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		<title>Goodreads or not Goodreads?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:56:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I’ve been looking around on the Goodreads site lately, and finding it quite interesting. Apparently, I had signed up for an author page about a year and a half ago but that was as far as it went. What did I know? I’ve since added a little info about myself and a profile picture [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4606&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Family Literacy Day—January 27th</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:10:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Best</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This coming Friday is Family Literacy Day in Canada. So what is Family Literacy Day all about? Well, it was created back in 1999 by ABC Life Literacy Canada and is held every year on January 27 to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4595&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Everyone Loves Free Stuff</title>
		<link>http://lauraabest.wordpress.com/2012/01/18/everyone-loves-free-stuff/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:31:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Best</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[contest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[free books]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Linda Cassidy Lewis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Brevity of Roses]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t love winning free stuff than well, I guess you don&#8217;t love winning free stuff. Maybe you think you&#8217;re one of those unlucky people who never win a thing. That&#8217;s usually what I&#8217;m quick to say. But last year I entered several contests to win free books simply by leaving a comment on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4580&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get Off Your High Horse</title>
		<link>http://lauraabest.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/get-off-your-high-horse/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:56:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Best</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[ctitique partner]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://lauraabest.wordpress.com/?p=4328</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[What the heck does it mean to  be on your high horse? For me, being on your high horse means you&#8217;re indignant over a situation. How dare so and so expect this, say this to me or do that? I&#8217;m much better than that. Who do they think they are?  Sound familiar? Well, maybe we [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4328&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m Still Writing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 20:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Best</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Albert Schweitzr]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Balloon Man]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mad Money]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nashwaak Review]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.~~ Albert Schweitzr Good old Albert had a point, don&#8217;t you think? Loving what we do should bring the smile to any old grouch&#8217;s face, unless they&#8217;re simply being contrary. I&#8217;m not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4557&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Bye Bye Sagors</title>
		<link>http://lauraabest.wordpress.com/2012/01/09/bye-bye-sagors/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:58:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Best</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[beginnings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It is better to spend one day contemplating the birth and death of all things than a hundred years never contemplating beginnings and endings.&#8221; ~~Budda I’m always anxious for the new year to start. For me it represents beginnings. Beginnings are usually exciting and fresh, filled with so many promises I can&#8217;t close my eyes [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4519&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s New!</title>
		<link>http://lauraabest.wordpress.com/2012/01/05/whats-new/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:12:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Best</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blogging]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ll admit, my blog presence has been a bit scarce this past while.There have been several reasons. Christmas being one of them, plus the company of my daughter and granddaughter these past two weeks (Yay!) and not to mention the distraction with the guitar contest I blogged about last week. Just want to thank those [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4510&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Looking for a little help!!</title>
		<link>http://lauraabest.wordpress.com/2011/12/31/looking-for-a-little-help/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 12:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Best</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This needs to be short or many more reasons than  can explain at the moment. I&#8217;m including a link that will take you to a news story involving a member of my family and how many people on facebook are helping to win a signed guitar for him from singer songwriter Jimmy Rankin. Family wants [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4503&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Merry Christmas!</title>
		<link>http://lauraabest.wordpress.com/2011/12/24/merry-christmas-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Best</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts.  ~Janice Maeditere If you stop by here before Christmas&#8211;Merry Christmas. Enjoy this time with family and friends, and above all do something kind for someone else this season no matter what holiday you celebrate,.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4488&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Night Before Christmas (Bloggers Version)</title>
		<link>http://lauraabest.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/the-night-before-christmas-bloggers-version/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura Best</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yeah, I know, there have been so many versions of this written that it starts to get sickening. But guess what? You&#8217;re going to have to punish through another poorly written &#8220;The Night Before Christmas&#8221;  sort of poem. It was just for fun and really more of a tribute to  all of you to let you [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lauraabest.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8278956&amp;post=4461&amp;subd=lauraabest&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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