My Sweet Home (Prequel #2)
Our family loves the song “Ho Hey” by the Lumineers. We sing it at the top of our lungs in our old gold minivan, and even Baby Betsie shouts out the “ho!” and “hey!” parts like a champ. But watching...
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How many of you have little girls? How many of you love to buy precious clothes for your little girls? How many of you have been sad to realize that the most precious clothes usually need to be...
View ArticleThe Dollhouse Effect
I was tidying up the playroom at my mom’s house and had sat down for a minute in front of her giant three-story-plus-an-attic dollhouse to put the furniture back where it belonged and straighten up...
View ArticleThe Upstairs and Downstairs of Modern Housewifery
Every Sunday night when the season is right, you will find Mr. Gore and me, after banishing…er, tucking in…the children upstairs, settling down into our favorite living room chairs to catch up on the...
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...
View ArticleWith this Nail Polish, I Thee Love
I feel like I have walked through every emotion known to woman – or at least most of them – since becoming a mom, but my very lowest points, when closely examined, all seem to be centered around one...
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