Mr. Magorium's Shoe Emporium

These are the shoes that  I would order in enough quantity to last my entire life.  Wearing them is like going barefoot on your personal piece of floor.  They are cute without being flashy.  I feel happy every time I put them on.  Five years ago, Kurt said it was OK to upgrade to Land's End because I wear my shoes into the ground.  I thought they'd be available forever, but I guess you have to turn to L.L. Bean for that kind of persistence of vision. 
I'm hoping to be as fortunate with my recent purchase of a leather backpack.  Carrying every book, for every class, everywhere during college facilitated a great social life and a good GPA.  It also remodeled my shoulders and made carrying anything on one shoulder painful.  The addition of the iPad and nook to my life and purse has been great except for the weight.  When I realized I was getting a cart to carry the purse, I decided to quit pushing the issue and get a backpack.  Le Donne had several good options at fairly reasonable prices.  I love the Everything Women's Backpack.  Everything together it weighs 8.4 pounds, but split between shoulders and pulling in a slightly different way it feels comparatively light as a feather.
If I felt more certain about the durability of the straps I might stock up.  I sure do wish I had with my shoes.

Santa Baby

I'm a collector. Nothing pleases me more than a complete set. If I let myself everything becomes a collection, which is why I've limited myself to books and cookie cutters--Comfort Grip Cookie Cutters. If I left it as unspecific as "cookie cutters," I'd have a room full of them. I thought I was doing pretty well, buying only the ones I liked not really expecting it all to add up to much, particularly not to rise in value. But they have.
I was searching for the Christmas stocking they offered last year. It was gone, out of stock, so I thought I'd give eBay a try. The price has certainly gone up from the four bucks I typically spend. As I explored eBay's offerings I found all kinds of great Comfort Grip Cookie Cutters I hadn't known existed going for as much as 80 bucks. Wow, is all I can say. I can also say while I'm not ready to spend 80 bucks to complete the set, I'm not letting any more cookie cutters slide. Who knows which one will be the kids college tuition? And Santa, if you're listening, I've got a list of the ones I'm missing. We could start with the Christmas Stocking.

Pre

Blogger topics are usually constantly perking along on my brain's back burner, but I'm coming to the end of my novel and every spare nerve is wound up in "is this plot viable" thinking.  If it were possible I'd swear that my brain has even pulled in my motor neurons leaving me both sedentary  and clumsy.  My apologies to my readers for the lack of posts.  I hope to be finished sometime in the next month and a half.  In the meantime, I have a list of topics I drew up before my brain went AWOL.  I'll use those to put items together, hopefully at least weekly.
The good news is this draft looks like it will be a viable draft ready for review and massive editing.  The climax came first for me and hooking up all those links from the beginning seemed unlikely, but my writer's group was there to help me keep pushing forward four double-spaced pages at a time.  Each page made the next possible and here I am with those last "i"s to dot and "t"s to cross.  There's nothing to do but pray for the best and keep writing.

My Favorite Bible Character

David and his mighty men were my favorites growing up. My very favorite is Eleazar, son of Dodai the Ahohite. He and David went on and on about the Lord before a battle with the Philistines. When the battle began the Hebrew line broke and everyone ran--except Eleazar, who fought on alone rather than make a mockery of his boasting about the Lord. The Bible says he fought until the sword froze to his hand, and that the Hebrews returned only to strip the dead. I've always admired that.
Michele Duggar is pregnant again. I'm not really happy for her to tell you the truth, but I don't think she's going for number 20 because it's a round number. We all chase God in our own ways, and fearsome indeed are some of our bargains. As a Catholic I pray that Eleazar walks with them in this challenge and whatever else they feel called to answer to.