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Puerto Rico Vacation

Ilinap · April 11, 2013 ·

This slideshow design made with Smilebox   We took a much needed family vacation during spring break. It was the calm before the storm (never mind that it did actually storm the first day of our vacation). The storm of packing, moving, renovating, moving again. We … [Read more...] about Puerto Rico Vacation

Tags: family, fun, travel, vacation

Vacation – 5:00 Fridays TM

Ilinap · March 29, 2013 ·

I'll be taking a short break while the boys are on break. It's time to shut down and recharge with my family. See you in a week or so. Peace. I leave you with this. Vacation 1 ounce rum1 ounce Grand Marnier3 ounces pineapple juice3 ounces citrus soda (like Sprite)splash … [Read more...] about Vacation – 5:00 Fridays TM

Tags: 5:00 Fridays, cocktail, family, happy hour, vacation

Al Capone Slept Here – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · March 20, 2013 ·

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Tags: travel, vacation, wordless Wednesday

Visiting the Martin Luther King Memorial

Ilinap · January 24, 2013 ·

  We spent the weekend in Washington, D.C. It is a marvelous city to wander around now that Bird and Deal are getting older. There is the right mix of outdoor running around like a banshee wandering coupled with using inside voices. Bird is studying the civil rights … [Read more...] about Visiting the Martin Luther King Memorial

Tags: America, Bird, children, Deal, equality, history, travel, vacation

Twas the Night Before School Starts

Ilinap · August 26, 2012 ·

  Twas the night before school starts, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring & please spare us the louse! The backpacks were hung in the mudroom with care, In hopes that all school supplies were purchased without error. The boys were both … [Read more...] about Twas the Night Before School Starts

Tags: children, education, school, summer, vacation

His n Hers – Wordless Wednesday

Ilinap · July 25, 2012 ·

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Tags: travel, vacation, wordless Wednesday

America vs. Italy – Health Care Bills

Ilinap · July 12, 2012 ·

I don't care if you sit on the red or blue side of the aisle, there is no question that our health care system is broken. The bottom line is that the operative word, CARE, is missing from our attitudinal vernacular. I write a lot about politics and get a lot of hate mail. It … [Read more...] about America vs. Italy – Health Care Bills

Tags: America, family, health, travel, vacation, values

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