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		<title>Wipe your feet on the way out&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:59:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Wash your hands with soap.&#8221; How often have you heard that from your mother as you step out of the bathroom?  Lately in our house, the reminder is, &#8220;Wipe your feet on the way out.&#8221; The dust is thick as the bathroom renovation project continues to progress. Today Steve is sanding the ceiling and assorted [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=4047&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coming to a menu near you (maybe)&#8230; the Halfsies option</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:36:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our country is not known for its moderation.  No way. Television shows are extreme.  Drinks are biggie sized.  Mansions are mammoth.  And food servings in restaurants are enough to serve a family of four.  (Well, maybe that&#8217;s an exaggeration, but I&#8217;m American so I do everything in a big way, right?) Seriously, though, there is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=3992&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Unemployed&#8230; Again&#8230; with time to write about bacon</title>
		<link>http://kimatrest.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/unemployed-again-with-time-to-write-about-bacon/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Body Awareness]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t matter how badly you want to attend the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival this weekend in Des Moines, Iowa, you cannot take part unless you snagged one of the 4,000 tickets that sold out in 25 minutes. Sorry. You cannot taste the unlimited samples of bacon nor will you be a winner in the bacon-eating [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=3922&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Writing CAN be fun&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://kimatrest.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/writing-can-be-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:40:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contentment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am really tired of writing papers today.  Instead of sacrificing my soul, I will walk away from it all to watch Super Bowl commercials with my husband and our friends, Rich and Jill.  Before we leave, though, I will do some fun writing. I want to show you the progress Steve is making on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=3917&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bathroom renovation is always more than you expect&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://kimatrest.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/bathroom-renovation-is-always-more-than-you-expect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Contentment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Warning:  Run away and hide if you hear yourself say, &#8220;Let&#8217;s paint the bathroom.  That&#8217;s a quick project.&#8221; We said it several weeks ago. The can of paint is still unopened. First, it took several days to choose the right color&#8230; find the torn-out page from a magazine that had the perfect color combination&#8230; hold [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=3911&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Judging Parents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[becoming a social worker]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Becoming a social worker stretches my understanding of the world.  How my parents raised me isn&#8217;t the model for perfect parenting.  How I chose to raise my children isn&#8217;t the answer for everybody, either, even though I believed it was the best combination of what my family and my husband&#8217;s family had to offer.  Moving [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=3829&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Training Children is Hard Work&#8211;Always Has Been, Always Will</title>
		<link>http://kimatrest.wordpress.com/2012/01/15/training-children-is-hard-work-always-has-been-always-will/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The kids use curse words all the time, but when I approach the mom to talk about it, she curses me out.  I know where the kids get it now.&#8221; &#8220;The parents bring their kid to me and tell me to fix him.  All the kid needs is boundaries, maybe a chore chart and some [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=3721&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Thyme Has Come:  I&#8217;m a Fanatic</title>
		<link>http://kimatrest.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/the-thyme-has-come-im-a-fanatic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About Me]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cooking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Existential Crisis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Soups & Stews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I need to find a Gardener&#8217;s Anonymous group.  I need support.  I really do. Several years ago I read The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the Quest for the Perfect Garden by William Alexander.  His teenage son told him he was over [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=3713&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eat Well in the New Year</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:25:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you want to eat well in the New Year? What does &#8220;eat well&#8221; mean to you? Can you afford to eat well in the New Year? I&#8217;m not talking about truffles and artisan cheese.  I&#8217;m talking about fresh fruit and veggies, milk and eggs, whole wheat bread, and meat. If my questions or that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=3704&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Gunshots in Neverland</title>
		<link>http://kimatrest.wordpress.com/2011/12/26/gunshots-in-neverland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Dec 2011 21:38:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kim</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA["Me" Time]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the day after Christmas.  I hear gunshots in my backyard while I watch &#8220;Hook&#8221; and try to stay awake. No, it&#8217;s not hunting season in the Poconos.  Just target practice for Steve and Wesley. Earlier today they shopped for TV cables, a bathroom mirror and a light fixture at Home Depot, and beer.  Apparently [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=kimatrest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=12838982&amp;post=3697&amp;subd=kimatrest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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