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	<title>The Mom Blog</title>
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	<description>OC Register staff and guest writers share their parenting stories.</description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:10:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Some fun happenings this weekend and beyond</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/20/some-fun-happenings-this-weekend-and-beyond/38963/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Walker, Editor</dc:creator>
		
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		<category><![CDATA[Beats for Eats]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Escape From Happiness]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Festival of Toys]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Improv-Ka-Bob]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Keep It Wild Volunteer Day]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Meet "Laura Ingalls Wilder"]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Science of Gingerbread]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[weekend events]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Toys are probably on the minds of a lot of parents right now, what with the gift-giving holidays fast approaching.
Chances are few kids these days are asking Santa to bring them wooden toys. But why not share the charm of wooden toys with them by visiting the Festival of Toys exhibit at Discovery Science Center.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And the winner of the etnies $100 gift card is &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/20/and-the-winner-of-the-etnies-100-gift-card-is/38907/</link>
		<comments>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/20/and-the-winner-of-the-etnies-100-gift-card-is/38907/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Walker, Editor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alerts, news and more]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[etnies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Grow With Me fit system]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Sole Technology Inc.]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Julie Scott, skate on down!
Julie gets to go spend $100 on however many pairs of etnies sneakers that will buy, thanks to the generosity of  Sole Technology Institute in Lake Forest.
Sole Technology hosted a group of bloggers earlier this week to fill us in on their Grow With Me fit system for children&#8217;s shoes. They [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Literacy Program events: free books, screenings</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/20/early-literacy-program-events-provide-free-kids-books/38125/</link>
		<comments>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/20/early-literacy-program-events-provide-free-kids-books/38125/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Walker, Editor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alerts, news and more]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Books for kids and parents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Children and Families Commission of Orange County]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[developmental screenings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[From A-to-Zoo]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[health screenings]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Orange County Early Literacy Program]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry dear animals, but books will be the stars today of &#8220;From A-to-Zoo&#8221; at Santa Ana Zoo.
The Children and Families Commission of Orange County is hosting the event, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and will give away free books to kids 5 and under to encourage early literacy.
Look for the Big Books Booth in the zoo&#8217;s amphitheatre. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Say it ain&#8217;t so: O is ending her show</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/19/say-it-aint-so-o-is-ending-her-show/38129/</link>
		<comments>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/19/say-it-aint-so-o-is-ending-her-show/38129/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:51:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Walker, Editor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alerts, news and more]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Yvette Cabrera]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Oprah Winfrey is announcing that her show will end in 2011.
Did Nostradamus predict this, too? For many viewers who are addicted to Oprah and all the guests and topics she&#8217;s brought to our attention over the years, it&#8217;s sort of like the world ending, isn&#8217;t it?
Here&#8217;s Oprah with Register columnist Yvette Cabrera, who was a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Motherhood is forever, and other lessons to learn</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/19/motherhood-is-forever-and-other-lessons-to-learn/38061/</link>
		<comments>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/19/motherhood-is-forever-and-other-lessons-to-learn/38061/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cindy McNatt</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Hot Flash - Cindy McNatt]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[babies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even though my pregnant daughter is a nurse and has washed, folded, sorted and sterilized all her baby gear and packed her hospital bag for a delivery in late December or early January, and she is very smart and reads incessantly, there are some things she doesn’t know yet.
About the love:
She doesn’t know to what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hunting for Air Hogs leads to a magical moment</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/19/hunting-for-air-hogs-leads-to-a-magic-moment/38029/</link>
		<comments>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/19/hunting-for-air-hogs-leads-to-a-magic-moment/38029/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jenny Angelici, Contributing Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Gray Hairs and Teddy Bears - Jenny Angelici]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Air Hogs]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Bakugan]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mothers of Boys]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Target]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[toys]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
This time last year you could easily find me, along with my fellow mothers of boys, loitering in the toy aisle of our local Target. It was here that we hunted for the highly coveted Bakugan toys and hounded the red shirts with shipment inquires.
A year later, the store is fully stocked with those small [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bad news for Eggo waffle lovers</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/19/bad-news-for-eggo-waffle-lovers/37993/</link>
		<comments>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/19/bad-news-for-eggo-waffle-lovers/37993/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Walker, Editor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Alerts, news and more]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Eggo frozen waffles]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[shortage]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[My son is not going to like this news. Kellogg Co. says to expect a shortage of Eggo frozen waffles!
Here&#8217;s what The Associated Press reports:
Kellogg Co. says there will be a nationwide shortage of its popular Eggo frozen waffles until next summer because of interruptions in production at two of the four plants that make [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Abandon your child, or face jail time?</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/18/abandon-your-child-or-face-jail-time/37989/</link>
		<comments>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/18/abandon-your-child-or-face-jail-time/37989/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:55:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Roxanne Hack, staff writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Me and My Monster - Roxanne Hack]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Alexis Hutchinson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[single mom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A single mom in Georgia could face criminal charges because she missed her deployment flight due to childcare issues. Alexis Hutchinson, 21, had made arrangements with her mother to watch her 10-month-old son for a year while she served in Afghanistan, but after two weeks, her mom realized the burden was too much to bear.
Alexis [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If the shoe fits better, it might be etnies</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/18/if-the-shoe-fits-better-it-might-be-etnies/37899/</link>
		<comments>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/18/if-the-shoe-fits-better-it-might-be-etnies/37899/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Theresa Walker, Editor</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Blog On Board - Theresa Walker]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[etnies]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Grow With Me fit system]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[skateboarding]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[sneakers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[

Too bad my son isn&#8217;t a skater, or 2 years old.
I spent Tuesday morning with about 30 other mom bloggers (and one dad blogger) taking a tour of the Sole Technology Institute in Lake Forest, the parent company where etnies sneakers are designed and developed. And I have to say, the shoes are cool. Especially [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Team moms: Parties are too expensive</title>
		<link>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/17/team-moms-its-too-expensive-cut-the-cost/37811/</link>
		<comments>http://themomblog.freedomblogging.com/2009/11/17/team-moms-its-too-expensive-cut-the-cost/37811/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 20:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Marla Jo Fisher, Staff Writer</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Frumpy Middleaged Mom - Marla Jo Fisher]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[baseball]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[depression]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[humor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Little League]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[motherhood]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[parenting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[soccer mom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[team mom]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[unemployment]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Team Mom,
I&#8217;m just wondering: Why did you have to pick that expensive place for my son&#8217;s end-of-season soccer party? That, of course, is on top of the money I had to contribute for the coach&#8217;s gifts.
I appreciate the effort you have put into the season and the work you&#8217;ve done without pay for the [...]]]></description>
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