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	<title>Karla Kassebaum &#187; Karla’s Blog</title>
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	<description>Calm. Playful. Turbulent. Ride the Waves! A blog for parents.</description>
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		<title>Useless Comparisons</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Somehow I blinked and summer disappeared. I don&#8217;t know when or how, but school is right around the corner and once again I&#8217;m trying to finish up plans for our new homeschool year. It&#8217;s usually around this time each year when I wonder what we accomplished this summer. Then my next thought is, why do [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Lesson in Fun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I took my daughter and her friend to the local community indoor pool thinking I could claim a corner of sitting area to write. I found such a place &#8230;  for a while. That was until a daycare facility unleashed their kids and my little area became rather cramped and loud. One little boy found [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karlakassebaum.com/parents/a-lesson-in-fun/</link>
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		<title>Opinions &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When my daughter was in elementary school, she received an assignment to complete a brainstorming list of topics to write about. She had many blanks spaces and complained that she did not know what to write down. As we drove down the street, she announced she had no any ideas for the opinion category. I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karlakassebaum.com/parents/opinions/</link>
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		<title>What is with the Waiting?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last evening I went to a bookstore coffee shop and stood at the counter to order my coffee. No workers were around so I stood waiting &#8230; and waiting. I looked for a bell to ring for service. There was none. My mind wandered to all I could accomplish if someone was at the counter [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karlakassebaum.com/log-ride-called-life/whats-with-the-waiting/</link>
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		<title>Zest for Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[To watch my daughter clean her room is synonymous with watching someone overflow with excitement about life. However, she hates to clean her room. I share her aversion to cleaning, but taught her early on how to push through the undesirable tasks &#8212; crank up the music! Music has a way of offering a different [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.karlakassebaum.com/log-ride-called-life/zest-for-life/</link>
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		<title>Just Being Me &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who knows me, knows I&#8217;m a bit &#8230; loud. My laugh can be heard over a crowd, my voice projects when I talk without even trying, and I can&#8217;t tell a story without standing up and showing it in action. It&#8217;s just how I am. I&#8217;ve always been a theatrical storyteller.   We recently [...]]]></description>
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