It's amazing how the sense of smell can trigger your memories. Both good and bad. For example, whenever I taste a certain type of antibiotics, I remember back about ten years ago. I had to take this antibiotic for the kidney infection that I could have died from when I was born. I had to take that medicine until I was about four years old. (In my memory at least; My mom might say differently)...
Today is the fourteenth of September. This means that it is exactly 11 days until I bridge the gap between the age of 13 and 14. This means a couple of things. I get to go to church dances. I don't know what to think about that yet. I've been a teenager for a year, and my family survived. Gasp! It's only one more year until I start high school. Yikes! I get gift cards...
My uncle Thomas just posted a reading list on his blog. I figured that since this is "The Book Alcove" I'd update on some the books I've read that have been my favorite. The Host by Stephenie Meyer- For my friends who dislike Meyer because of her writing style, view on feminine characters, vampire novels, etc; I think that you would still enjoy reading this story. Yes, it is a romance/science fiction novel and I'm...