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		<title>Spring Cleaning for Our School Library</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/05/spring-cleaning-for-our-school-library/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re lucky that the girls receive magazine subscriptions every year as gifts. We also pick up chapter books at our library&#8217;s &#8220;friends&#8221; bookstore throughout the year. From time to time we receive an package of books from Kids Can Press with a note asking for a review. You know what this means by the end of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Children&#8217;s Theatre bring&#8217;s Eric Carle&#8217;s Treasured Stories to life</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 15:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Myatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many times have you taken your kids to a movie based on a beloved book, only to be dismayed and disappointed by the adaptation?  Thankfully, that is not what happens in the Chicago Children&#8217;s Theatre production of A Brown Bear, A Moon and A Caterpillar: Treasured Stories by Eric Carle. When I heard that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gift Ideas For Mother&#8217;s Day 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 18:27:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Feeling particularly &#8220;SPRINGY&#8221;? Well, you should! After all, the promise of beautiful weather has arrived and the parade of fun holidays is around the corner. What will you be purchasing for the ladies in your life this Mother&#8217;s Day Sunday May 13, 2012? Fragrance that appeals to your loved one is always a good present. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Will 10 More Days REALLY Help?</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/04/will-10-more-days-really-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 13:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natasha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The new calendars for the Chicago Public School year has come out and I noticed something a little bit irritating. There will be 10 more days of school next year. *let&#8217;s allow that to sink in for a moment* Four of those days, I&#8217;m not too upset about &#8211; basically, there will be attendance on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Theater Leads to Family Fun</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/04/childrens-theater-leads-to-family-fun/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the time of year when we want to get out, but cannot always count on the weather to cooperate for outdoor activities. Lucky for us there are a lot of good family theater programs going on that give us a destination with a mix of indoor and outdoor activities. The Wizard of Oz follows [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Half Planning?</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/04/second-half-planning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Apr 2012 13:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We were sitting in the Harris Theatre enjoying &#8220;I Bought a Blue Car Today&#8221; when star Alan Cumming talked about how old he was.  He said something to the effect of &#8220;If you think of 80 as a nice long life, I&#8217;m currently middle-aged and moving towards the second half of my life.&#8221;  This stuck [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fun Kid-Friendly Exercises Make for Solid Bodies</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/03/fun-kid-friendly-exercises-make-for-solid-bodies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 11:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barb Lazarus</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://thechicagomoms.com/?p=4077</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just let you kids get out there and play! For sure. But how about channeling some of that fun into more focused exercise? Is it really such a bad thing? Is it &#8220;over the top&#8221; as many would argue? I think not if done the right way. The reality is that you can find plenty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saturday Fun at Standard Market</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/03/saturday-fun-at-standard-market/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The invitation to visit the  new Standard Market in Westmont was intriguing.  The concept is that there is a series of European fresh markets under the same roof.   In every section, there are three different options &#8212; grocery items, meals-to-go that still need to be cooked at home and fully-prepared and cooked restaurant quality food. When [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Faith:  Five Religions and What They Share</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/03/faith-five-religions-and-what-they-share/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An envelope recently arrived on my front door with review copies of many different books.  One, Faith:  Five Religions and What They Share, immediately caught my eye.  I put it aside to read it so I could discuss it with our daughters. While I read and pondered Faith:  Five Religions and What They Share, the girls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How *Do* Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm?</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/03/how-do-eskimos-keep-their-babies-warm/</link>
		<comments>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/03/how-do-eskimos-keep-their-babies-warm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:23:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whenever I travel, I always enjoy observing and learning from other moms around the world. In Mali, I learned how to wear my baby in a wrap, in Italy, I learned how to feed a baby three healthy square meals and a snack per day. In the UK, I learned the proper way to bathe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Girls Sports  &#8211; Parents Should Talk the Talk</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/03/girls-sports-parents-should-talk-the-talk/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barb Lazarus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope you don’t mind a suggestion: From the beginning, even as young as four-years-old, talk the language with your daughter. Whether you are watching sports on TV, shooting some hoops on the driveway, throwing the softball around in the backyard or playing some basement wall soccer, use the terms specific to each sport. Coaches, instructors [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New year, new you?</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/03/new-year-new-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:44:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is it about the first few months of a New Year that causes new diets, implementation of more exercise, or some sort of betterment? I am really not sure why we decide to propel ourselves into tailspinning change with the hopes of revamping ourselves, but we do! Whatever the case, I am guilty as [...]]]></description>
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