Welcome to my daily Three Things Challenge! Our numbers now begin with a prefix of M (the Roman numeral for 1000) and I’ve introduced a theme each week. The words can be used in a variety of contexts, so use your imagination and see where your creativity takes you. Your post doesn’t have to be connected to the theme and you can use all three words, two or just one. There are no restrictions regarding length, style, or genre, but please keep it family friendly. Tag your responses with 3TC, #threethingschallenge or TTC, and add my logo if you wish.
This week’s theme is THE WEATHER Your three words today are: TORNADO HURRICANE HAIL
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Weather Forecast!
By Tessa Dean October 2022
The family gathered around the battery-operated radio and listened to the weather report. The electricity flashed on and off, and a bad storm was headed their way. A hurricane was predicted with a possibility of tornados and hail. The children were crying, and without the electricity, there wasn’t much to do to entertain them except to get out candles and play board games by candlelight. Of course, the kids wanted their electronic games and technology. Today’s kids have no idea what it is like to live without electricity. They were bored, and the younger ones feared the thunder and lightning.
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Tessa–
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
For the visually challenged reader, this image shows a coffee cup with the image of a pumpkin on top of it in foam. Next to it is a document, declaring, “ I solemnly swear that I an up to no good”
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Up To No Good!
By Tessa Dean October 2022
Ronnie was over by the side table next to the couch, messing with the decorations her mother had just put out. Her mother had a fancy coffee sitting there, and Ronnie ran her finger through the pumpkin image. She took a fancy to the witch’s hat that was lying on the piece of material her mother had laid out under the coffee cup and swiped it.
Her mother, Candy, returned to sit down and enjoy the coffee and was dismayed to see her nicely done image ruined. She worked hard to learn how to do that. “Ronnie, why did you put your finger in my cup and ruin my pumpkin image, not to mention you could have burnt yourself? And where is my witch’s hat decoration?”
“Well, mommy, it says that ‘I solemnly swear that I am up to no good!’ and so I am up to no good just like it says. She grinned at her mother.
Candy couldn’t put her heart into scolding her too much because she had a point, but she did ask that she not misbehave again.
“I won’t, mommy,” and ran off to play.
Candy was laughing as she told her husband about it later.
Tessa–
Advocate for mental health and invisible illnesses
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