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Slushie for My Sweetie – 5:00 Fridays

Ilinap · August 12, 2011 ·

Mac Daddy's birthday is this weekend. We met in our twenties, got married in our thirties, and are embracing our forties. Life is good. Mac Daddy is the kind of man whom everyone adores. It's not that he's the garrulous life of the party or the kind of guy who's in tune with … [Read more...] about Slushie for My Sweetie – 5:00 Fridays

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, birthday, cocktail, fun, happy hour, love, Mac Daddy

Sugar Milk – 5:00 Fridays

Ilinap · June 17, 2011 ·

Every kid wants to be a super hero when he grows up. Even I used to wrap tin foil on my wrists and pretend to be Wonder Woman. That was before I realized Hollywood exploited her feminine wiles and made her mash her breasts together to create a veritable human Grand Canyon of … [Read more...] about Sugar Milk – 5:00 Fridays

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, children, cocktail, family, father, love, Mac Daddy, parenting, party, writing

My Greatest Accomplishment and My Un-Bucket List

Ilinap · May 19, 2011 ·

Do you have a bucket list? Some of my Avon Breast Cancer Walk teammates walked to check off the grueling yet rewarding experience from their bucket list. Another friend does crazy runs through mud and muck and 24-hour relays because she is a masochist gets off on crazy shit she … [Read more...] about My Greatest Accomplishment and My Un-Bucket List

Tags: family, love, Mac Daddy, motherhood, parenting, thankful

Baseball at a Glance – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · May 4, 2011 ·

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Tags: health, Mac Daddy, wordless Wednesday

Dinner by Mac Daddy & Bird – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · April 6, 2011 ·

Lobster roll with fennel slaw...heaven on a bun. … [Read more...] about Dinner by Mac Daddy & Bird – Wordless Wednesday

Tags: Bird, cook, food, Mac Daddy

The Beach and Bad Words

Ilinap · March 28, 2011 ·

What mesmerizes me about the ocean is that it never stops. You cannot measure time by something eternal. The ocean dances to the metronome of the moon in a paradox of grace and rage. As we squished sand between our toes on our weekend beach getaway, I was once again moved by the … [Read more...] about The Beach and Bad Words

Tags: children, family, fun, kids, Mac Daddy, parenting, travel, vacation, values

Prince. Not William.

Ilinap · March 24, 2011 ·

I'm one degree of separation from Prince, the artist formerly known as the hieroglyph. Mac Daddy and I used to work with a guy who graduated from high school with the one and only Prince Rogers Nelson. We saw Prince in concert last night. Finally. Minneapolis is … [Read more...] about Prince. Not William.

Tags: fun, Mac Daddy, music, party

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