Susie And Her Unusual Disorder
Susie's head was filled with thoughts of what was wrong. First, she was not tall enough. On the other hand, Tara, her neighbor was five foot eight. She could still wear heels. She could play basketball successfully. Susie had a bad case of 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.
Tara's husband cut the grass every weekend. He trimmed it and edged it. It looked fantastic. After he cut it, he watered it and fertilized it. Susie's husband only cut theirs when it grew so high he was afraid they'd be fined.
Susie needed groceries again. She wondered what Tara ate, she was thin but not too thin. Susie carried a few extra pounds. She exercised but it seemed it didn't help much. Did Tara exercise enough? She supposed she did.
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.
The next morning she and her daughter went over to Tara's house for coffee. The girls (Tara had two daughters). Naturally she has twice as many daughters as me Susie thought to herself. The girls played and the mothers visited. They played dolls and video games. Aha, her girls have to share one video system Susie thought. The kids didn't have any toy envy about that though.
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.
The very next morning Susie and her daughter went to the mall. In the furniture store Susie's daughter asked what furniture they needed. When they looked at sleigh beds, the child was surprised. But I have one she said. Her mother screeched out that she was buying one for the guest room. On the day of delivery Susie also had two sleigh beds in her home.
