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	<title>Special Education Today &#187; Parenting/Being a mom</title>
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		<title>Phillise’s STAR Test Results!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/08/20/phillises-star-test-results/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Aug 2010 07:55:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Special Ed.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Learning to read]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I finally got Phillise&#8217;s STAR test results back today. I am so proud of her. She scored in the Advanced range in both English-Language Arts &#38; Math. She was higher in English-Language Arts than Math. In the English-Language Arts category, there are 5 categories (Word Analysis &#38; Vocabulary Development, Reading Comprehension, Literary Response &#38; Analysis). [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=7974&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday Dakota!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/07/24/happy-birthday-dakota-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:41:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Special Ed.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is my middle son&#8217;s 19th birthday. Happy Birthday Dakota! Here&#8217;s to many more!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=7820&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Build-A-Bear</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/06/28/build-a-bear/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 06:20:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Special Ed.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting/Being a mom]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Phillise &#38; I went to Build-A-Bear. I love that store &#38; the concept. Getting to build your own bear is one of the best things ever! Well, Phillise had been wanting to go for the longest time, but I couldn&#8217;t make myself spend $50 for a teddy bear. But, my baby&#8217;s big eyes won me [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=7657&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Eight Ways To Get Your Child To Read For The Summer</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/06/15/eight-ways-to-get-your-child-to-read-for-the-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 07:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[In the know!!]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Taken directly from The New York State Library website. Eight Ways To Get Your Child To Read For The Summer Get your child a library card @ your local library. Sign your child up for the Summer Reading program @ the local library. Read with your child every day. Take advantage of &#8220;waiting&#8221; time to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=6534&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Elizabeti’s Doll by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/06/14/elizabetis-doll-by-stephanie-stuve-bodeen/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 18:38:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Parenting/Being a mom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[book reviews]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Elizabeti&#8217;s Doll (2002), written by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen &#38; illustrated by Christy Hale is the cutest little book. I would recommend it for little girls ages 6- 9. Phillise is 8 years old and she loved it. &#8220;This is the best book, Mom,&#8221; she said. So, I asked her if she wanted to watch it on [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=6471&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Busy, Busy, Busy!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/06/07/busy-busy-busy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the title states, I am busy, busy, busy! I am busy putting my children&#8217;s pictures in albums that I made with my Zutter bookbinding machine. I am so ashamed to say that I&#8217;ve lost some of their school pictures. But, I&#8217;ll improvise with some of the pictures I have. I&#8217;ll post pics when I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=6451&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Book Club Information</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/05/22/book-club-information/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 May 2010 07:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m so excited about my Book Club. Every year, I always make up a packet. This year I&#8217;m making my packets up from a combination of sources. Here they are: LAPL summer reading program bag &#38; folder, Borders reading club flyer for free book [pdf], Barnes &#38; Noble reading club (Click on the first button- [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=6294&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Ready For The Summer!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/05/21/get-ready-for-the-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 May 2010 20:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s that time of year again. There&#8217;s only a couple of weeks left until school ends. This year, In California- due to budget cuts- school ends a week earlier than usual. That being said, I have found activities to keep my children busy during these long summer months. Phillise will be taking FREE art [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=6266&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHILLISE!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/01/10/happy-birthday-phillise-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 07:17:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is my baby&#8217;s 8th birthday. It happened so quickly. We had a party yesterday. It was a dress-up party with her cousins- 6 girls, 4 hours. I&#8217;d say that&#8217;s the ticket. We played dress-up, decorated gigantic cupcakes, and made cute little wire-bound journals. Phillise wanted Tinkerbell decorations, the other girls had the princesses. For [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=5640&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Getting Ready for Phillise’s Party!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2010/01/09/getting-ready-for-phillises-party/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2010 06:15:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, tomorrow is Phillise&#8217;s 8th birthday. We are having a Fancy Nancy party just like we did last year. Last year tired me out. I am getting tired just thinking about it right now.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=5662&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>One of L.A.’s Best (&amp; cheapest) Bookstores</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2009/12/03/one-of-l-a-s-best-cheapest-bookstores/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2009 22:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been reading my blog for any amount of time, you know that I am a bargain hunter. This combined with my love of books makes me one happy camper if I find the two together. Well, imagine how happy I was when I found this store a couple years ago. I don&#8217;t know [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=5557&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday David!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2009/11/10/happy-birthday-david-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today is my baby David&#8217;s 12th birthday. He is such a great kid. I love him so much.
