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Beauty by Example

Ilinap · May 3, 2012 ·

  When Bird was an infant I was feeling haggard and sluggish. Gone was my youthful, dewy face, along with my spry gait and sunny outlook. I was tired and fumbling and feeling like I was not equipped to be a mom. I hardly ever babysat when I was young, and had only changed … [Read more...] about Beauty by Example

Tags: baby, beauty, Bird, children, motherhood

The Gift of Garbage

Ilinap · February 7, 2011 ·

Deal seems to lose things. His version of cleaning up and putting things away is shoving whatever it is that needs a home into a closet or drawer and using brute force to shut it. It's not uncommon to walk into his room and see bulging drawers with a jumble of jeans hanging out. … [Read more...] about The Gift of Garbage

Tags: baby, children, family, gift, motherhood

Wordless Wednesday: The Real Deal

Ilina · March 31, 2010 ·

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Tags: baby, Deal, love, motherhood, wordless Wednesday

My Latest Hang Up

Ilina · March 22, 2010 ·

You know how when you bring home all those teeny tiny itty bitty onesies and Jon-Jons that are so cute when your baby is the size of a sprinkle? You know how the outfits are so dang small that your husband couldn't wear them as mittens, much less snap the things? You know how you … [Read more...] about My Latest Hang Up

Tags: aging, baby, Bird, children, motherhood, perspective, rites of passage

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