It's the Hair Again!

Hello most humans and many others,

Well, first let me say that Missy Linda has been extremely remiss in turning on the computer for me lately! She thinks she is busy, but I see that she falls asleep on the couch and stuff like that. I don't call that busy!

Now, to the subject at hand: That Hair! She finally got that cut that is short enough, but is she satisfied? Not a chance! She says the shape is like Theodore Cleaver's hair, only shorter. I don't know who that is, but she does look like an aging eight year old boy! I think that it is all kind of sad.

I don't know much about beauty shops because, as you know, I have this long, luxurious, curly hair that pretty much fixes itself. However, I think if Missy Linda would go to an actual beauty salon, rather than those places that no one needs an appointment, she might have better luck. The places that she goes don't seem to have the same stylists, if one calls them that, for very long at a time. They seem to move around to all the different locations on some kind of unknown rotation schedule. She needs to pay more than twelve dollars, I think, to get a hair cut that doesn't make her look like Missy Ryley did it---although, Missy Ryley does seems to have a natural talent for cutting hair!

The Big Day

Greetings most humans and many others,

Well, today is the first day of kindergarten for Missy Ryley. Big stuff for sure! She will be going to the same school that her dad, Missy Elise, and Tio Kane attended.

When Missy Linda was telling the "Car Key" girls about this last week, Missy Elspeth piped up, "Boy, that must be an old school!"

Where she works, Missy Linda is amazed at the number of people who had children in the classes of Missy Elise, Tio Kane, and Mr. Nick who come there to shop. She hasn't seen some of them for many years. It's like old home week.

One day Missy Linda heard one of the ladies who also works at the store say, "Does she know everyone in town?"

No, but she has lived here a long time, and her really old kids went to a really old school!

All Is Quiet on the Home Front

Greetings most humans and many others,

Well, it has gotten eerily quiet around here. Yesterday Missy Linda took the Car Key girls (that's what Missy Emma calls the Harkey girls) to Tulsa to meet their parents. At least it wasn't so hot that day. Tulsa's heat and humidity can be worse than OKC's, according to Missy Linda.

Today it is back to the grind for Missy Linda. She is dreading going back to work. She says that her elbow and knee have felt so much better this week that she hates to get them irritated again. Also, I think she is not looking forward to all the drama that has been happening at work lately. She says that is very draining because both factions confide in her.

I think that she just hates that the girls had to leave. They did get to stay several days, though. Missy Linda is just always worried that their house in Fayetteville will sell, and that means they will be moving to northern Colorado at that time. She knows she won't see them much after that!

Well, I have to run (figure of speech, of course, since I have no legs.) Missy Linda will want to check her emails before she goes to work.

Not So Smart After All

Hello there most humans and many others,

Well, I have to tell you that I have been laughing so hard that I have hardly been able to breathe. Missy Linda thought she was so smart before she started out to go pick up Missy Maitlyn, Missy Elspeth, and Missy Amelia. Boy! Did she get her come uppance!

It seems that when a person puts coolant into the radiator, that person, who shall remain nameless, must be positive that the lid is back on correctly. If the lid is not fastened properly, then bad things can happen. One of those things is that the lid will fall off someplace, and anti-freeze will shoot out all over the place. It can even come out from under the hood and spray all over the windshield.

After a short time, there is not enough left to cool the engine, and the lever will go to HOT! almost immediately! It takes a while for someone to come to take a person to the auto parts store to purchase a new radiator cap and lots of coolant. However, it can be hard to tell when there has been enough coolant poured into the radiator because air bubbles can cause it to seem full when it is not.

When that happens, a certain person might find herself in a hot parking lot, about a mile from where she first broke down, waiting for the engine to cool down enough, while she goes to melting in a few seconds in the 100 degree heat. This person finally gets enough coolant into the car, and finally starts her trip. She is pretty melty and raggedy looking by then, though.

Since everyone got here safely, it is all right for us to have a good laugh at her expense, right?

Off She Goes

Hello most humans and many others,

Missy Linda is just now leaving to go to Tulsa (which is halfway to Fayetteville) to meet Missy Elise so that she can bring the girls here to visit. They frequently meet there so that neither will have to go the whole way.

The car is all gassed up, there is plenty of air in the tires, and new oil has been added. If there is one thing Missy Linda does not want to happen, it is to break down with a bunch of little girls in the car on such a hot day. She feels she has it pretty well covered.

Well. I guess I had better go take a nap while Missy Linda goes to pick up the girls. They always like to play with me, so I had better be prepared.

Restful Time Off?

Hello most humans and many others,

Well, Missy Linda decided that she should take a few days off work so that she could have the girls from Fayetteville come to visit. She is actually taking a whole week to rest and have fun with them. I am sure she will not get any real rest, but she says it will at least be doing things that are a whole lot different than working at the fabric store.

I hesitate to completely condone what she is doing because it is not like her job gives paid vacations. On the other hand, she probably needs a break from that place as she was beginning to look a little haggard. She used to enjoy working there because there was no real drama. My, how things have changed! There seems to be a couple of different camps who each want to confide in Missy Linda. She doesn't want to get involved, but just being there is somewhat involving.

Well, I hope she has a good rest and recreation time, even though I won't get to buy any new dresses!

Everybody Run!

Hello most humans and many others,

I used the title, "Everybody Run," because there is a song called, "Everybody Run, The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun." Missy Linda thinks that song and the video for it are funny.

Oh my!! When Missy Linda came home last night, she was as mad as a wet hen! (whatever that is) It seems that yesterday at work, there was a new security policy that each person must read about and indicate that she has read it. It is not hard to know when each person has read it, Missy Linda said, because, to a person, everyone is furious!

Mostly, the new measures are just insulting to the honesty and comradery of the group. The new measures include searching each person's purse, lunch, drinks, and anything else they bring to or take from the store. No one can have her own lock on a locker. Company locks must be used. There are other things, but those give an idea.

Missy Linda feels that if she had been hired while these measures were in place, that would be one matter, but it feels demeaning to have this suddenly be required. She says that she understands that big department stores and other businesses do this, but there are fewer than twenty people working at her fabric store, and no one has given any signs that she is dishonest.

One indication that the workers are honest at this store is that the "shrink" (the unexplained losses that just seem to happen in business) is below the percentage that the corporation has as its goal. Anyway, she says it just feels crappy to work hard for so little pay (with fewer people as time passes,) and then to suddenly feel mistrusted for no reason.

Missy Linda says that if the corporation wants the loyalty of the workers, then it must give them reasons to want to be loyal. It just seems, she feels, that more and more lately, the company is causing dissension and unease.

I say, "Please, Corporation, don't make my life more miserable by making Missy Linda upset!"

Working Hours

Hello most humans and many others,

Well, Missy Linda is going to be cranky this week! I can tell you that for a fact. There are four people who aren't going to be at work this week, and that is bad news for someone who wants a somewhat regular schedule. Not that Missy Linda ever gets a schedule that stays the same for more than a couple of weeks, but still, she says she would like that.

She is really annoyed about this week, though, because she has only one day off, and she goes to work at a different time every day! I actually thought that would be impossible, but I looked at her schedule that she writes on the calendar on the fridge, and it is actually true. That means I am going to have a really long week, as well. If Missy Linda is cranky, we all must pay a price- - -some of us, more than others!