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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 02:34:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I was nine or ten, I remember well my enthrallment with my mother’s hands. They were delicate and slender, sweetly scented and rose petal-soft—so completely unlike my own nicked and scraped, callused and chafed boy-like hands that were better &#8230; <a href="http://melindawentzel.com/2012/01/22/hands-upon-my-heart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melindawentzel.com&amp;blog=11651959&amp;post=2457&amp;subd=planetmomblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012: The Year of the Dragon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to the Chinese zodiac, 2012 is the year of the dragon. I know this to be true not only because I googled the bejesus out of it, but because my brood became riddled with delirium upon learning they had &#8230; <a href="http://melindawentzel.com/2012/01/18/2012-the-year-of-the-dragon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melindawentzel.com&amp;blog=11651959&amp;post=2421&amp;subd=planetmomblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And on the Eighth Day, God Created Tactless Children</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:40:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mom, do you have any clothes that are snug?&#8221; one of my brood tossed out as she snacked on a slice of pizza the size of Connecticut. &#8220;Snug?&#8221; I asked. Could a wispy second grader fully and completely grasp the &#8230; <a href="http://melindawentzel.com/2012/01/12/and-on-the-eighth-day-god-created-tactless-children-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melindawentzel.com&amp;blog=11651959&amp;post=2445&amp;subd=planetmomblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Twelfth of Never</title>
		<link>http://melindawentzel.com/2012/01/07/the-twelfth-of-never-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:13:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Refrigerator Art]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[My refrigerator is the center of my universe, the heart and soul of my being and the hub of all that defines my world. Not because of the mince pie, Jack cheese and leftovers contained within. But because of the &#8230; <a href="http://melindawentzel.com/2012/01/07/the-twelfth-of-never-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melindawentzel.com&amp;blog=11651959&amp;post=2414&amp;subd=planetmomblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Kinder, Gentler Sort of Holiday Madness</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the eleventh day of Christmas and finally it’s safe to venture beyond one’s home out into the Land of Wares. At least it would seem so. The tired, the poor and the frenzied masses have all gone home, lugging &#8230; <a href="http://melindawentzel.com/2012/01/04/a-kinder-gentler-sort-of-holiday-madness/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melindawentzel.com&amp;blog=11651959&amp;post=2381&amp;subd=planetmomblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>If Only You Had Known</title>
		<link>http://melindawentzel.com/2012/01/02/if-only-you-had-known/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I can&#8217;t help but be reminded of that awful chapter in my life&#8230;and in the lives of so many who were affected my my brother&#8217;s passing. Depression is an unmerciful beast and those who battle mightily against said beast &#8230; <a href="http://melindawentzel.com/2012/01/02/if-only-you-had-known/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melindawentzel.com&amp;blog=11651959&amp;post=2404&amp;subd=planetmomblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Decade of Enlightenment: Ten Things Parenthood Has Taught Me</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:06:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Mom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve been a parent for some 8,286 days. A stunningly imperfect parent, I hasten to add. During that period of time I learned more about sleep deprivation, sibling rivalry and teen angst than I previously considered humanly possible. However, the &#8230; <a href="http://melindawentzel.com/2011/12/30/a-decade-of-enlightenment-ten-things-parenthood-has-taught-me-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melindawentzel.com&amp;blog=11651959&amp;post=2397&amp;subd=planetmomblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jingle All the Way</title>
		<link>http://melindawentzel.com/2011/12/20/jingle-all-the-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Planet Mom</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s possible that I might be slightly smitten with jingle bells—more specifically, with the completely delicious and decidedly hypnotic sound they emit. A feast for the ears. A balm for the soul. A window into the past for people like &#8230; <a href="http://melindawentzel.com/2011/12/20/jingle-all-the-way/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melindawentzel.com&amp;blog=11651959&amp;post=2364&amp;subd=planetmomblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 12:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Santa, Please believe me, oh great giver-of-gifts, I know you love my children dearly and that you’d do almost anything to make them happy this Christmas. You’re a kind and generous soul. And make no mistake about it; I’ve &#8230; <a href="http://melindawentzel.com/2011/12/07/dear-santa-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=melindawentzel.com&amp;blog=11651959&amp;post=2346&amp;subd=planetmomblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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