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Ahhhh, Friday.

The weekend is almost here. Thankfully. DrummerWife has been fighting a cold all week, and being pregnant, can take just about nothing to help her cope with it. She's off work today and staying home to work on a Lenten devotional for church, and then tomorrow morning she has to go to the Suburban Home Show and man the booth for her company for the day.

Speaking of tomorrow, DrummerFather and I have to go and pick up the new furniture that DrummerWife and I purchased earlier this week at furniture store here in town. We got a new sofa and chair to replace the sofa and chair we're currently utilizing, which a friend of ours lovingly donated to us when we moved into our current place.

But before any of that, we're hitting up the Reading Royals hockey team tonight. We're meeting DrummerWife's cousin, her husband, and their two boys at the arena, and going to the game tonight. The Royals are the ECHL affiliate of the L.A. Kings, and they're actually a pretty good deal, price-wise. Tickets are in the $5.00 range, and if you like hockey, it's a good time.

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Anonymous said…
Yeah the Reading Royals game. We love hockey! And the boys are excited to be going! They are hoping to take their shirts off and get on the BIG screen while at the game. C you tonight!

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