Today… a few pieces of personal news.
1) My aunt was on The Price Is Right and her episode airs Monday, April 11. The Perrones are losing our collective minds. That’s her on the right, accompanied by my sister, our front-line hero*:
When I tell you, you can hardly imagine someone with better energy for a game show like Price Is Right. I’m dying. Dead. I’m typing this from the grave.
2) The kids’ spring break is next week, so I am pausing the newsletter at least April 14-18, but I might give myself the whole week off. I also might have to pop in to scream about Price Is Right. We’ll see.
*We tease. She’s an overnight ER nurse in L.A., can you imagine. A bitch is booked and busy for real though.
Woo!!
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Abortion
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D.C.
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Iowa
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Michigan
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Nebraska
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Oklahoma
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