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			<title><![CDATA[Empower each other with a simple 'hello']]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I tried something new the other day while shopping in the mall: Every woman who walked by and made eye contact with me I gave her a simple &quot;hello&quot; and smiled at her. Go ahead and smirk, but if you try this you will be amazed at the positive energy you will feel around you and the amount]]></description>
			<author>(Shannon Lazovski)</author>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:47:49</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Trust  your instincts to find best babysitter]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Last week marked a little upheaval at our house as we adjusted our child care routine.
For the past six months or so we have been relying on our daughter's 20-year-old cousin and aunt for child care. Aline's cousin babysits her three days a week and on the other two days we her to her aunt's]]></description>
			<author>(Della Cassia)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:25:19</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Today's post is brought to you by the letter E]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[When my oldest kid was about 2 1/2 we had a bucket full of large foam letters that stick to the tile wall in the bathroom when wet. They're for children to play with during bath time.


Back then I thought we could make bath time fun and educational. Our kid loved them and they were fun. They]]></description>
			<author>(Kelly Bristow)</author>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:56:27</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Have your cake (but you gotta buy it, too)]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[My birthday was Sunday. It was nice if not anti-climatic. The problem was, everyone was waiting for someone else (meaning me) to get the cake, buy the present and plan the party.
It's a very simple concept - cake, candles and people singing &quot;Happy Birthday&quot; - that we moms must pull off]]></description>
			<author>(Karen Couf-Cohen)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:22:57</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Hollywood secrets for moms]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If any of you mommies out there are like me, then you probably enjoyed watching the Oscars in your jammies on the couch with a bowl of ice cream. Many of us watched the red carpet event and the entire award show oohing and aahing over each gown and hairdo, wishing we could look half as good as the]]></description>
			<author>(Shannon Lazovski)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:48:13</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[She might be the next Miss America]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you have kids in school, you are probably bombarded with a paper trail of school work. Obviously, that's a good gauge on what's being taught at school and how well your kid is doing. As the kids grow older the paper trail grows as well.


Our fourth-grader routinely brings home three to five]]></description>
			<author>(Kelly Bristow)</author>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:14:05</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Packing my swimsuit - and guilt]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[I'm tired of the gray skies (though we've been treated to some pretty nice days lately) and the routine and ready for a break. So I'm really looking forward to a long weekend away with my sisters and mom. Of course I'll be packing guilt along with my swimsuit.

Even though I have things all set]]></description>
			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:33:10</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Boy's shooting behavior softens with kisses]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Little boys have the funniest habits and say the darndest things, but one behavior just doesn't quite settle well with me: pretending a finger is a gun.
My 3-year-old son has recently realized his fingers can shoot like guns. Some days they have the ability to shoot like machine guns and other]]></description>
			<author>(Shannon Lazovski)</author>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:40:39</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[It's 2:30 a.m. - do you know where your phone is?]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Sometimes when I'm out and I have the audacity to call home, I can just picture what's happening: phone ringing followed by wicked game of find the phone. &quot;Where's the phone? The phone's ringing and I can't answer it!  Can someone please tell me where the phone is?!&quot;  It's pathetic. Four]]></description>
			<author>(Karen Couf-Cohen)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:18:10</pubDate>
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			<title><![CDATA[Salvation Army ready to dress angels in need]]></title>
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			<description><![CDATA[If you or someone you know is in need of a new Easter outfit, the Salvation Army might be able to help.


The Salvation Army Warren Corps Community Center is accepting applications through March 11 for its 14th Annual Dress an Angel Program for residents of southern Macomb County, including]]></description>
			<author>(Beth Reeber Valone)</author>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:13:27</pubDate>
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