Thriftstore Fashion

I totally don't get it.
There are women out there
who have dedicated whole blogs
to their clothes.
It's so very strange to me.

I thought I should try it,
to see if I could catch the bug.

I first give you
two views.
You always have to pose
in every possible position
you know.

Read more for the backside view.

Potter Gold

Have I ever told you about the time
that I told LG that I thought Potter
would be a really cool first name for a boy?
I like surnames for boys.

LG looked at me
and said,
"Seriously?"

"Yeah, seriously."

"Alice. Think harder."

Me: "What?"

"Potter?"

"Yeah Potter.
Isn't it cute?"

LG:
"Hmm. Potter."
(giving me more time to think)
"Potter Gold."
(said with his best British accent)

Laugh Out Loud

Thanks to Jennifer

for facebooking  this one

from Crossville, TN.

Living vicariously

here in Utah,

is the only way

I can get my 

church sign fix.

There are so many things I miss about the South.
My in-laws.
My sister.
My friends.
The kids' schools
and the familiar faces there.

Today I am really missing

Sister Schubert's rolls.

Yesterday the girls were
making a fuss over a bug that
got into the kitchen.

LG reasoned with them.
"C'mon guys,
you grew up in the South,
this little bug is nothin'."

I made a mental note
to enjoy Utah's
buglessness
a little more.

Waiting

I am waiting on a phone call

that will change my life.

I don't know what it will be like to be a working mom

and I am nervous about it,

but I am also assured from mighty prayer

that God is watching over me

and will strengthen me.

I was just thinking about how much I hate waiting.

I've never been too good at waiting.

Give me my future NOW dangit.

Don't make me wait.

September's Give Away

A while back I won.

Here are the girls sporting the spoils.

Funny that you can barely see the brown headband

when it blends in with the hair on Bella's head.

I was so happy to get some

of Heather's signature pieces.

So very cute.

{keep reading for the give-away}

Visiting Teaching - September 2011

The message of the month is here.

I agree that the world needs women of greater spiritual capacity.

Book Review - The Key of Kilenya (on Kindle)

The Key of Kilenya 

by Andrea Pearson

3 out 5 stars.

My husband got a kindle for his birthday which allowed me to do my first e-book read. Even though I didn't think I would, I really love the Kindle. The other day, I heard a man say that he likes the feel of a book in his hands, and I used to say the same thing. But I changed my mind. Don't knock it 'til you try it. A book is about the words on the page and the Kindle is awesome.You never lose your page. You can look definitions of words up with a tap. Convenient and enlightening.

But on with the real point of the post. Here is what I thought about The Key of Kilenya.

For the Tough Guys

The really tough guys are the ones not afraid to love.
I love you LG.

I believe you are one of those guys
and I am so proud of you.

August's Boggle Champions

Thank you to everyone who played along in August.

We really did have a great online version of Boggle.
My readers are so smart and talented.
I am one lucky gal.


I am declaring the winner.

Sheila.

She had the first official 7 letter word:
slabbed.

Although I must say that Cousin Linda,
Brother-in-law Logan,
and TN friend Teresa
were each pretty impressive
with the eight letter words:

Outhouse, openside, and albedoes.

Unfortunately each of their entries
were disqualified by the official rules.

However,
I am declaring you all winners.

E-mail me your addresses and your favorite candy
and wait for a fun surprise package in the mail.

Yeah I am cool like that.
And really there can never
be enough
games or sugar in the world.

alice.w.gold at gmail

September's game will be up as soon as I think of something.
Any suggestions?