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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

My Friend’s Kids Were Abducted by Their Mother – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · May 18, 2011 ·

I'm speechless. Please pass on this link to help my friend find his children. I'm not laughing. This is no joke. … [Read more...] about My Friend’s Kids Were Abducted by Their Mother – Wordless Wednesday

Tags: children, family, kids, love, parenting, thankful, wordless Wednesday

Flying High

Ilinap · April 7, 2011 ·

I don't know how he does it. But I'm pretty sure he's way happier than stiff smile Audrey on American Airlines (who suck more each time I fly). There's something special in the air alright. Something especially crappy. And "Fly the friendly skies" must have been written by some … [Read more...] about Flying High

Tags: love, random, travel

Happy Anniversary, Mac Daddy!

Ilinap · March 14, 2011 ·

When Mac Daddy proposed I thought he was joking. He woke up one morning and said, "Hey, let's get married in Key West when we're there on vacation!" I snickered. We were leaving in three weeks. It was only appropriate that our first dance was to a Jimmy Buffett song, … [Read more...] about Happy Anniversary, Mac Daddy!

Tags: family, love, Mac Daddy, marriage

Patience – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · March 9, 2011 ·

If only my patience with my children were as great as my love for them. … [Read more...] about Patience – Wordless Wednesday

Tags: children, kids, love, motherhood, parenting, wordless Wednesday

International Woman’s Day – A Tribute to Our Nanny

Ilinap · March 8, 2011 ·

Today is International Women's Day. It's a day to celebrate achievement, shed light on inspiration, and call attention to women's issues the world over. I'd like to mark today with a few words about an uncelebrated but much loved woman who has graced our lives. Miss E. Miss … [Read more...] about International Woman’s Day – A Tribute to Our Nanny

Tags: children, family, kids, love, thankful, values

Too Much Bad News

Ilinap · February 21, 2011 ·

There are days that I feel like a little Indian girl posing as Atlas. The weight of the world rests on my scrawny shoulders, causing me to slump and touch my chin to my chest in agony as I exhale. It is on these days that I should avoid the news and even looking at the faces of … [Read more...] about Too Much Bad News

Tags: brothers, children, family, fun, kids, love, news, poverty, thankful, values

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