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		<title>Don&#8217;t be a MONSTER this Halloween! Use Fair Trade Chocolate!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each year, two million West African children are sold, kidnapped, or trafficked into slavery to harvest the cocoa beans that make chocolate.  No matter how much I like chocolate (and believe me, I LOVE chocolate!) I don’t want that guilt on my conscious!  This Halloween, we all have a chance to make a difference by [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1303&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Melancholy on Motherhood</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I feel like it&#8217;s been forever since I&#8217;ve written a blog, but it&#8217;s been so busy that it&#8217;s been the last thing on my list! I decided today that I would just sit down and write and see what comes out. I was going to write a blog about attending the West Indies Parade a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1299&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Kids: To Chinatown!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 01:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we moved from rural New Hampshire to the Greater New York City area in June, the idea of taking the kids into the city seemed a bit daunting.  But I&#8217;ve discovered that the key to taking kids into the city is being prepared and organized! Two weeks ago, we successfully visited Ellis Island and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1295&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Kids: Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 01:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When we moved from rural New Hampshire to the Greater New York City area about a month ago, the idea of taking the kids into the city seemed a bit daunting.  But despite this, I&#8217;ve been determined to play tour guide to our four kids &#8211; ages 1, 2, 12, and 13 &#8211; to help [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1288&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finds of the Week &#8211; Gorgeous Bracelets &amp; Cheap Dresses!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since Oprah has decided to retire, leaving her talk show spot vacant, I figure it&#8217;s my civic duty to carry on her &#8220;Favorite Things&#8221; tradition.  This week, I have not one, but two favorite things! The first, I must confess, is made by a friend of mine: Lisa at Lily Designs.  She designs gorgeous  necklaces, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1283&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Can&#8217;t We All Just Get Along?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 00:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What’s up with some moms these days?  I feel like I’m in junior high school again.  Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all the moms I meet.  Just some of them.  I’m not talking about the moms who are just trying to make conversation, or the new moms who legitimately want to know when to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1281&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Random Rant Thursday (Again!)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 20:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m down 8 pounds so far with my Shakeology 3 Day Cleanse program.  I’m pretty excited, but my husband will be happy when I’m eating food again. He thinks I’m a little bitchy at night. (His words, not mine!)  But with results like that, it makes me want to stay on it forever. Except I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1277&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Potato Salad EVER!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 May 2011 15:19:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I made my famous potato salad for a Memorial Day cookout yesterday.  It got rave reviews, so I thought I&#8217;d post the recipe.  Enjoy! Ingredients: 5 pounds of your favorite potatoes (I like Yukon Gold) 6 eggs About 1 cup of mayo 1 onion 2 tablespoons of relish 1 tablespoon of spices (see below) 3 tablespoons [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1273&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Random Rant Thursday</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 May 2011 13:27:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’m kinda sorta bummed that I missed Oprah’s last show, but on the other hand I haven’t really had much time over the past few years to check her show out so I don’t think I missed much.  I still like her, and really love all the things she’s done to try to empower impoverished [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1268&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fasting, So Others Can Eat</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 01:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I spent this weekend fasting.  No, it wasn’t part of some detox diet. Or a religious holiday of some sort (although we were in a church). The youth group I lead at church were actually taking part in the 30 Hour Famine.  Together with eight kids ages 8-14, we spent a weekend fasting and completing [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=isaidyousaid.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8255377&amp;post=1263&amp;subd=isaidyousaid&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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