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		<title>A Little Light Housekeeping&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.K. Carmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;before the carnage is unleashed. Muahahahaha! Ok, now that I&#8217;ve got that out of my system. I&#8217;m working on some changes here. (Notice I said that with a straight face. No grimaces or pretending to gag or anything immature like that.) I &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/a-little-light-housekeeping/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1676&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Update: Tic Disorders in Our School</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 13:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.K. Carmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since writing my last post,  a diagnosis has been revealed concerning the 12 teenage girls in my community who suddenly developed a tic disorder. To recap: My husband and I attended a meeting in which state health officials explained in general terms what could &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2012/01/20/update-tic-disorders-in-our-school/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1659&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tic Disorders In Our School</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.K. Carmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, folks, when you can&#8217;t believe things could get any stranger in the world of raising families, something new pops up and blows everything before it away. Warning: This is a long and winding post even though I cut out a lot of the extraneous stuff. &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/tic-disorders-in-our-school/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1642&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Looking Back and Forward (and trying not to get dizzy)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 02:57:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.K. Carmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I hate making resolutions and blame it on my grade school teachers. After returning from Christmas vacation, they always assigned a theme (remember those?) in which we described our New Year&#8217;s Resolution. &#8220;My New Year&#8217;s Resolution is to be nicer to my brother &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2012/01/04/looking-back-and-forward-and-trying-not-to-get-dizzy/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1625&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>My Shopping Philosophy (sort of)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.K. Carmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right after Thanksgiving it seems the world explodes. At least for me. The rush is on towards Christmas and all the craziness that goes with it. I&#8217;ve written heartfelt posts at Christmas before, so this year I&#8217;m wallowing in the crude, commercial &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/my-shopping-philosophy-sort-of/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1608&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Changing Seasons</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 12:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.K. Carmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my little corner of the northeastern US, we enjoyed a particularly long stretch of beautiful fall weather. I&#8217;ve gotten more yard work and cleaning up of gardens done then I&#8217;ve managed to do in years. And best of all, I didn&#8217;t freeze my &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2011/11/18/changing-seasons/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1580&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:48:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.K. Carmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s my usual dilemma: Too much to do and not enough time, energy, or financial resources to do it all. Like everybody these days, it&#8217;s a constant struggle to balance a busy life. I can&#8217;t do it all, despite what all those people say &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2011/11/07/priorities-and-marching-band-and-halloween-oh-my/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1563&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:40:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.K. Carmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When my youngest daughter left for the first day of school last month, I was riveted. She wore her new Aeropostale shirt and skinny jeans with her messenger bag and confidently walked up the street. Where did my little girl go? Some time over the summer &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/growing-up-and-gearing-up/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1520&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Think I&#8217;m Getting Used To This &#8220;Change&#8221; Thing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:44:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>E.K. Carmel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I planned to finish my first draft today, but it&#8217;s not gonna happen. *Woo-Hoo!* *Confetti and balloons!* *Unicorns and glitter!* No. Not so much. I ran into (yet another) major problem.  As I got closer to the climax and the twists &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2011/09/30/i-think-im-getting-used-to-this-change-thing/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1522&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Back To A Little Normalcy (I Hope)</title>
		<link>http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/back-to-a-little-normalcy-i-hope/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry for dropping off the face of the earth. All of a sudden, the end of summer loomed and I still had projects around the house, back-to-school shopping, a quick trip, and writing to squeeze in. I&#8217;m still trying to &#8230; <a href="http://ekcarmel.wordpress.com/2011/09/07/back-to-a-little-normalcy-i-hope/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ekcarmel.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6571681&amp;post=1511&amp;subd=ekcarmel&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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