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03.05.2009 Anecdotes, Thursday 3

Thursday 3: Pass the Kleenex

My CP and good friend D’Anne can attest to the fact that I don’t cry often. She might even say that crying more often might be beneficial to me. Perhaps. 🙂 Here are the last three times I cried.

1. Saturday, Feb. 27: My Cousin Warren passed away last week. He was 57 and I loved him a lot. He was a force of nature–jovial, cuddly in a fierce sort of way, larger than life, a big Chinese teddy bear. If you saw the King and I movie, remember the scene where all the princes and princesses are being introduced to Anna? There’s one last prince that scurries in late right between Yul Brynner’s legs. THAT was my Cousin Warren. 🙂 ‘Course, he wasn’t big then. Rest in peace, Cuz.

2. Two weeks ago: I was watching a performance of Honk, Jr., a middle school play my son was in. The little girl who played “Ida” the mother duck made me cry as her character cried over what she thought was the dead body of her duckling.

3. Last month: my son hurt my feelings when he told my husband he’d rather go skiing than see a production Phantom of the Opera, after I’d spent two hours on the Internet trying to find good, cheap seats that wouldn’t break our bank account.
So, D’Anne! Three times in the past month. Are you proud of me???

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02.26.2009 Thursday 3

Thursday 3: Essentials!

Here are three things I can’t do without right now.

1. My datebook. If I don’t write it down, forget it.

2. My electric blanket. We’re trying to not using the heater as much, so I’m cold at night, and when I get into my bed which has been warmed from the electric blanket I got for Christmas, I am SO HAPPY.

3. My nail polish. I have entered a girly-girl stage. I can’t wear nail polish at work, so when I have a day off, I do my nails. My current favorite color is Milani’s Bella Berry.

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02.19.2009 Thursday 3

Thursday 3: Beware The Toaster

I don’t have much time to blog today. Gotta write. So, here’s my quickie Thursday 3.

In the United States you have a good chance of being injured by a home appliance. Shocking, I know. Good help is hard to find. Here are the top three ranking culprits:

1. Workshop manual tools 121, 676

2. Power Saws 92,547

3. Lawn Mowers 84,316

Toasters actually was #8. So, be careful out there!

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02.12.2009 Love, Thursday 3, Trivia

Thursday 3: Valentine’s Trivia

Only two more days until I Love You Day. I still haven’t bought a Valentine card for The King. I think I’d better get one today before all the good ones are gone.

In the meantime, here are three little known facts about Valentine’s Day that I thought were interesting.

1. In the Middle Ages, young men and women drew names from a bowl to see who their valentines would be. They would wear these names on their sleeves for one week. To wear your heart on your sleeve now means that it is easy for other people to know how you are feeling.

2. Only the U.S., Canada, Mexico, France, Australia and the U.K. celebrate Valentine’s Day.

3. In the 17th century, a hopeful maiden ate a hard-boiled egg and pinned five bay leaves to her pillow before going to sleep on Valentine’s eve. It was believed this would make her dream of her future husband.

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USA Today Bestselling Author Kate Willoughby happily writes her contemporary hockey romances in Southern California. She is married and has two sons and a Chihuahua. When she’s not writing, she’s watching hockey. When it’s not hockey season, she whines a lot.

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