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<title><![CDATA[Sometimes, being bored can be a good thing]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/08/sometimes-being-bored-can-be-good-thing/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Men, in general, would rather go to the dentist than go shopping with their wife. The reason this is true is related to the difference in philosophies about shopping between the genders. To men, shopping is pure and simple. You need shoes; you go buy a pair — just like the ones you are now wearing, same color. The only reason men go shopping is because the old shoes are falling apart.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[The right tools can help keep your family on track]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/08/right-tools-can-help-keep-your-family-track/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Need help getting your family organized in 2009?]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[What's the Wii know anyway?]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/08/whats-wii-know-anyway/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[My friends have been bitten by the Wii bug, and they convinced me to give it a try the other day.
Six of the grown-ups volunteered to climb on the Wii Fit board in their kids' rec room and find out our "Wii age." ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[End of excitement gives way to post-holiday blues]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/08/end-excitement-gives-way-post-holiday-blues/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The holiday season came to a halt at 7:30 on Christmas morning. There was no catastrophic event, just the opening of the final present, leaving my living room buried in shreds of wrapping paper that just 45 minutes prior had covered the gifts beneath the tree. "Home and Garden" would have been proud of my Currier and Ives ambience. They just needed to be here at sunrise to see it.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Discovery Place to remain open during renovations]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/05/discovery-place-remain-open-during-renovations/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Discovery Place kicks off its long-awaited, multi-million-dollar renovation this week, and officials said Sunday they won't have to shut down the entire museum next year as they had planned.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Jan 2009 14:06:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[From spray tans to spas, tweens growing up fast]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/04/spray-tans-spas-tweens-growing-fast/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It used to be a treat when young girls got manis and pedis.

But now girls as young as 9 are getting highlights, facials and spray tans, too, at metro Phoenix salons and spas.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Three's a crowd at night]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/02/threes-crowd-night/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[I woke up this morning to the thrashing of a 4-year-old octopus.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Your expression can speak volumes]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/02/your-expression-can-speak-volumes/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[One of the great human dilemmas is the reality that others can see us better than we can see ourselves. This makes being married a real challenge. Husbands can see things wives can't see. Wives can see things husbands can't see. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Local pediatrician offers advice for parents on ADHD symptoms to look for]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2009/jan/02/local-pediatrician-offers-advice-parents-adhd-symp/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Parents hear a lot about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, but it can be difficult to know when a child's behavior crosses the line between age-appropriate acting out and something more serious.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 02 Jan 2009 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Kids' cooking class planned in Mooresville]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/kids-cooking-class-planned-mooresville/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The Mooresville Recreation Department is offering a class for kids ages 11-15, which will require them to read a variety of recipes, measure and combine the appropriate ingredients, and produce a delicious finished product to be shared by all. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:09:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Speed baby-sitting follows quickie dating]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/speed-baby-sitting-follows-quickie-dating/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[For $49.99, Sitter Socials' clients attend a neighborhood speed meeting where they spend three minutes apiece interviewing a dozen or so potential baby sitters. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:56:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dad still hanging on to one pre-children tradition]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/31/dad-still-hanging-one-pre-children-tradition/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Whew! Christmas is over, the wrapping paper is recycled, school is almost back in session, the first post-Christmas credit card statement hasn't yet arrived and I am still basking in the bliss of gifts well-chosen. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 31 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[New American Girl Chrissa represents 2009's tween]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/29/new-american-girl-chrissa-represents-2009s-tween/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[The American Girl of 2009 is a newbie at school, lives in an extended-family household and loves to swim and work on crafts. And she's learning to stand up to a bully.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:23:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Boy Scouts see Hispanics as key to boosting ranks]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/29/boy-scouts-see-hispanics-key-boosting-ranks/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As it prepares to turn 100, the Boy Scouts of America is honing its survival skills for what might be its biggest test yet: drawing Hispanics into its declining — and mostly white — ranks.]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:09:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Not even Santa's magic can ward off flu]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/24/not-even-santas-magic-can-ward-flu/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[It figures in the year of less pay checks and more expensive everything, Santa would get sick. Santa: The man, the myth, the legend — down and out with the stomach flu. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[A really long engagement]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/18/really-long-engagement/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Save the date: In 2028, there's going to be a wedding. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Seven symptoms of depression]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/18/seven-symptoms-depression/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Last week's article focused on the effect of depression on a marriage relationship. Today, we will cover the symptoms of depression and how they play out in a marriage. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Some families celebrating the holidays far from home]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/18/some-families-celebrating-holidays-far-home/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Many Lake Norman residents are originally from somewhere else - and they have the mix of car decals and sports teams' flags to prove it. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Waiting for the day my child breaks my heart]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/18/waiting-day-my-child-breaks-my-heart/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[As Christmas gets closer, our children's metabolism is cranking up even higher, and they are pinging off the walls even more than usual. That's fun to watch, most of the time. ]]></description>
<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 18 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Holiday craft ideas offer hands-on lessons in different cultures]]></title>

<link><![CDATA[http://www2.statesville.com/content/2008/dec/17/holiday-craft-ideas-offer-hands--lessons-different/lifestyles-relationships_special_occasions-parenting/]]></link>


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<description><![CDATA[Singing "hello" with the help of puppet "Big Red," Rolly Pollies art instructor Marcia Gutekanst kicked off the season with fun crafts, celebrating three distinctly different holidays.
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 17 Dec 2008 06:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
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