The winner of Leslie’s Valentine’s Jungle Madness Friday is:
Comment # 70-ELAING8!
Congratulations! Please drop Leslie a note at author @ lesliekelly . com (no spaces) with your snail mail addy so I can get your prize ordered.
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone!!! :valpres: :valbemine:
UPDATED TO ADD:
Julie’s winners from her Wednesday giveaway of her rare backlist books, ESSENCE OF MIDNIGHT, UNDENIABLE, & LIP SERVICE are:
#8, Laurie G.
#32, Karin
Please email Julie at julieleto dot com with your snail mail address!
Now, I know I’ve shared this before, but given the past couple of weeks, it seems especially appropriate…and it still makes me laugh. Enjoy! 
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December 8th , 6 p.m.
It has started to snow. The first snow of this year. My wife and I took our cocktails and sat at the window for hours. Watched how the gigantic, white flakes came down from the sky. It looked like a fairytale. It was so romantic we felt like newlyweds
I love snow!!!
December 9th
When we awoke, a beautiful, lovely blanket had covered up every inch of the landscape with crystal white snow. What a fantastic sight! Could there be a more beautiful, lovely place in the world? Moving here was the best idea I ever had. I shoveled snow for the first time in years. I felt like a little boy again as I shoveled the entry and the sidewalk. This afternoon, the snow plow came along and covered up the sidewalk and closed the entry. So I got out the shovel again. What a perfect life.
December 12th
The sun melted all our lovely snow. Such a disappointment. My neighbor said not to worry, we will definitely have a white Christmas. No snow at Christmas would be terrible! Bob said we would have so much snow by the end of the winter that I’d never want to see snow again. I don’t think that’s possible. Bob was very nice – I’m glad he is our neighbor.
December 14th
Snow, wonderful snow! 30 inches last night. The temperature had dropped to -20 degrees. The cold made everything glitter. The wind took my breath away but I warmed up by shoveling again. This is the life! The snow plow came back this afternoon and covered everything again. I didn’t realize I would have so much to shovel, but I will cerrtainly get back in shape. Wish I wouldn’t huff and wheeze so much.
December 15th
Forecast: 60 inches. Sold my station wagon and bought a Jeep. Bought winter tires for my wife’s car and two extra shovels. Filled up the freezer and refrigerator. My wife wants to buy a wood-burning stove, in case the electricity goes out. That’s ridiculous. After all, we aren’t in Alaska.
December 16th
Ice storm this morning. Fell on my butt when I went to sprinkle salt. Was aching terribly. My wife laughed for an hour. I found this rather cruel.
December 17th
Still far below zero. The roads are too icy to go anywhere. The electricity was off for 5 hours. Wrapped myself in blankets so as not to freeze to death. No television!! Did nothing but stare at my wife. Thought we should have bought a wood-burning stove, but I will never admit that to her. I hate it when she is right! I am about to freeze to death in my own living-room!
December 20th
Electricity is back, but once again 40 inches of the damned white stuff last night! Shoveled more. Snow lasted for the whole day. The lousy snow plow came by twice. Tried to find a neighbor kid to shovel, but he said he didn’t have any time because he had to play hockey. I think he was lying. Wanted to buy a snow blower at the hardware store but they were completely sold out! The manager says they might have more next March. I think he was lying. Bob says I have to shovel or the city will have it done and send the bill to me. I think he’s lying.
December 22nd.
Bob was right about a white Christmas because 30 inches of the white stuff fell last night. It is so cold, it won’t melt till August. It took me 45 minutes to get all dressed to go out to shovel, and then I had to use the bathroom. By the time I got undressed, went to the bathroom and dressed again, I was too tired to shovel. Tried to hire Bob for the rest of the winter because he has a snow blower on his truck. But he says he has to work too much. I think he’s lying.
December 23rd
Only 10 inches of snow today. And it warmed up to 0 degrees. My wife wanted me to decorate the house. Is she crazy? I don’t have time, I have to shovel. Why didn’t she tell me to do that a month ago? She says she did, but I think she was lying.
