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		<title>Life Updates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine - "The Menu Mom"</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" border="0" alt="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
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<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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		<title>Your Questions Answered &#8211; Part 3</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine - "The Menu Mom"</dc:creator>
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Alright, it has been awhile since I have answered your questions from the post I asked for your questions!&#160; But I did want to finish answering them!&#160; 
 
flutemom Says: I’m curious about your upbringing, in relation to food and menu planning and cooking, etc. did you learn these things growing up, or is it [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
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<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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		<title>Disney World Pictures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:22:15 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" border="0" alt="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
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<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Dec 2010 21:49:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine - "The Menu Mom"</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi friends,
I hope you all had a great weekend. Ours was perfect – couldn’t get much better!&#160;&#160; Friday night, we went to town – to Kohl’s and the mall.&#160; I had a return to do and was in search of a new comforter for our bedroom.&#160; First we stopped at the food court though, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" border="0" alt="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
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<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:35:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ashley Says: How is your family doing?     ANSWER:&#160; We’re doing well!&#160; No complaints.&#160; The kids are growing too fast though!&#160; We’re sprinting into the middle school years too soon!&#160;

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" border="0" alt="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
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<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-02-13-Rebel-006.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 02 13 Rebel 006" border="0" alt="2011 02 13 Rebel 006" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-02-13-Rebel-006_thumb.jpg" width="204" height="304" /></a></p>
<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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		<title>Questions Answered &#8211; Part 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:53:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine - "The Menu Mom"</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[We ended up with some great questions in the comments here.&#160; You can keep posting your questions if you didn’t get yours in yet!&#160; I won’t be able to answer all 33 questions in this post – well I could… but then you would be here all day reading!&#160; But I’ll start with a few!
Emily [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" border="0" alt="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-02-13-Rebel-013.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 02 13 Rebel 013" border="0" alt="2011 02 13 Rebel 013" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-02-13-Rebel-013_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
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<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:41:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine - "The Menu Mom"</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All right.. I’d like to get some blogging in… because I like doing it!&#160; So here’s what I’d like to do!&#160; I’d like to answer any questions you might have – about my family, my business, a cooking question, about&#160; myself –you name it.. well, I’m sure there are certain things I might not answer… [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" border="0" alt="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
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<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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		<title>Mini Blogging &#8211; On Facebook</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 04:39:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine - "The Menu Mom"</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I haven’t kept up on here as much as I would like.&#160; The minutes roll into hours and the hours into days it seems.&#160; The kids keep me busy – as it should be!&#160; I feel beyond blessed to be able to work at home, and be with my kids – the best of both [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" border="0" alt="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
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<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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		<title>Before We Had a Girl&#8230;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Sep 2010 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christine - "The Menu Mom"</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" border="0" alt="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
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<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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		<title>Take a Look at this Weather!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two years ago, our kids wore shorts until Mid Oct.&#160; Last year by the end of Aug. we were in jeans and sweatshirts.&#160; We seem to be on the every other year trend – because look at this forecast for this week… (East Central Illinois)&#160; 
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div class="tweetmeme_button" style="float: right; margin-left: 10px;"><a href="http://api.tweetmeme.com/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2"><img src="http://api.tweetmeme.com/imagebutton.gif?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dinewithoutwhine.com%2Fblog%2Flife-updates-2" height="61" width="51" /></a></div><p>Wow, it has been awhile hasn’t it… It has been a struggle lately to balance life and work.&#160; But that is why I work at home – so I can be there for my family.&#160; That being said…&#160; this little one is being a normal two-year old and demanding quite a bit of my attention (as any two year old should)!</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003.jpg"><img style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; border-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px" title="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" border="0" alt="2011 01 25 Rebel 003" src="http://www.dinewithoutwhine.com/blog/pictures/5e7fa1e66286_ABA8/2011-01-25-Rebel-003_thumb.jpg" width="304" height="204" /></a></p>
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<p>Because I love her so much, but also because I love my job and it is getting kind of hard to balance the two… I have decided to hire a friend to watch her for two mornings a week – just 8 hours a week – that will hopefully bring me some balance and peace.&#160; That leaves me with 8 solid hours to work (plus evenings and nap time a few days a week) to get some work done!&#160; Balancing working at home is never an easy thing!</p>
<p>So now that I have a bit of time to think… tell me what you want to hear about!</p>
<p>- The cooking swap I started with some local friends   <br />- The Letter we got from Elias, our <a href="http://www.compassion.com/" target="_blank">Compassion</a> Child    <br />- My daughters sudden fear of “choo-choo trains”    <br />- My 8 year old’s dyslexia therapy    <br />- The weather here    <br />- Our summer plans    <br />- Something Else?</p>
<p>Christine</p>
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