Day One of One
Betsie Fair on her 1st birthday. At the park. In the swing. It’s pretty fun being one. At least Betsie thinks so…
View ArticleHalloween Costumes = Family Fun (Part Two)
So, yes… last year just happened to be my favorite Halloween EVER. But how could it not be? Gideon was in love with Davy Crockett. My nieces were studying “Little House on the Prairie” in homeschool....
View ArticleA Storybook Halloween – Part Two
…Continued from “A Storybook Halloween“… ~ So as I was saying, Granny was just sitting in bed waiting for someone to come visit her, as sick people are prone to do… but she most certainly wasn’t...
View ArticleA Storybook Halloween – Outtakes and Info
Did I say in my last post (a week ago) that I would share this post “tomorrow”? Silly me. Little Red Riding Hood’s Mother has been super busy taking care of Granny and hasn’t had too much time for...
View ArticleMerry Christmas from Mrs. Gore and Family
May this Christmas be a sweet time of togetherness for your family, and may your children be as well-behaved as ours are… and most of all, may we all be captured by the God-child in the manger, who...
View ArticleThe Best Days…
The best days are not necessarily holidays or Christmas-bonus days or personal achievement days. They are the days when you wake up in January to 70-degree weather. You have your husband open the...
View ArticleMy Night with the Emporer
I’m going through this year’s pictures and came across a funny story I forgot to tell you… ~ It was past 1:00 a.m. and I was sitting up late in bed, reading what I am sure was the latest...
View ArticleA “Tea For Two” Birthday Party
To keep up with Mrs. Gore and family, find us on Facebook! ~ On Saturday morning at 11:00, after working harder than I think I did for my own wedding, we welcomed guests into our completely-transformed...
View ArticleA Halloween Party in the Woods
Two years ago, probably a day after Halloween, I was struck with another of those impossible-to-ignore urges to throw a specific party for my favorite little kiddos. A Halloween party. In the woods....
View ArticleA Medieval Birthday Party
I don’t know what you did last weekend, but my son… my firstborn… my BABY!!!… turned 8. If you’ve been on the internet long, you know that it is a thing for moms to get on Facebook and bemoan the...
View ArticleThe Day I Took a Walk – Our Tenth Anniversary Celebration
If you are just now joining us for this week’s very special anniversary series and have a hankering to hear all the details, you can catch up by reading Part One, Part Two and Part Three. However, here...
View ArticleYou Are Worth It: a letter to my family
A year or more ago…maybe two…I had an idea. I suppose I could be categorized as a creative person, and while I don’t paint or sew or craft, when my heart feels something big, I yearn to DO something...
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