Here We Go Again!

Hello most humans and many others,

Oh my goodness! She is starting up again with the moping around and the sad crap! At least she is not bawling this time around- - -so far.

Tomorrow is the day that the Harkey family will leave Fayetteville and head out for Ft. Collins, CO, for real. The closing on the house is then, and after that, the journey will begin. They will stay with friends in Kansas on the way and will bunk with friends in Ft. Collins until their truck arrives on Wednesday with their stuff. (I personally haven't heard of too many times when a moving truck arrives on time, but that is another story.)

Even though Missy Linda is not where she can see them packing, or putting their belongings in the truck, or locking up the empty house where they have lived for nearly ten years, she says that she can feel all that. She knows that they are very happy and excited so she keeps it to herself, except she will probably discover that I am telling you all.

Just yesterday, Missy Linda was thinking out loud about some pillows that the girls have that are stuffed too tightly, and therefore, are not soft enough. She started to write an email to Missy Elise saying to bring them the next time they come, and Missy Linda could fix them in just a few minutes. Then, she realized situations like that are not foreseeable any more. Who knows when they will be here again? How much can they bring with them that far? It is a sad time around here.

I will miss them, too. Missy Amelia, especially, loves me a great deal.

The Bawling is Decreasing

Greetings most humans and many others,

Well, let me tell you: I have had a terrible week since I was last able to make contact with the outside world!

The first part of the week was good. Missy Maitlyn, Missy Elspeth, and Missy Amelia were here as scheduled while their parents went to find a house.

After Missy Linda met Missy Shirley (their Nana) in Shawnee to hand off the girls for a visit with her, the happy factor around here plummeted, to say the least. I wasn't sure that Missy Linda would be able to get herself together to get to work at 3:00 that afternoon, but she managed. (She does wear waterproof eye make-up.)

The air around here is definitely heavy. What is not ragweed pollen is Missy Linda's despondency. Please send help before I am engulfed completely!

Last Visit for Awhile

Hello most humans and many others,

I actually wrote to you all yesterday, but Missy Linda did something that caused it to go someplace other than where it was supposed to go. Obviously, she didn't figure out how to get it fixed or I wouldn't have to explain all this.

But anyway, Missy Maitlyn, Missy Elspeth, and Missy Amelia arrived here last night for their last visit for awhile. When they move to Colorado, it will definitely be a long time before they come back down here. They will be moving sooner than expected because the closing on their old house has been changed to October 1.

Missy Linda was able to get off work, but she still has to go to class while they are here. Of course, she is annoyed that papers are due, so she must be there. I think that she will probably live, don't you?

Batten Down the Hatches

Hello there most humans and many others,

Well, I know that I am going to quietly ponder the kind of day Missy Linda is having at work since she mentioned that her boss told her last night to get some rest because she would be having a terrible day today at work. It so happens that a transformer blew in some of their computer equipment at the store sometime night before last. Well, yesterday was a huge sale day, and it was kind of a nightmare according to Missy Linda.

The registers are able to do some of their normal jobs, but they can't approve credit cards or process debit cards at all. When is the last time you saw a cashier make a phone call to get a credit card approval? Missy Linda says it has been a while.

Today, it is expected that Missy Linda will be on the phone with the help line for the computer. If you know how much she knows about things like that, you can join me in some spontaneous chuckling throughout the day! Fun, huh?

I think that the time that you will probably need to batten down your hatches is around 3:00 pm. That is when Missy Linda gets off work. I picture her letting out a primeval scream that might rattle windows in the whole central Oklahoma region!

The Dreaded News

Hello most humans and many others,

Well, yesterday Missy Linda got that phone call that she has been dreading for over a year. Missy Elise and Mr. Brett have sold their house, and that means that they will be moving to Ft. Collins, CO. They are ecstatic about all this, but Missy Linda is very sad.

Missy Linda is happy that they are doing what they want to do, but she knows she will not see them or the girls very often. Missy Amelia is only four years old, so she is very young for Missy Linda to not see often. Missy Linda has always felt that even if she didn't see them all the time, they were just a hop, skip, and a jump up the highway in Fayetteville. She could go over there and back in a day if she needed to do that.

She is just concerned that since she has to work at a job with irregular hours and days off, and since she is in school, she won't get to go to their house at all. And they will be limited on how many times they can come to Oklahoma to visit, just as anyone else would.

If Missy Linda can get off a couple of days next week, the girls will get to come over while their parents go house hunting. The closing is supposed to be on October 8, so that is not much time.

No Winners Here

Hello most humans and many others,

Well, here it is September 1. That means that Missy Linda did not win the Publishers' Clearing House Sweepstakes. They evidently gave away the prize yesterday. This time it was $5000.00 a week for life.

I'm not going to lie to you all: I had made plans in case that happened. If Missy Linda had won, I figure, I would have benefited greatly. If nothing else, surely, I would be provided a better perch where I would be spending my life, right?

The best case scenario would have been to be invited on trips and provided a glorious wardrobe for each occasion. I'm sure Missy Linda would have included me in all the benefits on which she squandered her newly obtained riches, don't you think?