http://www.folinazzo.com Part travel blog, part Chicago guide, complete Folinazzo family insanity Fri, 26 Feb 2010 14:15:30 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en How, you ask?  Well, first you need to visit the Ciao Bambino! page on Facebook, become a fan, then vote for my photo of Lucia & Mark by leaving a comment.  If you do not have a Facebook account, you must first create an account in order to vote.  I ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/send-us-to-tuscany.html http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/814.html My adorable niece, Lucia, originally uploaded by *SuperstarSinger* Felicia Folinazzo. http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/my-adorable-niece-lucia.html Meet Pepina Dolce! Before & After, originally uploaded by *SuperstarSinger* Felicia Folinazzo. http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/meet-pepina-dolce-before-after.html Dallas - rescued from gang members, originally uploaded by Eldad Hagar (Please support Hope For Paws). The owner of this photo, Eldad, is one of my contacts from Flickr, and, along with his wife, Audrey, runs the non-profit organization, Hope For Paws. They are based in Los Angeles where ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/hope-for-paws.html Recently, our friend and his two young daughters visited our home. The oldest girl (we’ll call her “M”) was touring the upstairs of the house when she spotted the shower curtain. “Oh, I love maps!” she exclaimed, for the shower curtain is a map of the world. ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/kids-and-travel.html It's a McDonald's commercial I saw on the CBC. I tried for the life of me to embed it but it wouldn't work so click here to see it. Do it; you want to see it. Posted by Francesca http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/i-just-about-cried-when-i-saw-this-commercial.html After listening to broadcasters and commentators from two different networks (Versus and CBC [Hockey Night in Canada]), I've realized that the media and the rest of the hockey world believe that the Blackhawks have no chance against Detroit in this conference finals series. So why doesn't the NHL just ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/i-need-to-vent.html Pet peeve alert, originally uploaded by Francesca.... While I applaud the city of Chicago's attempt to be multi-cultural, I am disappointed and annoyed as hell that the Chicago Park District didn't do their homework. In the photo on the right is a close-up of the Welcome sign that is found ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/pet-peeve-alert.html I had no intentions of traveling with Lucia and taking her on an airplane while she was so young but, as I’ve learned through pregnancy and early motherhood, nothing quite goes as planned. We found out in early April that Dad would have to undergo another surgery for the ... http://www.folinazzo.com/blog/traveling-with-an-infant.html