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Back to School Daze – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · September 1, 2010 ·

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Tags: Bird, brothers, Deal, education, school, wordless Wednesday

Turning 7

Ilinap · August 29, 2010 ·

Bird's birthday is today. He's seven. Technically speaking, at the time I am writing this, he was not yet born seven years ago today. He just made August 29 by 28 minutes. After the initial cuddling and cooing over our baby boy, I sent Mac Daddy out for a vanilla milkshake and … [Read more...] about Turning 7

I Have a Dream – 5:00 Fridays

Ilinap · August 27, 2010 ·

So I realize that today is Friday. But it turns out that something pretty monumental happened 47 years ago tomorrow. Gosh, does that sentence even make sense? Any idea what happened August 28, 1963? Let's see, it was 47 years ago. I said that, right? That means it wasn't my … [Read more...] about I Have a Dream – 5:00 Fridays

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

Kid’s Menu Isn’t Good for Kids – Eat Like the Italians!

Ilinap · August 25, 2010 ·

I imagine you are tired of me pining away for Italy. You probably don't want to hear me go on and on about how fantastico our vacation was. No one cares that Bird and Deal are saving up their piggy bank pennies to help us buy a vacation house in Sorrento (tops on the family wish … [Read more...] about Kid’s Menu Isn’t Good for Kids – Eat Like the Italians!

Tags: cooking, eating, family, food, Italy, kids, travel, vacation

Summer Vacation – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · August 25, 2010 ·

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Tags: fun, Italy, travel, vacation, wordless Wednesday

Help Bring Noor And Ramsay Home

Ilinap · August 22, 2010 ·

Somehow in the midst of all the mommy wars we've forgotten about dads. I've written a lot about dads. The best stay at home mom I know happens to be a dad. Fathers are parents too, right? Yet we relegate them to babysitter status much of the time. It's funny to quip about a … [Read more...] about Help Bring Noor And Ramsay Home

Tags: family, father, help, love, noor and ramsay, parenting

Basil Lemonade – 5:00 Fridays

Ilinap · August 20, 2010 ·

My summer garden has gone to hell. The kind of hell where Beelzebub is the Master Gardener. The North Carolina heat coupled with an overseas vacation has left my vines limp. Seriously, the heat here has caused sweat to puddle in crevices I never knew existed. We've all been a tad … [Read more...] about Basil Lemonade – 5:00 Fridays

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

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