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		<title>Goodbye Dentist!</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2010/04/26/goodbye-dentist/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Apr 2010 23:51:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am literally fuming! Between Internet issues, annoying people and now the dentists office&#8230;GRRR! I took my oldest to the dentist today to get some work done and this was like the third time in a row between both kids that I waited almost an hour just to get into a room. If I came [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cleaning Top 7</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2010/04/12/cleaning-top-7/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Apr 2010 21:43:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[7 Sure Signs You May Need to Get Cleaning! 1. If you have just stepped on something and danced around in pain until you slipped on a magazine, it’s probably time to pick up again. 2. If you find your scissors by feeling around your dining room table until you feel something hard of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Too Smart for the Robin&#8217;s Egg Trick!</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2010/03/23/too-smart-for-the-robins-egg-trick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 20:45:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Velez family is a special family. We are quirky and sometimes our humor&#8230;especially the leader of the pack, my beloved husband&#8230;can be, well, just wrong. ROFLMBO! Our Robin&#8217;s Egg story began about 11 years ago give or take&#8230;. My wonderful sick husband decided to play a joke on our first born using a candy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Layla Grace</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2010/03/10/the-impact-of-layla-grace/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Caught me by Surprise]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I do not know this family and I never met Layla Grace. I found out about this family and their battle with a monster called, Neuroblastoma, via the most powerful word of mouth tool on the planet&#8230;Twitter. I was going about my business like I do everyday&#8230; Then&#8230; I clicked on a tweet about Layla. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energizer Bunny&#8217;s Mom</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2010/02/13/energizer-bunnys-mom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:21:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am convinced that I gave birth to the Energizer Bunny! ROFLMBO! Seriously, my youngest never stops. Nothing gets her down. I remember last year, I took her to the doctor because she had been sick about a week and I knew she needed some meds. Well, her doctor was not available, so I had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mommy Sandwich</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2010/01/27/mommy-sandwich/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The &#8220;Mommy Sandwich&#8221; is another one of the many things I love about being the Mother of my girls. What is it you ask&#8230;well, let me start with the reason I am writing this post&#8230; This morning I was up earlier than usual. Normally, my youngest is the first up and lets the whole house [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Adventures in Cleaning with a Princess</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2010/01/22/adventures-in-cleaning-with-a-princess/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:06:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night we had quite a mini adventure in our house. Every evening we have family clean up time. It is the only way I can keep my sanity. I am a better wife and Mother when I wake up to an orderly home. LOL. Anyway, the kids are required to help out and pick [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Baby is READING!!!</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2010/01/12/my-baby-is-reading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 19:53:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am SO excited! I have been working with my 5 year old for a long time and was discouraged for a while&#8230;You see, my oldest, who is now 16 was reading at 3. LOL. SO, I was spoiled. I thought, the next one should read as quick&#8230;I was wrong. She was not ready 3. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on ME: Back to Blogging</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2010/01/09/update-on-me-back-to-blogging/</link>
		<comments>http://laravelez.com/2010/01/09/update-on-me-back-to-blogging/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 20:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, after a MUCH needed hiatus from most of my Online activity and blogging here, I am ready to jump back in! I had a very rough few months at the end of 2009 and spent some time feeling sorry for myself and wallowing in blah! For those who really know me&#8230;not really like me [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vacation is Over&#8230;THANK God!</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2009/10/12/vacation-is-over/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wish I could tell you all that I had a fabulous vacation. Unfortunately, it was a challenge. A real struggle. However, I have learned some stuff about myself and where I am at mentally and spiritually which is a good thing. I have grown some MAJOR fruit. Specifically; patience, self-control and one that is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hey Mom, That&#8217;s a Pecker!!!</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/29/hey-mom-thats-a-pecker/</link>
		<comments>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/29/hey-mom-thats-a-pecker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just began my 11th year of homeschooling on September 14. I am amazed that I have been doing it this long. LOL. I am also feeling quite blessed that I CAN homeschool my children. My oldest is in 10th grade. WOW! Highschool!!!! I feel sooooo old. ROFLMBO! And, NOW, I am also homeschooling a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Battle Rages ON!</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/16/the-battle-rages-on/</link>
		<comments>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/16/the-battle-rages-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:36:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you have missed our ongoing battle with yellow jackets, here are the links to previous posts about this war&#8230; The Discovery: http://laravelez.com/2009/09/01/we-are-under-attack/ and Round Two: http://laravelez.com/2009/09/02/the-invasion-has-surrounded-us/ Well, we went back into battle with the infamous yellow jackets this past week and my brave warrior gave it all he had. His fair maidens watched with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Survivor is Coming Sooooon!!!</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/08/survivor-is-coming-sooooon/</link>
		<comments>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/08/survivor-is-coming-sooooon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[YEAH! I am so excited for another Survivor season! I just love the show. It is my favorite. LOL! We recently finished a 2 month television fast and then my beloved husband and I sat down to decide how TV will come back into our lives. Being away from it for two months REALLY put [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Attention Christian Moms!</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/05/attention-christian-moms/</link>
		<comments>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/05/attention-christian-moms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 03:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is more than Labor Day to celebrate on Monday!!! Moms of Faith is debuting an all new DAILY podcast for Christian Mothers!! It&#8217;s free, fun and growing in the Lord is pretty much a certainty! You can listen live on the site, OR you can download the file and listen to it on your [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Invasion Has Surrounded US!</title>
		<link>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/02/the-invasion-has-surrounded-us/</link>
		<comments>http://laravelez.com/2009/09/02/the-invasion-has-surrounded-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2009 16:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lara</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I mentioned yesterday, we are under attack! We have been dealing with yellow jackets for a while now, and late yesterday afternoon, my valiant husband discovered something quite alarming! He went out to spray and do his usual, almost daily, battle with the yellow jackets &#8230; only to discover  that the nest we have [...]]]></description>
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