In the Bag!

Dear most humans and many others,

I am so sorry that I didn't get back to you about the classroom visit on Monday. I have just yesterday been rescued from the shopping bag that was left in the car since Monday! About the only thing I can say about that is that I was not head down this time!

Anyway, my classroom foray went quite successfully. I had wanted to take some pics with the class, but time just slipped away. I am hoping that Missy Linda will take me back next week just for a photo op. Some of the students wanted to take a picture with me, and I want to oblige them.

Missy Linda should be in a better mood next week, too. She has been working extra hours at her job this past week, and she had stuff due for class. There isn't much more of the semester left before finals. Then maybe she will lighten up. Sure!

Excitement!

Greetings most humans and many others,

Well, finally! This evening, I finally get to go out and do something. Something interesting. Something where I will be the center of attention. Something that I have not done before. Something which I hope will get me a new dress.

Missy Linda and some of her classmates have a group presentation to give tonight in class, and I get to be a part of it. I will get to be in front of the whole class, and I will get to talk about my blog and My Space page. There will even be pictures from the blog and My Space that are projected onto a big screen behind me. I am so happy! And nervous! And thrilled! And nervous!

Wish me luck! I'll tell you all about it tomorrow, OK?

Machetes, Anyone?

Dear most humans and many others,

Today is the first time that Mr. Cole was supposed to come mow Missy Linda's yard. It is pretty tall in the back yard, as it is all weeds! You are not really surprised, are you? The front is not bad because it is actually mostly grass, and it is grass that is not at all robust. Missy Linda, if you remember, has a black thumb.

Anyway, it started raining yesterday, and it is raining today, and it will rain tomorrow. That means Mr. Cole won't be here until next Saturday! He is a high school student who has too many weekday activities to add mowing to them.

At this point, I am just hoping that by next Saturday, Mr. Nelson will be able to get through the jungle to get his squirrel chasing duties accomplished. I am a little worried about his getting lost like that little girl in Florida did who went on an adventure. At least he will surely stay inside the fence. That should help us be able to locate him before four days have passed, right?

What Happened?

Dear most humans and many others,

Well, since I have been watching TV so much now that I sit in the kitchen rather than the dining room, I have been witness to some weird things. One day recently, Missy Linda noticed that suddenly we have the BYU channel (Brigham Young University) and the RFD channel. She doesn't know exactly when they actually started as they could have been there a while before being noticed. She's not even sure if they replaced some channels, or if they were just added.

Even I thought surely Mr. Nelson would enjoy the sheep dog trials on RFD, but his comment was, "I don't know any sheep!" I think it just hurts him to see those dogs working to herd sheep when he has to wrangle squirrels. It is much harder to control squirrels, though, and we think he does an admirable job.

Tax Relief?

Dear most humans and many others,

Missy Linda is in a good mood today because her tax forms are all ready to go out in the mail today. She is extremely thankful to have Missy Lesley, who is a CPA, to fill out her taxes for her. Missy Lesley is so nice that she does this every year for poor Missy Linda. No telling how many years Missy Linda would get (you know, in the big house) if she did them herself. That would be entertaining though, right?

Missy Linda also seems to be glad that she has to pay much less this year than last year! That sounds like a great deal to me! However, I discovered that the reason she owes a lesser amount this year is that she made a lot less money this year. Oops! That is not a great reason!

I need to light a fire under Missy Linda's work ethic or whatever it would be to help her to earn more money. I need some new dresses, some new head shots, some better jewelry, more parties . . . more movies, more dinners out --- the list goes on and on!

An Anniversary

Hello most humans and many others,

I heard on the news the other day that this weekend was the thirtieth anniversary of the first prom in Elmore City, OK. Evidently, that is important because the hubbub about not being allowed to dance in the city limits, and then the decision to allow the prom, was the inspiration for the movie Footloose. I saw that on the national news this weekend while I was perched on the bar in the kitchen not doing anything else.

Missy Linda was reminding Tio Kane that Missy Elise had a slumber party at their house when she was in high school, and that movie was very popular. The girls played the movie at the party, and when the theme song started playing, the girls jumped and danced and sang until the house felt as if it were shaking. I guess that means that they had a good time.

Missy Linda's friend, DougcallmeDoug, is going to get an email to tell him the story about the movie before he moves back to NYC when school is over this semester. He has lived here almost two years now to teach at the university, but he will be going back to his life in Greenwich Village in May. Missy Linda wants him to know interesting things about Oklahoma so he will remember us fondly. (He did not know that our post office started, "going postal!")

Phooey! Foiled Again!

Dear most humans and many others,

Well, Missy Linda has to be at work early today. I thought this would be a good day, because she will be gone longer, to do some internet shopping. As it says up top, I am, sadly, "Foiled Again!"

Missy Linda left her purse on the kitchen counter, so I was looking for credit cards to spirit away for my shopping. Low and behold, she has either put them away some place or thrown them away or something terrible has happened! All I could find is a debit card!

Debit cards are no good for my purposes! The money is subtracted immediately, and so Missy Linda would be able to catch onto my plan too soon.

I don't know if she is punishing me for earlier shopping, if we are poor (oops! I mean, if she is poor!) or if she is just not using credit. Whatever her thinking, it is ruining my life!

Am I Inert?

Greetings most humans and many others,

Well, it has been a week since Missy Linda, Missy Barb and Missy Carol had one of their slumber parties. Of course, I was left sitting on the bar in the kitchen where I have been since I don't know when.

Then on Sunday, which Missy Linda actually had off work, she and Tio Kane went to lunch at Missy Lesley and Mr. Nick's house. Where was I during this? I was sitting on the kitchen bar, as usual.

I will admit that I see and hear more of what goes on there than I did when my perch was on the buffet in the dining room. Also, I can see the TV where I am now, so that's something. I grasp at any little straw that I can these days.

I heard Missy Linda and Tio Kane talking about inertia and momentum yesterday. I think that I must be afflicted with inertia. I have been put some place, and I have not moved in I can't remember when. The longer I sit here, the longer I will have trouble getting moved, I think. Do you think I have this disease of inertia?