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		<title>Instead of taking your kids to another movie&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/01/instead-of-taking-your-kids-to-another-movie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Myatt</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Melanie Myatt; Chicago Children's Theatre; Brian Selznick; The Houdini Box; The Invention of Hugo Cabret]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;try taking them to the theatre (spoken with a British accent!). The Chicago Children&#8217;s Theatre is now showing The Houdini Box, a world-premier musical adventure based on the book by the same name, by Brian Selznick, who also wrote The Invention of Hugo Cabret, a 2008 Caldecott Award winner. The book has gained recent attention after [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Longer School Days For Chicago Public School Students</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:23:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are quite a few reasons I am personally excited about CEO Jean-Claude Brizard being at the helm of the Chicago Public Schools. One is his team&#8217;s fresh approach to a very old problem. Two is he has spark. Three his spark infects his team, thereby passing on this frenzy of hope to all of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s My Fault My Dog Drives Me Crazy</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/01/its-my-fault-my-dog-drives-me-crazy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>lisahannemaniac</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love my dog. I really, really do. I just have to remind myself that I do. And, between us, I love the way things were with my dog before kids, because having a dog with a toddler and a baby isn&#8217;t ideal. We rescued Howie from Anti-Cruelty Society a year after we were married, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What Does Dr. King Mean To You and Your Family?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dwana</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was only a year old, almost to the day, when Dr. King was assassinated. My upbringing was in a very community oriented household mainly because my parents were born segregated on the South Side in Chicago. They weren&#8217;t welcome in many places and as a result, I learned about the Civil Rights Movement first-hand. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Driving Towards Self-Confidence</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 16:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When our girls arrive at a driving range to hit balls, people look at them with the &#8220;isn&#8217;t that cute&#8221; look.  I agree that it is really cute to see them carrying their golf bags as they head towards the practice mats.  I saw that look again when we arrived at the covered sports dome [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good Manners or Good Grades?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back, I asked a question that generated quite a bit of feedback on Twitter:  &#8220;If you HAD to choose one or the other, would you rather have a kid with good manners or a kid with good grades?&#8220;  Now, your answer might seem pretty black and white at first, but go ahead and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Value of your Day or Evening Sitter</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/01/the-value-of-your-day-or-evening-sitter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 08:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barb Lazarus</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am willing to bet that most of you reading this blog article have never quite realized the significant role your sitters can play in contributing to the athletic development of your daughters (and sons of course).  I am confident that after you read through, you will begin to think of your day and/or evening [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Chicago Mom&#8217;s 2011 Reflection</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2012/01/this-chicago-moms-2011-reflection/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Jan 2012 07:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natasha</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My, what a year it has been! I started out as the mom of  two more children -twins- making my blog&#8217;s name really truthful. We officially became a Houseful Of Nicholes. And what a blessing this year has  been also. We&#8217;ve traveled &#8211; Alabama, Texas, Florida, Iowa, and even the Bahamas. We&#8217;ve celebrated birthdays and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Magic of the Wonderland Express</title>
		<link>http://thechicagomoms.com/2011/12/the-magic-of-the-wonderland-express/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the things I absolutely love about Christmas time is that it can make you feel just like a kid all over again.  The lights, the sounds and the anticipation of it all make December one very magical month.  And no one captures that childlike wonder and excitement quite like the Wonderland Express at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Christmas, try something a little different&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melanie Myatt</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are certain holiday traditions our family has that we make sure to do every year.  We always have to make sugar cookies.  We write letters to Santa and find an opportunity to sit on his lap.  After last year, we always try to ride the Holiday Train. This year, we had the opportunity to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Breakfast with Santa Fantasea</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:10:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We don&#8217;t know how much longer our girls will indulge us with holiday events like Breakfast with Santa, so this year we went big.  The Shedd Aquarium Holiday Fantasea was a magical way to spend a morning visiting Santa and exploring the museum. From the moment we entered, it was clear that Breakfast with Santa was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birthdays at Keylime Cove</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:07:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kasia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My two children were born 4 years and a week apart. I never liked the idea of combining their birthday celebrations before but this year, they had the brilliant idea of staying at Keylime Cove overnight instead of having two birthday parties. When we first moved to Lake County, IL from Maryland a year and [...]]]></description>
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