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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 03:39:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Freak snow storm the weekend before Halloween.  It was an actual Nor&#8217;easter in October.  We&#8217;ve had our fair share of Nor&#8217;easters since we moved to New Hampshire, but not in October, and not with the leaves still on the trees.  (It&#8217;s been a beautiful autumn, actually.  Until the snow started.)  The snow came down in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=807&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mid-aged Angst on Cape Cod</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 04:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabina Chen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That Old Cape Magic, by Richard Russo Knopf, 2009 I recently purchased a Kindle for my birthday in September.  This action was both an act of my youth and my aging.  I had long resisted the e-book format as I love books, the heft of the volume, turning the physical pages, the feel of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=796&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Evolution of a Bed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabina Chen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We decided it was time to get Milo out of his crib and into a toddler bed.  For some families, this change can be traumatic because the child has a hard time transitioning into the larger bed.  For our family, the drama came with the actual bed itself. Blake is a very spatial person and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=772&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One Day of Fame</title>
		<link>http://bookofevents.wordpress.com/2011/09/08/one-day-of-fame/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2011 03:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabina Chen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I suppose I should blog about this before it becomes ancient history!  On Aug. 22, my blog was featured on WordPress&#8217;s Freshly Pressed.  It was a total surprise.  I confess that I didn&#8217;t even know what Freshly Pressed was. I woke up to all these random comments filling my inbox.  At first, I thought my blog [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=761&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Post-Irene Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 19:04:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabina Chen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We got lucky.  The storm knocked out power to many of our neighbors, but left us alone.  There was plenty of wind and limbs tossed about the yard, but other than that, we got off scott free.  Milo&#8217;s weather report for the day: &#8220;Big blowing.&#8221; Getting updates from friends around New England who were not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=747&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Shopping for Irene</title>
		<link>http://bookofevents.wordpress.com/2011/08/26/shopping-for-irene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:49:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabina Chen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems like New Englanders are pretty jaded when it comes to bad weather.  Last winter, there were no fewer than seven major snow storms that shut down schools and businesses.  But this time, it&#8217;s not the middle of winter.  It&#8217;s August, and the storm we&#8217;re waiting for is a hurricane. Hurricane Irene is expected [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=753&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Boy Shorts</title>
		<link>http://bookofevents.wordpress.com/2011/08/21/boy-shorts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 02:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabina Chen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a hot summer so far and I&#8217;ve been trying to get Milo in the water as much as possible.  Here in New Hampshire, public pools are not very common, but public ponds are.  It&#8217;s been lovely bringing Milo to our town pond.  The water is warm and clean and doesn&#8217;t smell like chemicals. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=743&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Name Game</title>
		<link>http://bookofevents.wordpress.com/2011/06/17/the-name-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jun 2011 03:52:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabina Chen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got a phone call today from our dental insurance company regarding coverage for Milo.  (Milo recently had his first dentist appointment with a great pediatric dentistry practice.)  The insurance company wanted to know if Milo had any additional insurance coverage. I told them no, Milo was covered under my name. The insurance person asked, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=735&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Missing Daddy</title>
		<link>http://bookofevents.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/missing-daddy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2011 02:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabina Chen</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Sudan]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Blake is in Africa for a month.  He&#8217;s building a school in South Sudan.  (You can read his updates from the field on Rebuild Sudan&#8217;s blog.)  He&#8217;s been away almost two weeks now and I&#8217;m adjusting to single motherhood. Exhausted.  Single parents are saints, I tell you. Overall, Milo is doing okay with Daddy&#8217;s absence, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=730&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Impulse Buying with Toddler</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 15:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sabina Chen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had to run a quick errand at Rite Aid this afternoon and I took Milo.  On my shopping list: shampoo and body wash for Blake. (Yes, Blake likes body wash.  He also likes that little poufy thing that comes with body wash.  That&#8217;s another story.)  Since Milo is walking and loves exploring, I thought [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=bookofevents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=7090432&amp;post=724&amp;subd=bookofevents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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