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		<title>Interesting statistics.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was reading statistics this week about the various cyber charter schools in my state. I realize that the students that are drawn to these types of schools are often quite different from those who attend traditional public school. I admit to being a bit shocked when I read the statistics about how few children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not Thanksgiving.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just took a turkey out of the oven. No, it is not Thanksgiving. I likely will stick another turkey in the oven tomorrow and every few days for the coming week. The reason is because I went just a wee bit overboard buying turkeys last year. The prices were so low that I convinced [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=889</link>
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		<title>I am out of touch.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This morning I had a few errands to run. One of them required me to go to a local store and pick up some random items. While I was checking out a young boy bumped in line ahead of me. I didn&#8217;t say anything because I tend to give children and people who don&#8217;t know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=887</link>
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		<title>Man Day.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Each weekend my husband takes our older son out for the day. I have decided to call these outings their &#8220;Man Day&#8221;. I love that my husband does these things because I feel it is really important for our son to spend alone time with his father. Our older son is getting ever so close [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=885</link>
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		<title>Much needed break.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As I type the rain is pouring down. This is a much needed break in the weather in our area. I will gladly slip on my rain boots if it means cooler weather. The temperature inside my house has hovered around 85 degrees for the last several weeks. It has been almost unbearable at times. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=883</link>
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		<title>My garden.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The gardening season is just about done here in the northeast. It is now time for me to start planning next years garden and to reflect on this year of gardening. I consider this year to be a part of my learning curve when it comes to gardening. There are several things that we grew [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=881</link>
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		<title>A wee bit older.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For a very long time I have always felt that my husband looked a good 10 years younger than he really is. Yesterday for the first time I have to say I think he is starting to look closer to being the 40 year old man that he is. Around his eyes I am beginning [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=879</link>
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		<title>Things are different now.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday my mother came to my house to use my stove. She has a newer stove that does not allow her to use a pressure canner to can food. My stove is older and I offered her the use of my kitchen. My mom has canned food her entire life. What has become evident to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=877</link>
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		<title>Ending the season.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Our growing season is coming to an end in our area. I have completely enjoyed my first year as a gardener. This is due largely due to the fact that the majority of our gardens thrived and produced a bountiful crop. There are just a couple of things left to be harvested and put away [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=875</link>
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		<title>Recalled eggs&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday one of the news headlines was about a recall for tainted eggs. These eggs were produced and distributed from a factory farm somewhere in the mid-west and distributed to stores across the country. Millions of eggs were effected by the recall. When you consider this it is kind of mind boggling to think how [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=873</link>
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		<title>A plan is forming.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have spent many nights fretting about what our neighbors might say if they noticed that we were keeping chickens in our backyard. Finally we decided to just break down and ask one of our neighbors what she would think of the idea . She said she had no problem whatsoever with us keeping a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=870</link>
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		<title>Purging is fun!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are many things that my husband and I enjoy doing together. What is funny is that the one thing we both had to learn to enjoy was getting rid of stuff. Over the 20 years we have been together we have moved a dozen or more times. For a long time we simply packed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=869</link>
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		<title>Cleaning naturally.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the process of leading a more environmentally friendly life I have started to look at all areas of my home. One thing I had not previously looked was the type of chemicals I have been using to clean our home. I typically would just grab a bottle of cleaner from beneath one of our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=868</link>
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		<title>Chickens are in the works.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been something I have wanted for a while that may sound silly. I didn&#8217;t really think I could have them but it turns out that I can! This silly thing is &#8211; chickens. I want to be able to provide fresh eggs to my family from animals that are treated with respect. If [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=867</link>
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		<title>Is a break near?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The weather here in the north east has been incredibly hot this summer. I remember last summer it never got hot enough to make anyone really complain. This summer I have barely lifted the roller blinds or pulled back the curtains in an attempt to keep the heat out. Having half a dozen fans running [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=866</link>
