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There Never Seems to be Enough Time…

Ilinap · January 3, 2011 ·

When my babies were tiny, I used to spend hours gazing at their slumbering faces. Little nostrils flaring, breath setting a hypnotic beat, eyes twitching in dreamland, itty bitty fingers swatting away invisible itches on a scrunched up nose. Their little faces contorted this … [Read more...] about There Never Seems to be Enough Time…

Tags: children, family, kids, love, motherhood, parenting, thankful

Technorati: Writing My First Post

Ilinap · December 14, 2010 ·

Sometimes as a writer it's hard to delve into memories that make our hearts aflutter and our palms clammy. It's hard to harken back to moments in our lives that were so special that we want to hold them close and not share an ounce of their magic. Some memories are too painful to … [Read more...] about Technorati: Writing My First Post

Tags: education, equality, kids, school, writing

Big Foot Moods

Ilinap · November 23, 2010 ·

Enter The Big Foot Mood Sweepstakes for your chance to win a Bigfoot the Monster toy just in time for the holidays! Check out the Big Foot Mood App on Facebook. All you have to do to is pick your mood, enter the contest, and click done. It's way better than sporting a plastic … [Read more...] about Big Foot Moods

Tags: family, fun, kids, play, toys

77Kids (Not a Duggar post)

Ilinap · November 17, 2010 ·

Free photo slideshow customized with Smilebox The thing about boys is that there aren't many cute yet cool clothes for the dirty and noisy gender. Wanting stuff to be durable seems to be asking too much. Oh, there's a plethora of A.D.O.R.A.B.L.E. girl clothes so it's a … [Read more...] about 77Kids (Not a Duggar post)

Tags: children, clothes, community, fashion, kids, shopping

Loving a Large Family

Ilinap · November 8, 2010 ·

Mac Daddy is the youngest of six children. I come from a family of four, but there were mostly just three of us depending on if we were with Dad or visiting Mom. I didn't grow up with family around and I'd be hard pressed to even recognize my cousins, aunts, and uncles in photos. … [Read more...] about Loving a Large Family

Tags: children, community, family, kids, love

Lark licked the case of the missing teeth. – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · November 3, 2010 ·

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Tags: Bird, kids, pet, wordless Wednesday

Tunnel Vision – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · October 27, 2010 ·

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Tags: Bird, brothers, Deal, fall, fun, kids, wordless Wednesday

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