December 24th
20 inches. The snow was packed so hard by the snow plow I broke the shovel. Thought I was having a heart attack! If I ever catch the bastard who drives the snow plow, I will drag him through the snow by his hair. I know he hides behind the corner and waits until I finish shoveling, then comes down the street at 100 miles an hour to throw tons of snow where I just shoveled! Tonight my wife wanted me to sing Christmas carols and open our presents, but I didn’t have the time. I was busy watching for the snowplow.
December 25th
Merry Christmas. 60 inches more of the…..!! Snowed in. The idea of snow shoveling made my blood boil. God I hate snow ! Then the snow plow driver stopped by and asked for a donation. I hit him over the head with my shovel. My wife said I had bad manners. I think she is an idiot.
December 26th
Still snowed in. Why in the world did we ever move here? It was HER idea. She is really getting on my nerves.
December 27th
The temperature fell to -30 degrees and the water-pipes froze.
December 28th
It warmed up to 5 degrees. Still snowed in. The wife is driving me crazy!!!
December 29th
Another 30 inches. Bob says I have to shovel the roof free of snow or it will cave in. That’s the stupidest thing I ever heard. How dumb does he think I am?
December 30th
The roof caved in. The snow plow driver is suing me for $500,000 for the bump on his head. My wife went home to her mother. 25 inches forecast.
December 31st,
Set fire to the rest of the house. No more shoveling.
January 8th
I feel so good. I like those little pills they keep giving me.
But why am I tied to the bed ???
Leslie Kelly used to say she wanted to be a doctor when she grew up, but then she discovered Nancy Drew books. Being a flashlight-under-the-covers-nose-in-book reader throughout her childhood, she couldn’t think of anything else she’d rather do as an adult than continue to lose herself in fictional stories. Her real life marriage of 20 years to the man of her dreams is a constant reinforcement that happily-ever-afters really can happen…and that they’re worth writing about. Living in Maryland, Leslie spends her non-writing time laughing a lot with the above-mentioned romance hero and their three daughters. Though an author of more than thirty sexy, contemporary comedies, she has recently branched out to write dark romantic suspense under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish.
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Cogratulations, Elaing8, and happy Valentine’s Day to everyone. :valpres:
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Congrats ELAING8!
I love that funny too!! I got an e-mail the other day with a heading that said, “It’s this bad” and there was a picture of a snowman, sitting on a bench with a noose around his neck!
The 4″ of snow we got on Friday night should be melted by today and it’s supposed to be back into the 50′s tomorrow.
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:valpres: Happy V’day Everyone!!
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Congrats to Elaing8. I hope you enjoy the book.
I loved the funny Les!!! I had not seen this one before.
Have a :Valday: everyone! I hope you have fun celebrating, any way you see fit. Me, I am gonna get some reading done, do lesson plans and interview some kids for my alma mater. I will also get some writing done today too.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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O_o I’d never seen that joke before. Heh. Wonder if that’s how people in DC are starting to feel :X
Happy VDay everyone – and it’s also the Lunar/Chinese New Year
Fun!
Congratulations Elaing8.
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congrats elaing8! :Valday:
:valbemine: :valpres: Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! This is my favorite holiday…not only is it all about love (I have the four best valentines), but it’s also my half birthday…I am halfway to 40! Whoot!
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So you are 20 now, right? LOL!!!! Happy half birthday!
Happy Chinese New Year everyone. It is my year, the year of the Tiger.
Peace and love,
Paula R.
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Happy Valentine’s Day all!!! COngrats ELAING8!
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Happy Valentine’s Day! :Valday: :valbemine: :valpres:
Cher
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:Valday: Congratulations to the Winners. Enjoy the books.
:valbemine: :valpres:
Leslie, last night I finished reading Play With Me, loved it! I’m so happy to hear that there will be Another Wild Wedding Night as I really loved the first one!
Today’s funny is great. It never snows where I live so I can laugh my head off! 
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:valpres: :valbemine: :valpres:
I love that funny!
Leslie
U cracked me up with this
“hollow core that had practically grown dusty
from disuse.” I’m liking the book.
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Thank you so much.I’m emailing my info now.
Happy Valentine’s Day everyone :valpres:
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THANK YOU JULIE!!