Do you remember Cootie Catchers? At least, that is what they were called when Herself was young. They were used for grade-school fortune-telling: how one would do on the quiz of the state capitols; what one should have for dessert; whether one liked, or LIKED, a favored-boy-of-the-moment.
At Herself's elementary school, cootie catchers were the mysterious domain of the pretty, feminine, popular girls. It was a preteen honor to have one of Those Girls tell one's fortune with the cootie catcher, even though one would be slightly terrified lest the cootie catcher reveal that one was, in fact, enamored of a particular classmate.
Herself never knew how to make cootie catchers - until last night, when she was taught. For some reason, this positively delights her. She made several this morning, just because she can.
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