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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 16:50:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 23:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Note &#8211; this was written by my 13 year old daughter as a persuasive essay assignment for her language arts class. The only help she was given from me was proof-reading and a couple of grammatical corrections. This is her research, her voice, and her opinion. If you choose to leave a comment, please be [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=2024&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Combining The Old And The New</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So for those that have been around here for a while, you know that I try my hand at many different crafts and assorted art projects. This has led to many quilts being made (and given), various holiday decorations made (that are currently boxed up in the garage), as well as many started and yet [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=1993&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a parent there is a lot to consider these days: education, diet &#38; exercise, extra circular activities, general household rules&#8230; you get the idea. As a parent of a tween (soon to be teen) there seems to be a whole other dimension added to that I now get to experience. Fortunately (or maybe not) I remember [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=2002&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 22:15:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, it&#8217;s been 5 months too long since my last post. And yet you all still keep coming by, looking for something. (Chinese birthday cakes seem to be a topic that draw many here &#8211; not sure why) So to the new followers, welcome. To the old followers, thanks for sticking around. To anyone that [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=1990&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2011 One Word Wrap Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:19:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I&#8217;m a little late in getting this out there&#8230; not exactly a stellar example of my word for 2011. But discipline turned out to be fitting for the year. It started out with me wanting to write every day and trying to get in to the habit of doing that wasn&#8217;t easy. But I [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=1980&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 23:53:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ After a month of words, words, and more words, I have done what I set out to do. I wrote 50,063 words. The story is not yet finished, one character still has to die, the other three have unresolved issues, the supporting characters have their roles to play. But I reached the initial goal that [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=1974&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NaNoWriMo starts today. See you December 1, 2011<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=1959&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:00:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<title>So It&#8217;s Been A While&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 20:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michelle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, it&#8217;s been a while since I last blogged here. Did you miss me? As many of you know that have been reading for a while, at the beginning of the year, I settled on my One Word for 2011 and it is &#8220;Discipline&#8220;. Little did I know at the time the enormity of that [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=brain-drops.com&#038;blog=5586999&#038;post=1945&#038;subd=braindrop&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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