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		<title>Believing in Magic</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2011/12/30/believing-in-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If the Tooth Fairy hadn&#8217;t fallen asleep before doing her job, a certain 10 year old might have continued to believe in fairies, Santa, and a candy-delivering bunny.  As it were, the whole lot was exposed at once.  The tragic reveal went something like this:   Daughter: &#8220;Mom, the Tooth Fairy didn&#8217;t come!&#8221; &#60;sniffle&#62; Mom: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Insanity or Genius?</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/08/20/insanity-or-genius/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 17:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You may be familiar with the expression, &#8220;Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.&#8221;  If this is true, I must be insane. Frequently, my husband and I pack up our family for weekends at a family camp.  We manage, most times, to remember everything and everyone. (The movie &#8216;Home Alone&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Instilling Values In Tweens</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/05/28/instilling-values-in-tweens/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 20:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My tween is learning the challenge of honoring a committment.  And I am challenged by his resistance to it.  Old fashioned values would dictate that he play out his baseball season despite a loss of enthusiasm.  He made a committment to the team, after all.  I subscribe to this value even though the path of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>April Fool&#8217;s Day Choice</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/04/01/april-fools-day-choice/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/04/01/april-fools-day-choice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:25:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[self-esteem]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[choices]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[J.K. Rowling]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because I live with a husband who is a life-long prankster, as well as 3 young children who are eager to learn tricks of the trade,  April Fool&#8217;s Day ranks right up there with the other major holdiays for my family. Walking through this day is like walking through a mine field &#8211; I never know what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Version 3.0 &#8211; This, too, Shall Pass</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/03/24/version-3-0-this-too-shall-pass/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/03/24/version-3-0-this-too-shall-pass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2010 17:22:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday - Fun and Family]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ancient wisdom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[humor and parenting]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given that I already had a son and a daughter 17 months apart, it came as a surprise to many when I gave birth to a third child almost five years later.  Curious relatives wondered why my husband and I would add to our &#8216;perfectly traditional&#8217;  4-person family.  We entertained ourselves with various responses to this query.  My favorite [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Luck &#8216;O the Irish</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/03/16/luck-o-the-irish-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 01:44:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All the talk of St. Patrick&#8217;s Day and Luck &#8216;O the Irish has me thinking&#8230;does this phenomenon called luck really exist?   I&#8217;m not convinced that it does.  I don&#8217;t think anything is life is that random.  There are no accidents.  We make choices and our choices have natural consequences.  Events happen and we respond.  Chance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking Risks</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/02/21/taking-risks/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2010/02/21/taking-risks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:29:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[fear]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[inner strength]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[modeling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[positive risk-taking]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve often said that life is too short for me to satsify my vast interests.  I love stretching my boundaries, learning new skills, and discovering hidden strengths.  But walking the catwalk in a local fashion show was never on my radar.  When my husband and I were asked to model for a school fundraiser, my adamant [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Redecorating (by tweens)</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/09/11/free-redecorating-by-tweens/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/09/11/free-redecorating-by-tweens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:43:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I won’t lie to you.  Most days I have to stifle a potentially explosive feeling of irritation when I encounter the mess that comes from having three children.  Fighting a strong preference for order, I’ll mumble cues to myself:  “Look the other way.  Don’t comment on the mess.  Remember how much you love them.  That’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Run for your life, the drums have arrived!</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/07/31/run-for-your-life-the-drums-have-arrived/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/07/31/run-for-your-life-the-drums-have-arrived/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I bought my tween son a drum set.     &#60;Pause for condolences&#62; Based on my somber mood as I drove to the store, you might have thought my beloved dog had died.  I fought the good fight in my head, listing all the reasons I shouldn&#8217;t be making this purchase.  Visions of money being flushed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Search and Rescue</title>
		<link>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/07/24/67/</link>
		<comments>http://tweenyouandmebook.com/2009/07/24/67/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:17:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deb</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Friday - Fun and Family]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Reaching into the depths of my couch cushions feels frighteningly similar to accepting a dare from my older sister in childhood.  It&#8217;s the kind of dare where you had to close your eyes, stick out your hands and your tongue, and hope that Mom or Dad would come running if you felt the need to scream.  [...]]]></description>
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