked the Newseum as they were featuring old news stories about Elvis Presley.  The second trip was to the Mother Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg, MD.

It’s time to Spring Forward and drink some Green Beer. 

Ross made the transition from snot-nosed kid to terrible teen this month.  He turned 13 on the 12th.  Pop-Pop had a birthday on the 12th too, but he doesn’t pay much attention to them since he’s had so many.  And Mom’s cousin Gina had a birthday on the 11th.  The dogs also celebrated their birthdays this month.  It was Gunny’s 9th and Piggy’s 8th.