Muddy Footprints

Hello most humans and many others,

Finally! Missy Linda is so happy it is raining that she is glad to mop up the muddy footprints as much as necessary today. She says that if it would rain more, she would be glad to mop muddy footprints for at least a week.

Since it is almost pleasant outside today, the live squirrels are out and about and busy. That keeps Mr. Nelson busy. It has been so hot lately that he has been a little less than enthusiastic about his hobbies.

If you notice that I used the term, live squirrels, in the above reference, you are very attentive. Missy Linda has had this thing about a video involving a dead squirrel lately. I think that she could watch it five times a day, every day, and still laugh hysterically. She is driving me crazy! If you want a great laugh, according to her, just go to You Tube and search for "little girl with dead squirrel." Missy Linda says it will be worth your time. (!)

Dreaming is Free

Hello most humans and many others,

I have to confess that I stole, "Dreaming is Free" from a song by Blondie. Did you know that Blondie is actually older than Missy Linda? Maybe that's one reason that Missy Linda plays her songs. As you know, I have no control over what music I hear because I am at Missy Linda's mercy since I have no legs or feet, and she is not a particularly merciful person as far as I can tell.

Anyway, someone was asking the girls what they want to be when they are older, and that made me think about how they have no doubts about what they can achieve. Sometimes that is a good thing. Missy Emma wants to be a waitress, a hairdresser, and a rock star. Missy Ryley would like to be in a show choir, and Missy Maitlyn wants to be a camp counselor. I believe Missy Amelia said she hopes to be a mommy, but I didn't hear what Missy Elspeth said.

I think that it is probably a good thing for you humans to have dreams, but it's not sensible to count on their coming true. Some people get to have the job or life that they always envisioned for themselves, but sometimes circumstances or the people themselves cause potholes in their own roads to success. Also, I've noticed that some of you goofy humans think that dreams come true without any effort. People, that's not very likely. Wake up, and get busy! That includes you, Missy Linda!

Also, It's too Quiet

Hello most humans and many others,

One thing about normalcy around here is that it seems too quiet after the girls have been here. They were here for two days and breakfast. We have all been pretty down in the dumps, partly because we saw them for such a short time and partly because they are gone now. Missy Linda is a big ol' lump of sad and so is Mr. Nelson. I hope she snaps out of it soon! I am getting tired of her moodiness.

I do not know if you noticed, but I haven't had a Bastille Day party for the past two years! Something must be done around here, and Missy Linda is not getting it done even a little bit.

Time for Normalcy

Hello most humans and many others,

I am ready for things to get back to normal around here. Well, I would like my life to be somewhat better than what is actually typical at this house, but it would be pleasant to get out of what have been been several less than perfect days.

It was exceedingly happy around here when the air-conditioner was repaired, but then that problem was replaced by an unusual problem with the car. It seems that some kind of a being took up residence in the fan box of the car air-conditioner of Missy Linda's car. When Tio Kane was driving the car down the freeway, because the battery in his car was dead, the aforementioned being fell into the fan making a really loud thump, thump, thump! By the next day, when Tio Kane started up Missy Linda's car to jump his battery, the stench had taken hold! Missy Linda called the car repair place to inquire about whether that particular problem could be eradicated. After he stopped laughing, Mr. Geoffrey said that it could be done. We don't think it's amusing, even a little bit!

An Oxford Comma

Hello most humans and many others,

Well, I have to tell you that I am getting some pretty good free entertainment around here right now. It's a good thing because you know that I don't get any other joy, especially if it is not free and not in this house!

Missy Linda likes to fancy herself a grammarian, as you may know. It is just one of those things that she has latched onto because her life has no other purpose, I think. I will admit that she is an English major, but that doesn't necessarily make her an expert.

Have you all heard of the band, Vampire Weekend? Well, they can't actually sing very well, but they have a song that Missy Linda likes and plays a lot. One of the first lines is, "Who gives a #%@* about an Oxford comma?" Well, I can tell you that Missy Linda does! Sometimes she yells that above the music! Also, there's something about changing the spelling of words. You should see the fire in her eyes! I can heardly breathe, I'm laughing so hard!

Right now there are these commercials playing about Hondas that almost send her over the edge. The company's new phrase for selling the Civic is, "To Each Their Own." I do worry a little about her having a stroke she gets so upset. Then, to top it off, Tio Kane told her that there is some kind of movement to make "their" correct for singular or plural use. Oh, my gosh, you should have been here! She was too funny to even describe!

Weird Hair

Hello most humans and many others,

I am doing some research on human hair. Perhaps you humans can provide some assistance. I understand that you humans have hair that grows; then you get it cut; then it grows back. Personally, I don't have that kind of hair cycles. My hair is long and curly and luxurious all the time. I can wear it up or down. That is the only decision with which I am faced.

Missy Linda seems to have all kinds of stupid, insignificant problems with her hair. Get this: She says that some days her hair is curly, and some days it is not curly. I know some women straighten theirs with those hot straightening tools, but she seems to think her problem is unique. Missy Linda seems to think her dilemmas are unusual and special. I think they are just boring!

I have also noticed that the color of Missy Linda's hair changes. I am pretty sure that she does that to herself! Sometimes it's kind of the color they call "strawberry blond," and then after a while, it seems to turn kind of yellow with dark and gray stripes down next to her head. At that point, she runs around the house for awhile smelling like I don't even know what with a plastic bag thing on her head. Then she has "strawberry blond" hair again! I think that perhaps she needs to be taken to a quiet place "for her own good." I should get to work on that.

Here We Go Again

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I am sorry to report that we (the beings who live at this address) are in for a stretch of whining and carrying-on and general bad moodiness for what might be a long time. Missy Linda is looking for a job again! She was always on the look-out for something better while working at the fabric store, but now, she absolutely has to find something. And this time it HAS to be full time. A part time wage doesn't really make much of a dent in a house payment, she says.

Since Missy Linda has a painful knee (she says) and since she is having some complications from some previous surgeries (she says), there is a need for a job that will allow her to sit down part of the time (she says). Again, I personally feel that she is just being lazy. I have a theory that she enjoys making my life miserable by refusing to buy me the things that I need- - -like spa days and new dresses and exciting trips. I sometimes wonder if she is just pretending to be without funds. If I ever find out that she is pulling my leg (not literally, of course, since I don't have legs), she will have a lot of stuff to make up for! And I will definitely make her pay!