I have a old friend in Idaho who isn't speaking to me because I put my two cents worth in on a dilemma she has. Well, if she reads this she sure won't speak to me anymore--ah well, que sera. I worked with her years ago and we became friends--then she and her military hubby went to Idaho, but we've stayed in close touch.

"Idaho" owes thousands of dollars on a credit card and they are demanding payment. She acts like she expects the tooth fairy to come pat her on the head and say you poor thing, we're just gonna forget it, you go on and be happy. Doesn't she know sooner or later you have to pay the piper? It's hard for me to be sympathetic.

I'm also on rocky ground concerning relations with my daughter, the one with the manipulative controlling husband--I consider him to be "Chucky" the evil doll of movie fame--my daughter waffles back and forth between seeing the light and reverting back to being "Bride Of Chucky," haha.

Guess I'm in a bad mood because I'm coming down with A COLD from being in the car with Ellie while she was coughing, plus I got dampened with rain then had the air conditioner blowing on me in the car. They say you can't get a cold from getting damp and chilly, but that's a well, a lie. Yes you can get sick that way.

One thing pleases me--the baby mockingbirds are so big they almost fall out of their nest (in the climbing rosebush on the carport) when they rear up with their mouths open begging Mama for insects. The Mama sits on the edge of the nest and gives me a black eyed stare not knowing if I can be trusted. The parents have put up with me and the noise of the car, visitor's cars, the lawnmower man roaring right by them, the noisy TV, the lights, the sound of the washer and dryer, the slamming of doors, etc. Me sitting in the swing folding clothes shouldn't annoy them, but it does. But I'm a grand-birdy, that makes me happy.

Bye from Ms. Sniffles...susil