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		<title>Doing some soul searching</title>
		<link>http://panda124.wordpress.com/2009/10/21/doing-some-soul-searching/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 01:31:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After finally talking with my boss about some issues I was having at work, I thought it was time to take an inventory of the issues I may or may not have at home. 
One being always wanting a clean house, but never having the energy to actually clean it after a long day at work [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panda124.wordpress.com&blog=2475643&post=250&subd=panda124&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Little A doesn&#8217;t want to go with her Dad anymore</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:23:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honestly,  I had nothing to do with her decision.  Little A has told me repeatly for the past few weeks that she doesn&#8217;t want her dad to pick her up anymore.  She doesn&#8217;t mind if he comes over to visit her here, but she doesn&#8217;t want to leave with him. 
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		<title>Why me?  Sometimes, I just have to ask</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:46:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This arthritis sometimes just takes over my life.  It&#8217;s not that I&#8217;m in any pain today.  I actually feel really good as far as my joints go.  Instead today, I am battling my iron deficiency as a result of my medication that is now Enbrel.  I have so little color in my face.  I am exhausted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panda124.wordpress.com&blog=2475643&post=239&subd=panda124&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Spending Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I&#8217;ve done really well.  The only charges I made with my credit card was for gas on the day I decided to this (so I&#8217;m not really counting those). 
$50.99 at Target (diapers, paper towel, Easter Bunny gifts (DVD, flowers to grow, and book), light bulbs, cat treats).  Used almost $8.00 in coupons
$11.38 at Sam&#8217;s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panda124.wordpress.com&blog=2475643&post=237&subd=panda124&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Father of Year was going to take Little A for the weekend but&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[he had to get his car fixed.  So Sunday came around and he took for a few hours.  She came back to me with no nap, a bump on the head and horrible tantrum that made me think my child was possessed by the devil himself.  I knew taking her for overnights wouldn&#8217;t last because [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panda124.wordpress.com&blog=2475643&post=235&subd=panda124&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>40 days of changed spending habits</title>
		<link>http://panda124.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/40-days-of-changed-spending-habits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:27:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Instead of giving up chocolate, sweets, or Facebook during this year&#8217;s lent, I am going to change my spending habits.  (I guess you could say that I&#8217;m giving up the ability to spend money I don&#8217;t have.)
Beginning today, I will only use my credit card for things I must have:  gas, food, toiletries.  I will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panda124.wordpress.com&blog=2475643&post=230&subd=panda124&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Doors and Little A (and I) survived her first overnight stay</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:44:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[First of all, I am shocked that the Father of the Year actually did keep his word and picked her up on Friday at school.  He took everything home with him including the stuff from the Valentine&#8217;s Day party.
My first night &#8220;off&#8221; in almost three years was very low key.  I did a few errands [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panda124.wordpress.com&blog=2475643&post=224&subd=panda124&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>How can parents just switch btwn wanting and not wanting to be parents?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 04:06:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little A&#8217;s dad called today.  We haven&#8217;t heard from him in a week.  He wants to pick her up from daycare Friday and bring her home on Sunday.  He has never wanted to do this.  He goes weeks without seeing or talking to her.  Then out of the blue he&#8217;s around for a few weeks.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panda124.wordpress.com&blog=2475643&post=220&subd=panda124&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Look what&#8217;s for dinner!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 03:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
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What a lovely dinner!  One egg, a croisant, carrot, donut, and peas hot off the burner!
Little A loves cooking in her kitchen.  Her Little Tyke&#8217;s Kitchen was one of the best investments as far as kid&#8217;s toys go.  The kitchen came with only a few toys so I had to buy a set of plastic [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panda124.wordpress.com&blog=2475643&post=213&subd=panda124&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Little A is now taking appointments</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 02:23:37 +0000</pubDate>
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One of the sales guys at work gave me two hair dryers for Little A.  So I showed her how they worked and left the room.  After a few minutes, I caught her in action.  She was even using a comb.  Cherry (the monkey) was an excellent client.  She sat very still so Little A [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=panda124.wordpress.com&blog=2475643&post=205&subd=panda124&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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