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	<title>Kerry Beck's Blog</title>
	
	<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog</link>
	<description>A Blog About Homeschooling, Leadership Education and Homemaking!</description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tips - Dealing with the Dishes</title>
		<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1471</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		
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Most families eat breakfast and then all the dishes go in the sink and sit there all day until after dinner when usually the chore gets left to Mom to empty the dishwasher and put in the dirty dishes. Here are 2 tips that will save you about 15 minutes a day on dishes.
1. Empty [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Meals - Quick &amp; Easy Mac &amp; Cheese</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Try this recipe for homemade mac &#38; cheese and your family will love you. Just add a pork roast cooked in the crockpot and you are done!
Lady’s Cheesy Mac
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		<title>Wednesday Words - Should Teens Be Given “Standards”?</title>
		<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1467</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Often our kids may wonder why we have certain rules in our home.  We continually try to teach our children that rules and standards are a good thing.  Without standards, we are left unprotected.  If our teenagers know the standards they should be able to apply them when they are away from home.  In order [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How To Teach Writing…from the Writing Experts!</title>
		<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1451</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:59:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Live Workshops]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Writing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[andrew kern]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I can&#8217;t tell you how excited I am to announce upcoming writing workshops.  My good friends, Andrew Pudewa (IEW) and Andrew Kern (Circe Institute) will be in Texas for 4 days in October.  They will be hosting workshops in 4 Texas cities and I suggest you find one to attend.  It will be well worth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tips: In 10 Minutes you can…</title>
		<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1442</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Home organization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Keeping My Home]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[10]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1.  Do a quick workout (plank, squats, push ups)
2.  Empty the dishwasher
3.  Organize clothing in your closet by type - blouses, pants, skirts, jackets, suits&#8230;Then, another 10 minutes to organize by color
4.  Read a short book to your children
5.  Hang all of your fall clothing backwards. As you wear the, put the hanger back the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Meals - Shepherd Pie w/ Garlic Mashed Potatoes</title>
		<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1449</link>
		<comments>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1449#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:50:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Quick &amp; Easy Meals]]></category>

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Here’s one of our family favorites.  I haven&#8217;t seen this in awhile, so I&#8217;ll make it this week.
Who doesn’t like meat and mashed potatoes???
Shepherds Pie with Garlic Mashed Potatoes
I probably finished this meal in 30 minutes…and it had ground beef that all my kids loved!
A few changes I made so everyone would love it.
1.  Changed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Gospel Under Seige</title>
		<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1445</link>
		<comments>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1445#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:38:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bible]]></category>

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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1445</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I forgot to post the links to an extremely encouraging message about God&#8217;s Gospel.  Whether or not you are a Christian, I encourage you to listen to the message of of what is happening to the Gospel today.  It is an excellent message to encourage Socratic dialogue, too  
Wondering what I&#8217;m talking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wednesday Words-Exfoliate Your Life</title>
		<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1370</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Today I have guest author, Tristie Fisher, sharing on growing in faith.
Maybe it’s turning 40, I really don’t know.  In my twenties, I noticed clothing and hair styles.  Now, in my early forties I notice skin.  How clear is her complexion?  How many wrinkles does she have?  Does she look older than me? or worse does [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tips: Get Organized!</title>
		<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1106</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Home organization]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[organization]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today, I have an excerpt from guest author Jill Cooper on some great practical tips for living an organized lifestyle.

One of the main excuses we use to avoid getting organized is that we don&#8217;t know where to start. We can become so overwhelmed that it can actually paralyze us mentally so that we can&#8217;t figure [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monday Meals - Roast Brisket &amp; Gravy</title>
		<link>http://www.curriculumconnection.net/blog/?p=1439</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kerry</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Moms]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[brisket]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This is called New England Pot Roast, but it’s made with a wonderful brisket that reminds me of Texas, not New England.
Start this one early in the day and you will be read for dinner.
New England Pot Roast &#38; Gravy
Only 10 minutes to prepare in the morning!
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