August 30, 2008

This was actually a pretty great day. The morning was nice and cool and so John and I did the yard work them. I am not sure the neighbors appreciated my mower before 9am but I did not want to do it when it was hot. John started to pull the weedy flowers out of the right side of the bed. Next year they will all be back. Addison is getting dedicated tomorrow at the Church that Alicia and Gregg have been going to on and off. The rest of this weekend is up for grabs. NO plans, just whatever comes our way. My car has not been repaired, but now we know what it is and can plan for it. (all $500 of it!) Time to get ready for a movie. Hope all is well with everyone!

White Cake Lie

Have you ever told a white lie? You are going to love this, especially all of
those who bake for church events.

Alice Grayson was to bake a cake for the Baptist Church Ladies' Group in Tuscaloosa , but forgot to do it until the last minute. She remembered the; morning of the bake sale and after rummaging through cabinets, found an angel food cake mix & quickly made it while drying her hair, dressing, & helping her son pack for Scout camp. When Alice took the cake from the oven, the center had dropped flat and the cake was horribly disfigured. She thought, 'Oh dear, there is not time to bake another cake.'

This cake was important to Alice because she did so want to fit in at her new church and in her new community of friends. So, being inventive, she looked
around the house for something to build up the center of the cake.

Alice found it in the bathroom - a roll of toilet paper. She plunked it in and covered it with icing. Not only did the finished product look beautiful, it
looked perfect.

Before she left the house to drop the cake by the church and head for work, Alice woke her daughter Amanda and gave her some money and specific
instructions to be at the bake sale the moment it opened at 9:30 and to buy the cake and bring it home.

When Amanda arrived at the sale, she found the attractive, perfect cake had already been sold. She grabbed her cell phone and called her mom.

Alice was horrified - she was beside herself. Everyone would know! What would they think? She would be ostracized, talked about, and ridiculed! All night,
Alice lay awake in bed thinking about people pointing fingers at her and talking about her behind her back.

The next day, Alice promised herself she would try not to think about the cake and would attend the fancy luncheon/bridal shower at the home of a fellow
church member and try to have a good time. Alice did not want to attend because the hostess was a snob who more than once had looked down her nose at Alice
because she was a single parent and not from the founding families of Tuscaloosa but, having already RSVP'd, she couldn't think of a believable excuse to stay home?

The meal was elegant, the company was definitely upper crust old South and, to Alice's horror, the cake in question was presented for dessert! Alice felt
the blood drain from her body when she saw the cake!

She started out of her chair to tell the hostess all about it, but before she could get to her feet, the Mayor's wife said, 'What a beautiful cake!' Alice still stunned, sat back in her chair when she heard the hostess (who was
a prominent church member) say, 'Thank you, I baked it myself.'

Alice smiled and thought to herself, 'God is good.'

"Little Sister"

Yesterday I was called to the front desk, and here is what I found. Everyone that has seen these flowers has had to comment on how beautiful they are! I just enjoy looking at them! The person that gave them to me continues to amaze me! Thanks Juls!

August 16, 2008

This will be a quick entry. I have survived the first week of this "new" job. I have to say it really wasn't so bad. Learning as you go sometimes isn't fun. Like yesterday, I had the "joy" of filling in up front, which meant answering the phone. I guess it would have been nice to know how to use those phones, but no calls were lost and I learned where some of the buttons on it were.

I can see where it is hard to get the work done when I seemed to be running to show apartments all the time. Once there is a second person, that will really help.(I just hope we are able to work together well!!!) There it is in a nutshell, and now to get on with the rest of the day. Run a few errands, find Tessa new shoes, then go to Alicia's and help put up that Trampoline. Gregg put his back out and could really use all the prayers he can get. It is a bad time of year to be barely able to walk!!

Brenna and her fathers.

I have not really been able to get on the computer as it has taken John days to work with the photos. I am frustrated with the ones that I took. I did find this one that I like. I hope everyone has a great day!