Happy 40th, Mike!

Happy 40th birthday to Mike! Or, as he is referring to it, "$39.99+tax". It's been a busy year for this new dad, but as with everything else, he's taken it all in with an absurd amount of patience and a smile on his face. I hope you enjoy your day, big brother!

Love you!

Molly

Oh My Gosh!

I just went to 2005 and read our posts!  What fun!  Everyone was putting up Christmas lists and talking!  We have to get back on the band wagon here, folks!!

Boise Bash

We celebrated the first Boise Bash over MEA break - October 20th-22nd!  What a great time we had and what an awesome host Jimmy was.  We played games; drank some beer/wine; had some very enjoyable meals with lots of good conversation; oh, and went through many, many, MANY pictures!!  We stayed up way too late but enjoyed each other's company immensely.  We have started another Moore tradition - the annual Boise Bash!  Love this family!

OOPS!!  The one of Bo got in by mistake but isn't he a doll!!

I NEED YOUR HELP!

Dear Family: 

I have a special request. I'm facing some cynical teenagers (ha!) in my classroom where "nothing we do here will matter" so I'm challenging them to find one path in life where they won't use critical thinking and problem solving skills. To help win the argument, I need proof. That's where you all come in!  

If you could please take 2-3 minutes to answer one or all three of the following questions then message it to me or post it in comments or email me that would be AWESOME! (I'm wanting to focus more on the academics, but interpersonal stuff works, too.) Good? Good. Here you go:

- What is one thing you wish you had done differently in high school?

- What is one thing you are SO GLAD you did in high school?

- Where is one area of your life you use your English skills (reading, writing, comprehension, understanding difficult texts, etc)?

If you can include your current occupation, that would help as well. I'm looking for all walks of life - white collar, blue collar, no collar.

12 Years and Counting!

(From the family picnic in 2005)

As I was checking the blog the other day, I thought to myself, "What was the first post on here?" So I scrolled through the archives and found that this blog officially launched on October 4, 2005. We've been keeping this thing going for 12 YEARS! What started out as a place to post Christmas lists has turned into a beautiful archive of our family for the past 12 years. Who knew? I have thoroughly enjoyed going through old posts and seeing how much this family has grown, changed, and matured. Yet through it all, we've continued to be the same loving, supportive group. It just makes me feel eternally blessed.

A few things I enjoyed seeing - Abe's posts about Chicago since now I know what he was talking about! John asking for books in the Game of Thrones series years before it became the huge phenomenon it is now. Jen giving out the first birthday shout-out to Mike, on his 28th birthday (he'll be 40 in a few weeks). The first birth announcement - Will Buyske. Grandma's quote about giving Christmas gifts, ""I think there's a little kid in each of us that likes to open presents. I do." And Grandma's first post on the blog: John is trying to educate me - tough job - so now we're trying it out!

I haven't gotten that far through the archives, and while I know you're not supposed to live in the past, it sure is nice sometimes to briefly revisit it. I hope you are all healthy and happy. Thank you for sharing your lives.

Love you!

Molly

Flashback Photo

It has been pretty quiet on this blog, so I'll post this.  All the Buck Moore and John Moore kids, plus Mom.  The occasion was Buck's memorial in April 2013.