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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://babble.com/CS/blogs/holding-down-the-fort/archive/2010/01/19/my-sensitive-kids.aspx" title="&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;m the first to admit my kids have it pretty easy.&amp;nbsp; I expect them to help keep their toys and clothes picked up a bit, and to be responsible for their schoolwork, but I don&amp;#39;t make them do sch..." target="_blank">Home of the Sensitive</a><br />');
document.write('&nbsp;I&#39;m the first to admit my kids have it pretty easy.&nbsp; I expect them to help keep their toys and clothes picked up a bit, and to be responsible for their schoolwork, but I don&#39;t make them do scheduled chores.&nbsp; I remember how hard it was sometimes just to be a kid, and when I see them playing in the yard or creating a pretend restaurant for their stuffed animals or spinning in circles and just being kids, it makes me incredibly happy.&nbsp; They are still so innocent and swe...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://babble.com/CS/blogs/holding-down-the-fort/archive/2010/01/16/the-plan.aspx" title="&lt;p&gt;We close on the new house at the end of the month! &amp;nbsp; And my favorite distraction of the moment is thinking about the move.&amp;nbsp; I have a plan.&amp;nbsp; (I like the idea of starting the new year with a plan.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&l..." target="_blank">The Plan</a><br />');
document.write('We close on the new house at the end of the month! &nbsp; And my favorite distraction of the moment is thinking about the move.&nbsp; I have a plan.&nbsp; (I like the idea of starting the new year with a plan.)&nbsp;We are in the fortunate position of not being in a rush.&nbsp; We can take our time and spread it out over months if we want.&nbsp; I&#39;m hoping this will make the transition for my kids (and myself) easier, but we&#39;ll see.&nbsp; (And this starts off as a basic packing list, but...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://babble.com/CS/blogs/babysquared/archive/2010/01/13/the-princesses-are-coming.aspx" title="&lt;p&gt;I can just make out their pastel gowns, heart-shaped faces and impossibly large eyes in the distance. I hear their wistful sighs, charming laughter and bell-like singing voices (Ariel, I&amp;#39;m talking to you) drawing closer. They have Curious..." target="_blank">The princesses are coming.</a><br />');
document.write('I can just make out their pastel gowns, heart-shaped faces and impossibly large eyes in the distance. I hear their wistful sighs, charming laughter and bell-like singing voices (Ariel, I&#39;m talking to you) drawing closer. They have Curious George, Elmo and Thomas the Tank Engine in their sights, and they are ready to take those mofos down. &quot;Step aside, boys,&quot; they trill. &quot;The princesses are coming to town!&quot;And I&#39;m not talking about traditional fairy tale princesses. I&...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://babble.com/CS/blogs/knockedup/archive/2010/01/04/the-secret-rules-of-life.aspx" title="&lt;p&gt;The adult world is full of confusing, unspoken rules.&amp;nbsp; These rules aren&amp;#39;t taught in drivers ed.&amp;nbsp; They don&amp;#39;t cover them in home ec or in Sunday school.&amp;nbsp; They&amp;#39;re rules I didn&amp;#39;t even think a..." target="_blank">The Secret Rules of Life</a><br />');
document.write('The adult world is full of confusing, unspoken rules.&nbsp; These rules aren&#39;t taught in drivers ed.&nbsp; They don&#39;t cover them in home ec or in Sunday school.&nbsp; They&#39;re rules I didn&#39;t even think about, until having children forced me to articulate them, and then to find all of the i-before-e style exceptions.&nbsp; Rules like this: Don&#39;t bring cats to parties. &nbsp; As we were preparing for a small gathering, hosted by a neighbor,&nbsp;Axel named off who, from our hous...');
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document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a class="rss-item" href="http://babble.com/CS/blogs/holding-down-the-fort/archive/2010/01/02/when-four-feels-like-a-small-number.aspx" title="&lt;p&gt;As of this afternoon the house is down to just me and my three children again.&amp;nbsp; It&amp;#39;s very quiet, and surprisingly spacious.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I was sad to see my parents, brothers, sister-i..." target="_blank">When four feels like a small number</a><br />');
document.write('As of this afternoon the house is down to just me and my three children again.&nbsp; It&#39;s very quiet, and surprisingly spacious.&nbsp; &nbsp;I was sad to see my parents, brothers, sister-in-law and niece go today, but I think it&#39;s good we&#39;re getting back to our regular lives.&nbsp; I envy other families where everyone lives close enough to one another that they can visit for an afternoon or a meal and then go back to the comfort of their own homes.&nbsp; When a large group comes to v...');
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