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		<title>Wizard of Oz is not a closer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:37:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; The kids go to sleep next to each other in the same bed almost every night. Elouise, snuggled up with Rollie Rollie Midnight, her black lab with a red bow around his neck given to her by our friend Ghan. Jacob primarily has a brown mutt stuffed in the give-it-to-me-give-it-to-me position. His was handed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Totem Animals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here is one way to look at it. Elouise is an apple blossom flower fairy. Up close and from far away, stunning. Promising a sweet sturdy fruit. Playful and soft spoken. Jacob is a crow. A trickster. Inventive he flies high above a country road to drop a nut. Quick to a loud noise, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Problems and solutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Problem: Son wants to watch episode after episode of Elmo clips streamed from YouTube on my phone. The Solution: An agreement. Timing, and a strategy prevail once more. 1 movie a week on my computer, and up to two clips a day on my phone, if requested. I don&#8217;t blame the kid one bit. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>hALLoWeeN in all forms</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 08:28:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get all misty in the fall. Slender poplars with corn husk tops remind me that this too shall pass. Manhattans seem the better option and it&#8217;s dark, even when I wake up late. Bare trees are familiar and seem in their natural state without their adorning leaves and berries. I love summer, and all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tugboats, gearheads and toddlers</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2011 07:34:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It didn't dawn on me till I was staring at a huge diesel engine that a tugboat is nothing more that a really cool wooden shell around an amazingly powerful engine. At that moment, both of my inadequacies were assaulted: carpentry and combustion, all in one tiny little package.
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		<title>Maybe I&#8217;ll grow up a little more with this one</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2011 05:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve never had a plan. When I met Mary, things just sort of fell in to place, really for the first time, ever. I met her. Several months later, I realized that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. She said yes, and every day after that has been the best [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My Daughters Unprovoked Seizure</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 06:13:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have no idea how families cope with the loss of a child.  I could barely handle an ambulance ride with trained professionals caring for her, insisting that she was going to be OK.]]></description>
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		<title>What can I do for you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Lawrence</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hire me]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Poppa for hire? Not exactly. But I can do lots of other stuff for you. Like take an awesome family picture, or teach you how to do diaper free. Either way, if you are interested in something, let&#8217;s talk. I have a handy online calendar here: http://tungle.me/MattLawrence In the mean time, here are some places [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gravity</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jul 2011 19:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I remember being told at an early age that the tide goes in and out because of the moon. I can&#8217;t wrap my head around that. I can&#8217;t see gravity, so I feel like I can&#8217;t verify it for myself. I can&#8217;t see where the water goes when it recedes; it just does. What I&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Taking the Terrible out of Two</title>
		<link>http://www.thepoppa.com/2011/03/taking-the-terrible-out-of-two/?source=rss&#038;utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=taking-the-terrible-out-of-two</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 16:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matt Lawrence</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You wake with joy. You get your bearings and run into the kitchen, into my arms. You help grind the coffee. You match the tone of the grinder and sing the buzz to me. You push the plunger for the press pot. You know we wait 4 minutes, we set the timer on the stove, [...]]]></description>
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