Welcome Spring

"Spring's warmer weather and increased day light hours make it the best season.  Taking walks and seeing wildflowers in bloom are also part of what make spring so great."  Take time to listen to the birds singing.  Watch animals awaken from their winter slumber.  Enjoy a picnic lunch.  Happy Spring!

Also the arrival of spring means the arrival of spring planting.  Here's a list of 12 fruits and veggies to plant this spring:

• honeydew
• cucumber
• beets
• carrots
• tomatoes
• peppers
• beans
• broccoli
• garlic
• potatoes
• onions
• raspberries

Here are some flowers for you to plant to celebrate the first day of spring:

• crocus
• daffodil
• hyacinths
• primrose
• forsythia
• tulips
• pansies & violas
• grape hyacinth
• sweet alyssum
• fritillaria
• rhododendron

The spring calendar starts to fill up quickly with your child's extra-curricular activities, adult league softball or cycling, church picnics, March Madness games, April showers, and May flowers. Here's just a small list to remind you of some upcoming spring dates.

• 03/14 Daylight Savings Time Ends
• 03/17 St. Patrick's Day
• 03/18-04/05 NCAA March Madness
• 03/20 First Day of Spring
• 04/01 April Fool's Day
• 04/02 Good Friday (Both of our offices will be closed)
• 04/04 Easter
• 04/22 Earth Day
• 04/13 National Peach Cobbler Day
• 04/24-25 Triad Parade of Homes 1:00-5:00
• 05/01-02 Triad Parade of Homes 1:00-5:00
• 05/05 Cinco de Mayo
• 05/09 Mother's Day
• 05/15 Armed Forces Day
• 05/28 National Hamburger Day
• 05/31 Memorial Day (Both of our offices will be closed)

"Spring adds new life and new beauty to all that is." - Jessica Harrelson