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		<title>Merry and Happy Everything to Everyone!</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/12/merry-and-happy-everything-to-everyone/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 15:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate everyone&#8217;s holiday at this time, I am spreading the message, &#8220;Merry and Happy Everything to Everyone.&#8221; To all of my family, friends and dear readers, I hope you enjoy this special time of year and may you all have a prosperous new year! Merry Christmas. Happy Chanukah (Hanukkah). Happy Kwanzaa. Happy New year! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Planning For Our Thanksgiving Feast</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/11/planning-for-our-thanksgiving-feast/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey everyone. You know this is the very first year I have not one item for our Thanksgiving feast? Usually I have some of the Thanksgiving essentials weeks before but this year is different. I&#8217;m too busy.  I&#8217;m too tired. And I&#8217;m too &#8220;unscheduled&#8221; (is that even a word? lol) as of yet.  I haven&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>We Remember – 10 Years Later – 9/11/11</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/09/we-remember-%e2%80%93-10-years-later-%e2%80%93-91111/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 17:32:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Anniversary]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first time I wrote about 9/11 was in 2009.  It was my second year of blogging.  The last post happened the following year in 2010.  This year marks the tenth anniversary of the tragedy that made America stronger, unfortunately. Do you remember where you were on that horrible day? Like many people, I remember [...]]]></description>
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		<title>August 18, 1994</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/08/august-18-1994/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:33:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[19 years]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://newyorkchica.com/?p=10597</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[August 18, 1994. A day that came too quickly. A day I thought would be nothing special besides my cousin&#8217;s birthday who lives in Florida. A day I will never forget because it&#8217;s the day I lost my father.  My dad. My papi. A day that shocked my whole family and all who knew him. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Family Matters&#8230;..or does it?</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/08/family-matters-or-does-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://newyorkchica.com/?p=10446</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to family and the bond families have with one another, it&#8217;s no doubt that you should be able to count on your family when the chips are down, right?  In my heart, family matters. It&#8217;s the main piece to any puzzle. Unfortunately, that isn&#8217;t always the case. When I was a kid, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Joys of Mamihood: Cheesy Feet</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/06/the-joys-of-mamihood-cheesy-feet/</link>
		<comments>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/06/the-joys-of-mamihood-cheesy-feet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Being a mom of three kids, all different ages, the joys of mamihood can become both amusing and stressful.  It&#8217;s the amusement that all mothers need from time to time to avoid going insane.  It helps get the stress out of the way and lets you live your life.  With amusement comes funny stories [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friends: How Many Can YOU Count On?</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/03/friends-how-many-can-you-count-on/</link>
		<comments>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/03/friends-how-many-can-you-count-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 17:24:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;If you&#8217;re lucky, you&#8217;ll have a few great friends in your lifetime&#8221;, my grandmother once told me. I was young at the time and it didn&#8217;t really set in until after I married and had a child. Life&#8217;s natural filters sifted out my real friends and soon I found myself with a pretty tight, supportive, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Short Story: Happy Birthday To My Little Souvenir</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/03/a-short-story-happy-birthday-to-my-little-souvenir/</link>
		<comments>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/03/a-short-story-happy-birthday-to-my-little-souvenir/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2011 02:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two birthdays this week has got me crazy busy getting things just right for my little girls. After six years, I still can&#8217;t believe I have 2 kids with birthdays that are only three days apart.  And to think my doctor wanted my little souvenir to be born on March 7th. Was he insane?  We [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Short Story: Happy Birthday To My First Daughter.</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/03/a-short-story-happy-birthday-to-my-first-daughter/</link>
		<comments>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/03/a-short-story-happy-birthday-to-my-first-daughter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:35:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Twelve year ago, in Yonkers NY, I went into labor with my second child.  It was after dinner when I started feeling cramps and at that moment, I knew right away what that meant. So I called my doctor and he told me to come to the hospital.  When my husband and I got to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Valentine&#8217;s Day!</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/02/happy-valentines-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Guess what? My husband and I are NOT celebrating Valentine&#8217;s Day.  It&#8217;s not a shocker right? Most people believe the &#8220;holiday&#8221; is commercially exaggerated and I agree, although my husband and I have celebrated in the past (this year is all about our girls).  It&#8217;s a day of love (according to Cupid) but if you&#8217;ve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bloggers Share Their Best and Worst Valentine&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/02/bloggers-share-their-best-and-worst-valentines-day/</link>
		<comments>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/02/bloggers-share-their-best-and-worst-valentines-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 13:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Valentine&#8217;s Day is 4 days away. Are you ready? I hope so. A few days ago I sent out an email to some bloggers and friends and I asked them if they wanted to share their best &#38; worst Valentine&#8217;s Day. I didn&#8217;t get 14 responders like I had planned but at least I got [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Errands&#8221; &#8211; The All-New 2011 Nissan Quest</title>
		<link>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/01/errands-the-all-new-nissan-quest/</link>
		<comments>http://newyorkchica.com/2011/01/errands-the-all-new-nissan-quest/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Jan 2011 01:14:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lisa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The All-New Nissan Quest is perfect for the busy mom or dad who needs an abundance of cargo room and space for all the kiddies in your life. Below is an ad that will start airing on television on Monday, January 31st. Ain&#8217;t it cool that you are the first to see this commercial before [...]]]></description>
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