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Sister K has acquired a foreign exchange student from Germany, and he has already annexed her Norwegian heart.

The Ack-Ack of Love

Once I realized I wasn't going to get any carnations during the Valentine's Day fund raisers in high school, I lost my interest in celebrating Valentine's Day. I'm not waiting breathlessly, cartoon hearts popping above my head, for chocolates and flowers and showers of diamonds.

But my dear The Husband wants to do something for Valentine's Day-- nothing fancy, maybe dinner and a movie-- so I thought I'd make my Valentine's entry today instead.

Why I Love My Husband and You Can't Have Him

* He once started a slap fight with me while waiting at a red light, which made a complete stranger--turning left at the time-- laugh. And this satisfies me.

* He argues with the cats as much as I do.

* He also loves Whoppers and Canada.

* He gets things down off too-high shelves for me.

* He puts ketchup on his macaroni and cheese

* He writes the funniest emails I've ever read.

* He tucks me in every night and directs the cats to their proper snuggling positions.

* He speaks-- and understands-- my gibberish.

* He is very quiet in public, which makes me feel special when he talks freely with me. Well, "freely".

* He mocks the same things I do.

* He lets me MST3K commercials, news and Access Hollywood.

* He recognizes my insulin reactions hours before I notice-- and he has in a very real way saved my life numerous times.

We exchange cards with cat pictures on them on Feb 14th and maybe go to dinner, but we don't need to wait for a day to say we love each other. We don't need a specific day to do something nice for each other.

That's a normal day for us, so suck on it Jared.