Happy 12th Birthday David! Here&#8217;s to many more.
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		<title>A Pack of $5 Stickers vs. Using What You Already Have!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2009/10/08/a-pack-of-5-stickers-vs-using-what-you-already-have/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 07:08:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Yesterday after I picked Phillise &#38; my niece, Melodee, up from school, I decided to stop by Michael&#8217;s. We hadn&#8217;t been there all summer, so I figured it was high time we did. Initially, I thought about buying some stickers, but thought about the 1,000 we already had at home. (Translation: I was being a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#038;blog=1091991&#038;post=5057&#038;subd=specialedandme&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Look @ those two!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2009/09/06/look-those-two/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 06:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I called Phillise to ask her for a hug, and got a wet one &#8217;cause the sleeves on her robe was wet.
&#8220;Honey, why are you wet? What are you doing?,&#8221; I asked her.
&#8220;Oh, I was just helping David wash the dishes,&#8221; she said.
So, I look in the kitchen after she walked away from me and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=4681&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An interesting discussion with David…</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2009/09/03/an-interesting-discussion-with-david/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 02:28:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just had an interesting discussion with David regarding his homework. For his Social Studies class, he had to dissect a Bertolt Brecht poem. It was very enlightening. Let me just say that I am very pleased with the curriculum @ his school. To be discussing Bertolt Brecht, his philosophy, inferencing, &#38; poetry; namely his [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=4666&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Guess How Smart I Am?</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/guess-how-smart-i-am-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, guess! I am so smart that I didn&#8217;t know that David started school on Monday. Yes, people, today is Wednesday. The year just started and already, he&#8217;s missed 3 days of school. I could just scream.
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		<title>Guess How Smart I Am?</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2009/08/26/guess-how-smart-i-am-9/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 05:27:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, guess! I am so smart that I didn&#8217;t know that David started school on Monday. Yes, people, today is Wednesday. The year just started and already, he&#8217;s missed 3 days of school. I could just scream.
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		<title>Mission Impossible Assignment # 3: School Shopping on a Budget</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2009 01:37:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okay, all you shoppers out there. Boy, do I have an assignment for you: School Shopping on a budget. Should you choose to accept this assignment, you may encounter a store full of shoppers, some rude, some not. You may also stop and park @ several locations looking for the perfect deal. Well, lucky for [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=4275&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An interesting discussion with Phillise</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/an-interesting-discussion-with-phillise/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 02:11:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just had an interesting discussion with Phillise. As I was writing a book review that E.B. Lewis illustrated, Phillise noticed his name and said,

&#8220;Hey, that&#8217;s the same person who illustrated I Love My Hair.&#8221;
&#8220;You are absolutely right,&#8221; I said. I missed it. Good job of catching that. Give me a high five. I was [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=4049&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fretful David!</title>
		<link>http://specialedandme.wordpress.com/2009/08/15/fretful-david/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2009 23:03:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Leila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My little boy, David, frets so much. I just received his CST scores and he performed exceedingly well. He was 8 points away from Advanced in Language Arts, and 11 points away from Advanced in Math. Yet, he was still upset.
&#8220;I didn&#8217;t get Advanced, mom?&#8221; he asked with a whimper.
David, forget about it. You worry [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=specialedandme.wordpress.com&#38;blog=1091991&#38;post=4020&#38;subd=specialedandme&#38;ref=&#38;feed=1" />]]></description>
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