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SnapShots: Sleepy Times

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Some of my favorite times are when she’s sleeping. Because she smiles when she sleeps.  Because she’s sleeps with like a baby frog. Because she’s oh so dramatic.   Because she’s peaceful....

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Happy 1 Month Birthday, Rafa

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Time. It just marches on like a little worker ant and you never even notice it’s gone. It never stops moving does it? Days start and end and start and end and a month has passed. Sometimes, many months roll...

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Why Does Everyone Want to Be On Johnny Bananas’ Team?

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Disclaimer: I, in no way shape or form, have a personal problem with said Johnny Bananas. I’m sure he is a perfectly nice guy. But that is not the issue here. Position: Rewind your mind back to high school. Who got...

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An American is Born

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So at 6 am today, after a night of little-no sleep, Mike woke me up to drive to a busy, smoky AF, polluted one-way street where people turn in both directions. Where am I? Oh yeah, on my way to...

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SnapShots: Our First Halloween

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Holidays are reasons to celebrate and while some people grow out of holiday celebrations when they get older, I have yet to reach this grownup benchmark. Holidays give you such a great reason to be a kid again and Halloween is...

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And Let’s Not Forget the First Borns…

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When I got pregnant everyone kept telling me that the dogs would become less important because now I would have a real baby that would need taking care of. They would look at poor Jersey and tell him as he...

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Occupy America!

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The word “occupy” according to The Merriam-Webster dictionary, has a few definitions. Let’s review: Definition 1. To engage or employ the attention or concentration of  Definition 2. To reside in as an owner  Definition 3. To take or fill  Regardless...

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Halloween at Carol Morgan

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Here’s a glimpse of Carol Morgan School’s grounds on a normal day. In what seems to be Dominican fashion (go BIGGER than Texas), this is what Carol Morgan looks like for Halloween: While in the US, the teachers are responsible...

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You Lucked Out

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This past Monday, we had a family outing to the Doctor’s office. Both Baby Rafa and I had appointments to make sure our stuff is working right. And when I say family outing, I mean it. Baby and I were...

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First Doctor’s Visit

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October 17 – Day 10 I know. It seems biased to say that this is the most beautiful view there is but I get to be a little biased still. Mosquito’s View Toddler’s View Baby’s Eye View  Good Night View...

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Jennifer Legra ⎮ Author

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Jennifer Legra is a writer, personal growth mentor, and community consultant that helps people uncork and savor their best lives. Drinking the Whole Bottle was created as a reminder that each person can create a delicious life by celebrating small moments, finding magic in the mundane, and making choices in the direction of the life they want. Our lives are a collection of our days, collect them with wonder. She has been featured in leading media outlets. She currently lives in Mexico with her Husband, kids, and rescue dogs.

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