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Glee – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · February 8, 2012 ·

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Tags: Bird, children, fun, play, wordless Wednesday

Digital Memories

Ilinap · February 6, 2012 ·

We spent much of yesterday cozied up in our jammies. We surrounded ourselves with various books, the Sunday paper, the iPad, and magazines. The dog curled up at my feet, and Lenny Kravitz played on the iPod. The day was gloomy and cold, a departure from the sunny spring-like days … [Read more...] about Digital Memories

Tags: Bird, brothers, children, Deal, family, kids, love, motherhood, parenting

Choosing Joy Among Sadness

Ilinap · January 26, 2012 ·

It's easy to get mired in the negative. It's hard to not collapse under the weight of the world sometimes. There is bad news all around us, and yet another heated political season doesn't help. What I've learned is that Stupidity + Hatred = A Toxic, Terrifying Combination. … [Read more...] about Choosing Joy Among Sadness

Tags: children, family, health, love, motherhood, thankful

Band Together to Fight More Than SOPA/PIPA

Ilinap · January 19, 2012 ·

Let me begin by laying the foundation here. I am no hater. I love the internet. While I don't support SOPA/PIPA, I didn't jump on that internet bandwagon yesterday. I wrote to my senators, linked to their contact information on Facebook and Twitter, and sat back bewildered. … [Read more...] about Band Together to Fight More Than SOPA/PIPA

Tags: America, children, community, education, politics, poverty, responsibility, values

Drunk Driving is a Parent’s Worst Nightmare

Ilinap · January 11, 2012 ·

I sat in a church pew wearing an evergreen Laura Ashley ankle length dress with a black sash and shiny black flats. I sat among my teenage peers as we gulped but couldn't swallow the astonishment and anguish rising like pebbles of bile in our throats. We had to remind ourselves … [Read more...] about Drunk Driving is a Parent’s Worst Nightmare

Tags: children, family, love, motherhood, parenting, responsibility

Cookin’ – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · January 11, 2012 ·

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Tags: Bird, brothers, children, cook, Deal, play, wordless Wednesday

Cavalier Convertible – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · January 4, 2012 ·

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