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		<title>kickin&#8217; it at the inhome conference 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last weekend, we made the trek again out to beautiful St. Charles, IL to take in the 2012 inHome Conference. As usual, it did not disappoint. We arrived early Thursday afternoon to register and get ready for all the conference had to offer&#8211;and I mean ALL it had to offer. Aidan refused to miss a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>aidan&#8217;s big break</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Aidan debuted in his first big stage production this past December 6, 2011 with the Stage Play Musical Theater Company. He played two roles&#8211;the Brave Combat Hero Soldier Prince and the Huntsman. Both were speaking parts and the latter included a full scene with a song. The show took place at the Lockport Township High [...]]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:42:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned in one of my previous posts, this fall has been a busy one so far with many activities and running around. One of the activities that Aidan has been participating in is a drop-in art class. Last week seemed an especially busy one and the thought of leaving the house by 9am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>hello, my name is chris and i have become a soccer mom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:36:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past month seems to have gone by in a blur for me. Part of this blur in due to Aidan&#8217;s decision to try a bunch of new activities this fall. So, right now almost every day is booked with something&#8211;from gymnastics to robotics and everything in between! In addition to the variety of classes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>who doesn&#8217;t like barn animals? (i admit it, i don&#8217;t)</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2011/07/31/who-doesnt-like-barn-animals-i-admit-it-i-dont/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:20:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday we headed out early to spend the whole day at the annual South Suburban Cook County 4H fair at the Children&#8217;s Farm in Palos Hills. This is a day that Aidan was really looking forward to, and one that Mike and I were dreading. It is a long day&#8211;starting at before 9am and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>science saturday</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2011/06/07/science-saturday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was awakened the other day by my boy wanting to jump right into doing a handful of science experiments. I&#8217;m all for experiments and projects, but his eagerness and persistence was literally brought upon me as I rolled out of bed, and was all before my first cup of coffee! Luckily I was able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>sometimes the best plans are having no plans at all</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2011/03/03/sometimes-the-best-plans-are-having-no-plans-at-all/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Mar 2011 05:45:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple days ago Aidan and I went and explored the stars at the Adler Planetarium. It was a great day (with the exception that my hubby was not able to come with us). I have found that some of the best days are the ones in which we have no plans but just decide [...]]]></description>
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		<title>earth scouts: saving soles, saving lives</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2011/01/12/earth-scouts-saving-soles-saving-lives/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 08:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During December our Earth Scouts group participated in a service project of collecting shoes for Share Your Soles. You might think&#8211;why shoes? To be honest, I never really thought about the importance of shoes, but after learning more about this organization and exploring this issue, I now see how very valuable shoes can be&#8211;sometimes even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>astra taylor on the unschooled life</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2011/01/04/astra-taylor-on-the-unschooled-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 17:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Astra Taylor is a 31-year-old Canadian-American filmmaker well known for her films Zizek and Examined Life. She is a writer as well, and her work has appeared in numerous magazines. In 2006, Filmmaker Magazine listed her as one of 25 new filmmakers to watch. Astra was unschooled until she was 13, an experience she says [...]]]></description>
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		<title>learn free, a film by lillian mauser-carter</title>
		<link>http://writing101.net/2011/01/02/learn-free-a-film-by-lillian-mauser-carter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2011 18:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This film came across the wire recently. It&#8217;s a great little piece about unschooling. Mauser-Carter is using it as a means to raise funding for a feature length film she plans to make on the subject. The film does a fine job of offering authentic perspectives on an oft-misunderstood approach to life, learning, and parenting. [...]]]></description>
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