Flower Pictures
Every year I attend the Como Conservatory Flower Show in Minneapolis with family. This year, the Winter Flower Show was still going on and it was just a glorious as the years before. When you open the door to the sunken garden room, the smell of Stargazer Lilies and all the other beautiful flowers envelopes you…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 23
I had an absolutely amazing weekend. I had 4 days to get back on track after returning from Florida before I left for my annual weekend in Minnesota with my mom for her birthday. We meet up with my mom’s sister, Susan and her daughters and just had a blast the whole weekend. We started…
Read More Our Florida Getaway – Final
One of the mornings, Bennett and I got up early to walk along the beach and look for shells. It was nice to have some one on one time together. I caught him getting caught up in watching the waves like I do. It was a great morning and one I hope he remembers for…
Read More Our Florida Getaway – Part 2
The beaches are amazing. The sand is so fine and white. It reminded us of the snow we left behind in Iowa. The beaches were also full of shells. The kids and I had so much fun finding the perfect shells to bring home. We didn’t have any luck finding whole sand dollars, but did…
Read More Our Florida Getaway – Part 1
We started out the trip at 6:00 on Saturday night after leaving the boys’ band concert. We were hoping to make it somewhere between St. Louis and Memphis. We drove until midnight, finding a room at the Holiday Inn Express in Cape Giradeau, Missouri. We had some tired kids when we got to the…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 22
We went to the sunny cloudy state of Florida this last week. Even though the weather wasn’t ideal, it was still WAY BETTER than Iowa and our family made the best of it. We stayed in Pensacola Beach, Florida and also spent time in Gulf Shores, Alabama. The kids handled the looooong drive really well and…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 21
We had a hectic week getting ready for our week-long trip to Florida!!! I was busy getting the house picked up, getting everyone packed, doing laundry, and even did some subbing. The boys had a concert on Saturday. Both Patrick and Bennett made an Honor Band and we went to their concert. Both of the…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 20
Another busy week in the books for the Gorkow family. Every day was packed and nearly every evening too. We managed to squeeze in our annual Valentine’s Day Scavenger Hunt for the kids. They had fun running around the house, deciphering their clues to find books, movies and candy. Pat got me a Colbie Caillat…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 19
I just realized this weekend that Tuesday is Valentine’s Day. It isn’t that it hasn’t been on my radar….it was just that last week was so busy, it kind of got pushed to the back of my mind. I knew it was coming up, but now packages are going to arrive late in the mail…
Read More Scenes From Our Week – Week 17
The week started with a “SNOW DAY” The above picture is what happens in our house when there is a snow day. Kids still in their jammies, each one on a different electronic device, completely happy with another free day at home. One of the gorgeous sunsets we have had this week. Apparently there is…
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