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		<title>embracing tacky tourism</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2010/07/07/embracing-tacky-tourism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After spending two peaceful weeks in the U.P., where at times we had beaches, trails, and the road all to ourselves, we went into a bit of culture shock as we made our way to the tacky tourist spot of the Mackinac area. On our way to the Mackinac area we stopped at the Seney [...]]]></description>
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		<title>happy new year!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:32:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year we ventured away from home for New Years Eve and had a great time. Our relatively new but very good friends Heidi and Geoff along with their children Autumn and Clay invited us to their home for an afternoon of sledding and an evening of good eats, games, and conversation. Aidan had a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>holiday wishes from grandpa</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had a nice visit with Aidan&#8217;s Grandma and Grandpa yesterday. We all gathered&#8211;Auntie Karyn and cousins Anna and Sean to have another festive celebration for this holiday season. It&#8217;s always nice to get the family together. As the children romped and played through the living room&#8211;screaming the shouts of joy that can come only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>merry, merry holidays to everyone!</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2009/12/25/merry-merry-holidays-to-everyone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 18:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Merry Christmas to all our blog readers! While we are currently in the midst of our family celebration I just wanted to take a moment to wish everyone happy holidays. And I also wanted to take a moment to brag a bit about my sweet and awesome little man! He was truly excited this early [...]]]></description>
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		<title>earth scouts celebrate winter solstice</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2009/12/22/earth-scouts-celebrate-winter-solstice/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:31:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Happy Winter Solstice. Today our Earth Scouts group gathered for its regular Monday meeting but also to celebrate a turning point in our seasonal cycles&#8211;where the shortest day of the year takes a turn toward longer days. We all enjoyed seeing one another again. It&#8217;s been a while since I&#8217;ve had the chance to attend&#8211;as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>christmas caroling 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This evening we took our second annual trip with our homeschooling coop group to a local assisted living center to spread some holiday cheer. The kids sang their songs and distributed treats they had baked to the residents. It was a lot of fun. Aidan was rehearsing all week for the big day. He sang [...]]]></description>
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		<title>a christmas portrait</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2009/12/15/a-christmas-portrait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday we took a break from end-of-semester craziness to make our annual trek out to Wilmington, IL to the Tammen Treeberry farm. We always have such a good time. Going there on Friday means we&#8217;ve got the place literally to ourselves. I think in all the years we&#8217;ve been going there, we may have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>halloween treats and tricks</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2008/10/31/halloween-treats-and-tricks/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 22:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We had beautiful weather for Halloween this year, which is rather unusual for us. Aidan donned his penguin suit (and a new persona&#8211;he made us call him Mac, short for macaroni penguin, or Tux after the Linux mascot). Aidan was a little more adventurous this year, wanting to walk a little farther down the block [...]]]></description>
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