those sweets, she's never had bad skin in her life. It's not fair!

Anyway, Claud lives with her parents and her sister and, until recently, her beloved grandmother Mimi. Mimi died awhile ago, and this was hard on Claud and the rest of us. We adored Mimi and miss her very much.

Luckily for Claud, her best friend and the BSC's treasurer, Stacey McGill, is back in Sto-neybrook for good. (We hope.) Stacey was one of the original four members of the BSC, and she used to live in the house where Jessi lives. (Now Stacey lives in the house right behind me!) Recently her dad got transferred back to New York City (where Stacey was born and grew up) and then something went wrong between her parents. They wound up getting a divorce, and Stacey and her mom moved back to Stoneybrook. So Stacey spends vacations and certain weekends in New York City with her father. She's very sophisticated and wears wild clothes and Claudia's homemade earrings (everyone in the BSC has pierced ears except Kristy and Mary Anne). She has clear blue eyes and her blonde hair is usually permed and always in the absolute trendiest style.

Stacey has one big problem (besides her parents' divorce). She has diabetes. That means that her body can't process sugar, so she has to stay on a very strict diet. She can't eat

sweets, except for controlled amounts of fruits, and she has to give herself (are you ready for this?) injections of insulin. EVERY DAY. I couldn't do it. No way! I hate shots. But Stacey has to. If she's not extremely careful she could go into a diabetic coma. (Not long ago, she got really sick when she wasn't eating right and her blood sugar went crazy. She had to be put in the hospital in New York.) But Stacey is a strong person and manages to cope pretty well.