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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
 Posted - May 25 2010 : 8:22:24 PM
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This was forwarded to me, and it's worth sharing! :) Enjoy!
Have you ever told a white lie? Regardless, you are going to love this, especially ladies who bake for church events:
Alice Grayson was supposed to bake a cake for the Baptist Church Ladies' Group in Tuscaloosa, but forgot to do it until the last minute.
She remembered it the morning of the bake sale and, after rummaging through cabinets, found an angel food cake mix and quickly made it while drying her hair, dressing, and helping her son pack up for Scout camp.
When she took the cake from the oven, the center had dropped flat and the cake was horribly disfigured. She exclaimed, "Oh dear, there isn't time to bake another cake!"
This cake was important to Alice because she so wanted to fit in at her new church and with her new community of friends. Being inventive, she looked around the house for something to build up the center of the cake.
She found it in the bathroom - a roll of toilet paper. She plunked it in and then 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 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 the daughter arrived at the sale, she found the cake had already been sold. Amanda 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, thinking about people pointing fingers 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. S
he did not really want to attend because the hostess was a snob who, more than once, had looked down her nose at the fact that Alice was a single parent and not from the founding families of Tuscaloosa.
However, having already RSVP'd, she couldn't think of a credible excuse to stay home.
The meal was elegant, the company definitely upper crust Old South. 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 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."
~Jodi
"Women are like teabags...you never know how strong they are until they get into hot water." Eleanor Roosevelt
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nubidane
True Blue Farmgirl
2970 Posts
Lisa
Georgetown
OH
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 8:27:42 PM
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clothedinscarlet
True Blue Farmgirl
1333 Posts
Siobhan
Battle Creek
MI
USA
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 8:30:39 PM
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LOL...that's awesome!
Farmgirl Sister #1110
Siobhan - AKA Liza-Jane (my farmgirl name), wife to my best friend, Trent, and mommy to Camden (11/28/05) and Bennett (7/11/07). and Truman (7/28/09) |
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Lin
True Blue Farmgirl
807 Posts
Lin
Sioux City
IA
USA
807 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 8:41:08 PM
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Oh my gosh Jodi, thank you for sharing!!! That is absolutely hilarious!! I so love it!! Hugs, Lin
"Our beautiful earth is worth saving"!! |
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maggie14
True Blue Farmgirl
6784 Posts
Hannah
Washington
USA
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Posted - May 25 2010 : 10:15:11 PM
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I love it Jodi! lol Thank you so much for sharing!
Hugs,
Channah
Farmgirl sister #1219
Just a small town country girl trying to live her dreams. :) |
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MissLiss
Farmgirl Legend Schoolmarm
322 Posts
Melissa
Corona
CA
USA
322 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2010 : 10:16:37 PM
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Great!
Melissa ~ Farmgirl #724
Mother Hen to The Knitty Gritty Farmgirls of the Inland Empire
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Fiddlehead Farm
True Blue Farmgirl
4562 Posts
Diane
Waupaca
WI
USA
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knittinchick
True Blue Farmgirl
1854 Posts
Megan
Wisconsin
1854 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 04:49:26 AM
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Lol! I love it!
God's Blessings,
Megan aka Loretta Rae
At heart, I am both a sassy city girl and a down-home country gal. |
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classygram
True Blue Farmgirl
1812 Posts
Brenda
Pleasant Hill
Mo.
USA
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Posted - May 26 2010 : 04:59:31 AM
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Thank you so much for sharing! This is so funny and all my church lady friends will be getting this one!
Hugs, Brenda
"What lies behind us, and what lies before us are small matter compared to what lies within us."
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Seek reasons to Love..In every sigment of everyday-look for something that brings forth within you a feeling of Love-Abraham Hicks |
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texdane
Farmgirl Legend Chapter Leader Chapter Guru
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Nicole
Sandy Hook
CT
USA
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Posted - May 26 2010 : 05:05:43 AM
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LOL! That was so funny! Thanks for sharing a good laugh.
Nicole
Farmgirl Sister #1155
KNITTER, JAM-MAKER AND MOM EXTRAORDINAIRE |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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sherrye
True Blue Farmgirl
3775 Posts
sherry
bend in the high desert
oregon
USA
3775 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 06:07:45 AM
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that is a good one sherrye
the learn as we go silk purse farm
farmgirl #1014
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melody
True Blue Farmgirl
3335 Posts
Melody
The Great North Woods in the Land of Hiawatha
USA
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gypsy goat
True Blue Farmgirl
673 Posts
mary jo
michigan
673 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 2:50:27 PM
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very funny-goes to show you should never lie
farmgirl#1362 whatever you are be a good one-abe lincoln |
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LouisvilleMom
True Blue Farmgirl
246 Posts
Kathryn
Louisville
KY
USA
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mscountrygirl
True Blue Farmgirl
552 Posts
Michelle
Lucedale
Mississippi
USA
552 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 5:00:32 PM
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I LOVED this for several reasons. I live in an Old South community and am not from the area. I attended a Bapist church and can relate to the desire to impress the other women. I can very much relate to the punch line. Thank you for sharing.
It's all good!
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2010 : 7:25:31 PM
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Too cute!!
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without"
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
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Prairie Princess
True Blue Farmgirl
1075 Posts
Jodi
Washington
USA
1075 Posts |
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nelliesue17
Farmgirl in Training
37 Posts
Nellie
PA
USA
37 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2010 : 04:17:25 AM
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That was great! I was sittin here sippin my mornin tea and just about blew it all over my laptop!
Thanks for sharing this with all of us!
Nellie Sue
Life is a bowl of beautiful bright berries |
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DebbieSue
True Blue Farmgirl
199 Posts
Debbie
TX
USA
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Posted - May 28 2010 : 05:09:20 AM
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Bear5
True Blue Farmgirl
13055 Posts
Louisiana/Texas
USA
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Posted - Oct 17 2012 : 10:48:38 AM
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This is one of my favorite threads. Thought I'd pull it up for all the newer farmgirls to enjoy!. What a hoot.
Marly
"It's only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth- and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up- that we will begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had." Elisabeth Kurler-Ross |
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