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Menopausal Mother Nature – 5:00 Fridays TM

Ilinap · February 1, 2013 ·

It's cold. I'm a master of the obvious. Earlier this week we were sporting shorts (even me, and I'm always freezing unless the temps hit 82 at a minimum). Let me outline this for you. Monday - 3 hour delay for school due to threat of freezing rain (Nothing happened, but we … [Read more...] about Menopausal Mother Nature – 5:00 Fridays TM

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, cocktail, fun, happy hour, party, weather

I Have a Liberal Arts Degree

Ilinap · January 31, 2013 ·

My parents are Indian (well, that makes me Indian too, of course, but I was raised in the States). All cultural signs point to India. My dad was an engineer. He is very mathy and analytical. He's always been insanely smart, though I didn't recognize it until I was in my 30s. I … [Read more...] about I Have a Liberal Arts Degree

Tags: community, education, North Carolina, politics, school

Uganda is Stunning – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · January 30, 2013 ·

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Tags: responsibility, thankful, travel, wordless Wednesday

Too Much Screen Time

Ilinap · January 28, 2013 ·

  Do you sometimes wonder what you did before the days of wifi internet and social media? We regard wifi as a right and cannot live without it. We have phones smarter than us and in an ironic twist, social media sucks the social skills out of real people interactions. I'm … [Read more...] about Too Much Screen Time

Tags: children, family, kids, motherhood, technology

Visiting the Martin Luther King Memorial

Ilinap · January 24, 2013 ·

  We spent the weekend in Washington, D.C. It is a marvelous city to wander around now that Bird and Deal are getting older. There is the right mix of outdoor running around like a banshee wandering coupled with using inside voices. Bird is studying the civil rights … [Read more...] about Visiting the Martin Luther King Memorial

Tags: America, Bird, children, Deal, equality, history, travel, vacation

MLK Words to Live By – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · January 23, 2013 ·

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Tags: responsibility, values, wordless Wednesday

Just Snow – 5:00 Fridays TM

Ilinap · January 18, 2013 ·

There's snow in the forecast, but all I hear right now is rain. There were some fluffy flakes before the boys went to bed, so at least they sparkled at the glimpse of (practically) ne'er seen snow. They went to bed in fits of giggles and wide-eyed wonder and kept popping out from … [Read more...] about Just Snow – 5:00 Fridays TM

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, cocktail, fun, happy hour, party, weather

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