My Favorite Niece in Wisconsin
BY CYNDI GREENING, ARIZONA, USA — I love Diet Pepsi. When we were going to Zambia, last summer, my biggest fear was going an entire month without Diet Pepsi. We have so much video of me whining (oh yes, I can really whine) about how hard it's going to be to go without diet soda. 
Imagine my delight to discover they have Diet Pepsi in Zambia. Now, even better news. Just before I blew out of town on Wednesday, I stopped by to see Kayla, my favorite niece in Wisconsin. She told me she had to go to work within the hour. She works for Klingers Farms. She picks peas. She makes a whopping $6.75 per hour to pick peas. She says she likes the work. I say, no wonder there is such an influx of migrant workers. I wouldn't pick peas for $60.75 per hour. But, she was happy to go to work.
I hadn't had time for breakfast before I arrived so my sister, Kim, offered to make eggs or something healthy. Kayla and I opted for a bowl of Coco Pebbles instead. Afterwards, we noticed the Fruity Pebbles, so we indulged in a bowl of them, too. Then, to wash it all down, a can of Diet Pepsi. Mmmmm, was I satisfied. Then, to make an already perfect morning even better, Kayla and Kim told me they had tried my Diet Pepsi and they liked it BETTER. (Normally drinkers of Coke products, they had purchased a case of Diet Pepsi just for me. In fact, when I come to town, several homes suddenly have cases of Diet Pepsi in the fridge.) It made my day!
