Saturday, October 23, 2010

Happy 80th Birthday!

Happy Birthday to You!  Happy Birthday to You! 


 It was a great day for Marilyn Gordon of Carthage, Missouri. Saturday October 23, 2010.

  
The trees were starting to turn colors and the leaves were falling, fast. 

The red Maple is named after the owners wife, Jane. 

Well let's go inside, there has been a lot of work done to make this a very special day. 


 Mrs. Gordon was a teacher, so her daughter thought the old teachers desk would be a neat registration table.  Everyone who entered was able to share a memory.


                                                                             There was also a photo album on the desk, it was very special.

The living room was all set for folks to eat and visit. 

This painting was signed by the artist, Lowell Davis. 
 It is of the Mark Twain Elementary school where Mrs. Gordon
taught for over 20 years.

Mrs. Gordon's daughters wanted to give the place a homey feeling so they brought some of her collections to use as decorations.  She collects Elephants all kinds of dolls, and teachers stuff.


                                                                                      This was on the desk.

FOOD ! FOOD! FOOD! 

                                                                          Your caterer for the evening. 
                                                                       She started at 9am, what a trooper! 

 She put on quite a spread.  It was very nice and everyone enjoyed it.  The fire was nice too!                                    
                                                                                                                                         Didn't that punch table turn out nice!


 When it came time to pick Mrs. Gordon up, she was at home getting ready to go on some errands.  Her daughter showed up and told her to go get dressed they were going to take her to a new place to eat.  When they showed up, Mrs. Gordon said, "This looks like someones house". 


Boy was she surprised to find out that all these folks were here to celebrate her Birthday. 



  There was lots of visiting to do.  Many local folks and relatives from several states. 









I think the best part was the Family photo.









It definetely was a day to remember.


Thank you Mrs. Gordon and family for letting us be part of this very special day.  God bless you all!





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