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		<title>Backyard birds&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my efforts to become more sustainable I have many long range plans. One plan that has been in the back of my mind is to have a small flock of backyard chickens. I had been told by several people who live in my town that this was against the law. Being a person who [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=865</link>
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		<title>A smart boy.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My mother rarely takes my children anywhere. For whatever reason she isn&#8217;t interested in spending a great deal of one on one time with them. I think she is someone who just has never really been comfortable around children. I never realized this until I had children of my own. Today, my mother took my [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=864</link>
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		<title>Bursting full.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the last month I have been working to put away as much food as possible for the winter and spring. We have a couple of gardens from which we are getting the majority of our produce. In addition I am trying to buy as much as I can from the local farmer&#8217;s market and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=863</link>
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		<title>Solar dehydrator.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In my efforts to preserve food I have been experimenting with various methods of drying herbs, fruits, and vegetables. I have tried doing this in the oven and also in a dehydrator. Yesterday, I stumbled upon what may be the best method yet! I took a wire basket of fresh oregano and laid it on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=861</link>
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		<title>A good hot shower.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to camping I am not very picky. I don&#8217;t need a luxurious camp site and I don&#8217;t need tons of stuff to do. I do need to be clean. Even if it means a cold shower I need the feeling that I have at least tried to wipe the dirt and grime [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=859</link>
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		<title>Another announcement?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This weekend we are getting together with some friends we haven&#8217;t seen in a while. The funny thing is that no matter how infrequently we see each other it never feels that way. These are the type of people that instantly make you feel comfortable. We see each other a few times a year and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=855</link>
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		<title>Independent trips.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For about a month now I have been trying to encourage our little guy to make independent trips to the toilet. He has been resisting up until this weekend and insisting that he have a spectator for his big &#8220;production&#8221;. For the last two days he has made a couple of trips a day without [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=853</link>
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		<title>Summer weekends rule.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We go camping just about every other weekend during the summer. This is something that we have done for as long as we have had children. This weekend will be no exception. The only thing I dislike about camping is the packing and unpacking. No matter how well I try to prepare for a weekend [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=852</link>
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		<title>Finally done.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I hate having to be on the run. What I mean is having to constantly taxi the children from one place to another. I love my children but we function best when we are in a routine. I signed my older son up for way too many camps this summer. I schedule 3 different things [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=851</link>
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		<title>Sweet and rested.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is something about a sleeping child that I find absolutely adorable. For the last few days my children have both been sleeping pretty late into the morning. I personally can&#8217;t sleep well without a small does of one of my favorite over the counter sleep aids. I realize that relying on something to sleep [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=849</link>
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		<title>Pickling everything.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I love pickles! I love pretty much anything that is pickled that isn&#8217;t incredibly hot. A couple of weeks ago I pickled some turnips. They aren&#8217;t that bad. Not something I would sit and gorge myself on but a surprisingly different taste that is good mixed with other pickled things on your plate. Today I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=847</link>
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		<title>Relief in sight?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This has been the hottest week that I can remember in a very long time. The temperatures have reached around 100 degrees each day. It has been impossible to get comfortable and relax. I swear I have sweated off at least 10 pounds. I guess I should be thankful for that and the fact that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=845</link>
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		<title>The bounty begins.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first year that we have had a real garden. It has been an amazing project that our entire family has enjoyed immensely. We built a raised garden bed that is about 16 feet long by 8 feet wide. We used a blend of garden mix from a local supplier, peat, and cow [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=843</link>
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		<title>Time to organize.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This fall our youngest son will start kindergarten. This is a online kindergarten program through a charter school in our state for 4 year old children. I am beginning to realize that I need to start organizing our home school area. It know that we will need to rethink our school furniture to accommodate the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=842</link>
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		<title>Blender&#8230; blender.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kitchen gadgets are among my favorite things. I love products that work really well and do the job they are intended to do. If there is one thing I do not have good luck with it is blenders. We have been married 19 years and I do believe I have had 6 or more blenders [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.noaveragemom.com/?p=841</link>
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