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	<title>Mandrin Duck Musings</title>
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		<title>Its been that kind of day&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Talk about a Monday. The car goes in for a new sunroof and the replacement has a problem so now they have to keep it overnight.
I decide for the first time in my life that I can wing and just toss in a a towel, some shorts and my tennis shoes for a trip to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2010/03/its-been-that-kind-of-day/</link>
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		<title>Oh yes, I remember those dating days.</title>
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Bryan and I were so guilty of this and as a matter of fact&#8230;we still do when we&#8217;re apart. We&#8217;re so silly.
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		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2010/02/oh-yes-i-remember-those-dating-days/</link>
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		<title>Baby Showers, Diaper Cakes, Memories</title>
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My attempt at a diaper cake for my sister-in-law&#8217;s baby shower last weekend.
Chlorine-free diapers aren&#8217;t exactly the most beautiful thing in the world but I think it turned out ok.
We&#8217;re excited to welcome Kaylie into the world soon.
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		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2010/01/baby-showers-diaper-cakes-memories/</link>
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		<title>Giggling on the Bus</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If I had a penny for every time my internal thought life cracked me up I would be rich by now. I have a bizarre, imaginative, and silly brain which provides endless amounts of entertainment when left to it&#8217;s own devices. It does get a little difficult to suppress the giggles when I&#8217;m in a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2010/01/giggling-on-the-bus/</link>
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		<title>A good belly laugh</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In loving tribute to all those (friends and family alike) who are (or soon will be) parents.

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		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2009/12/a-good-belly-laugh/</link>
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		<title>Baby Sister&#8217;s Birthday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A quick trip to Seattle resulted in lots of fun adventures to celebrate my little sis&#8217;s 13th birthday.

Enjoying the Gingerbread House display downtown.

The Teddy Bear Room at the Fairmont
Making our own gingerbread houses

Birthday Breakfast&#8230;Mom&#8217;s not in the picture since she&#8217;s taking it but thanks to her we had a phenomenal feast.

Happy Birthday Sweetheart!
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		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2009/12/baby-sisters-birthday/</link>
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		<title>One week and counting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[it&#8217;s my favorite time of year. one where lists are perfectly permissible. Take for instance your Christmas wish list or the guest list for that open house or a gift list. I&#8217;m in list heaven.
the one I&#8217;ve been mulling over recently though is the highlights of 2009 list.
in January I joined Clark in his new [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2009/12/one-week-and-counting/</link>
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		<title>Resurrection Part III</title>
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check out parts 1 and 2 if you want to catch up&#8230;
Yup, still thinking about resurrection. So far it has been a humbling, tranformative journey and this week was particularly joyful. I was impressed by what meanings resurrection might hold in my life. Things like:
redemption
grace
reconciliation
healing
Over the past couple of weeks I&#8217;ve been blessed with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2009/11/resurrection-part-iii/</link>
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		<title>Feeling a little frazzled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been a very full week. We started out with a two-day workshop through Second stories that went really well. Then my Mom and baby sister came for a quick over-night visit on Sunday. It was wonderful to see them! Mom and I stayed up super late and then Monday came and busy-ness descended. Tuesday [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2009/11/feeling-a-little-frazzled/</link>
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		<title>Resurrection Part II</title>
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More thoughts on what the resurrection means in my personal life&#8230; (Click here for the first post in this series)
My nature is often deeply critical and quick to judge others by what I see without ever giving them a chance to truly be known. This sinful flaw in my character has recently been under intense [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.mandrinduck.com/2009/10/resurrection-part-ii/</link>
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