We have a gaggle of young ladies making involuntary movements
in various parts of the United States. Knowing teens as I
do, I wouldn't be at all surprised if it were not a hoax and
a conspiracy.

It is a reaction to stress and has no physical cause but
can mimic movements commonly associated with Tourette's
syndrome if it is valid mass hysteria.

I remember my entire home ec. class booked a hotel room in
town with our ill gotten gains and told our parents that we
were staying with Imogene Fox, the most trusted girl in our
class. We had a large dormitory room and a heck of a time
going to play practice and entertaining our dates without the
benefit of a chaperone. We got the money by claiming cake
failures with Betty Crocker ingredients and getting refunds.
Teen Agers are rotten to the core. At least in my memory.

Parents can be so weird and grand parents weird and old fashioned. Weird and I'm good is the teen mantra.

I am baking my son's birthday cake which is another red
velvet with cream cheese Icing. I made Ashley's birthday
cup cakes from scratch but I am a little smarter this time.
I am going to mix a little cocoa and food coloring and add
it to a butter cake mix. I'll let you know if the deception
is a success. I gave him two pairs of very nice sweat
outfits. He is going back to work 4 hours a day until he
starts chemo and we will see how that works out.

My sister is having terrible troubles. One of her sons has
a colon operation, non cancerous, coming up and the other
has run afoul of the law. She is a very good church lady
person, very conventional, unlike yours truly. Life is
just hard sometimes and we have to play the hand it deals
us. A cliche but full of truth.