July 3, 2010
Susie’s Strange Malady Was Affecting Her Life
Susie’s problem was out of control. She was too short. Her neighbor Tara was just the right height. Susie could not compete in any basketball game with friends and neighbors. Tara was a three point wonder. Susie was plagued by her next door neighbor envy.
Tara had a beautiful lawn. Her husband cut it and trimmed it, even trimming around the patio. Susie’s grass hadn’t seen a lawn mower since her husband bought the echo chainsaw. All he liked to do now was trim the trees. He stopped trimming the grass and it showed signs of neglect.
Susie’s husband ignored weeds too. He let everything grow tall while he trimmed trees. When he did cut it, he didn’t trim anything. She nagged a little but he never listened.
It was Susie’s shopping day. She wondered what Tara ate every day. She was slender in addition to being tall. Susie was not tall or slender. She looked down at her waistline and frowned. Her exercise routine wasn’t working. She wondered if Tara did exercises.
Susie was so happy the day she and her husband bought a twin sleigh bed for their daughter. It was a soft white in French Provincial style and perfect for a little girls room. She called Tara to come over and see it. Tara complimented the bed highly and then they had coffee together. Of course, Susie thought Tara’s brand of coffee was better, but oh well at least she now had a sleigh bed for her daughter.
Tara brought her two daughters for a visit the next day. The little girls had fun playing with dolls. Susie smugly noted that they only had one video game system while her daughter had one all to herself. The three girls had fun and never gave toy envy a thought.
After they left, Susie and her daughter chatted. The child told her that Tara’s two girl’s each had a sleigh bed in their room. Susie felt that old next door neighbor envy and it grew unbearable. She was glad Tara hadn’t bragged about it.
Right after breakfast the next morning, she hustled her daughter off to the mall. They went straight to the furniture store. The child wondered why. She said she liked the sleigh bed she had and didn’t want a new one. Susie responded in a crabby way that they would put it in their spare bedroom. It’s just in case someone stays overnight she said. There, now she also had two sleigh beds in her home.
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