Friday, April 19, 2013



Have you ever heard the expression "April showers bring May flowers?"

Friends, April has brought only wrath.



Many years ago, the Matron realized that April was the month of crisis.  Calamity befell her sometime between April and May 1.    These were not small events, blips, but seismic on the life meter:  hospitalizations, financial disrepair, break ups, legal woes.

Yes, she has a dark side, not fully revealed here.  She's not yet brave enough to blog about these, but trust her:  your April has nothing on hers.

It all happens in April.




 Several more Marches ago, the Matron became aware that she should steel herself for the month ahead.  Existential crisis?   Astrologically scheduled for April.    Broken limb?  Same time frame.    She began preparing for April in November, marking each birthday with sage and prayer and asking for a reprieve.

Currently, April has been kind enough to skip the personal blow and be more collective, subjecting the entire state to a never ending winter.

Three times, the Matron has put away boots, parkas, mittens, and boots.

Three times, the Matron has retrieved these items from the basement.

There is good news here, in that she is not alone, suffering an April crisis of faith in some hallway, cowered.  Instead, the whole state of Minnesota suffers with her.

May.

Just 10 days and a life time away . . .

5 comments:

Gail said...

You and Minnesota are not alone...winter will NOT go away in Utah, either. One, maybe 2, normal spring days and we're back to a week of snow and freezing temps. Think I'll find a nice Caribbean island/beach and a fruity drink w/ a paper umbrella in it. sigh

Karen (formerly kcinnova) said...

Spring is even a bit confused here in Washington State. Not as bad as there in MN, though -- you've trumped us all on the weather department!

The entire nation has been feeling rather bleak this past week.

Suburban Correspondent said...

Well, I'm well south of you, and I have yet to put all the mittens and hats away for the first time, even. And tonight? Frost warning. So sometimes procrastination pays off.

kellyg said...

Same here in MI. Snow accumulation 1 inch or less tonight. This on top of record flooding in my area. Yesterday was beautiful and you could see people react to it. Today we are back to the dark & dreary and everyone is looking worse for wear.

Ann in NJ said...

April is the cruelest month...

My college poetry professor always claimed that was a reference to baseball spring training. Of course, he was a Red Sox fan...