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		<title>menu plan Monday May 20th</title>
		<link>http://pennyraine.com/blog/2013/05/menu-plan-monday-may-20th/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 23:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my Menu Plan Monday post May 20th Looks like a warm week here, so that means less in the oven stuff, and maybe more salads and crockpot items. Now I remember why I was looking at a new stove with the burners that only heat the pan, not the whole kitchen, anybody have one [...]]]></description>
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<p>For my <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Menu Plan Monday</a> post May 20th</p>
<p>Looks like a warm week here, so that means less in the oven stuff, and maybe more salads and crockpot items. Now I remember why I was looking at a new stove with the burners that only heat the pan, not the whole kitchen, anybody have one of those? Do you like it?</p>
<p>I now have 5 of my books on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=penny%20raine&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=mommasheart-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text" target="_blank">Amazon</a> available for Kindle readers, still working on more this week, and still losing weight and working out, and planning the garden, yahoo! Can’t wait for fresh tomatoes and peppers. ( I said all this last week and it is still true!!) (again)</p>
<p>I have lots more recipes posted at my <a href="http://bless-the-cook.com/" target="_blank"><strong>recipe site</strong></a> and I am trying to study up on a new plug in that will enable you to easily print the ones I have on there.</p>
<p>Monday-   <a title="Italian Pasta bake" href="http://bless-the-cook.com/2009/07/italian-pasta-bake/" rel="bookmark">Italian Pasta bake </a></p>
<p>Tuesday- <a href="http://bless-the-cook.com" target="_blank">spontaneous gourmet salad</a></p>
<p>Wednesday- <a title="budget ground beef stroganoff" href="http://bless-the-cook.com/2009/06/budget-ground-beef-stroganoff/" rel="bookmark">budget ground beef stroganoff</a></p>
<p>Thursday- <a title="stuffed quesadillas" href="http://bless-the-cook.com/2009/05/stuffed-quesadillas/" rel="bookmark">stuffed quesadillas</a> with ground beef and peppers, yummy</p>
<p>Friday – shredded beef <a href="http://bless-the-cook.com/2010/03/basic-shredded-beef/" target="_blank">tacos  </a></p>
<p>Saturday – rodeo burgers <img alt=":)" src="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" /></p>
<p>What’s on your menu this week?</p>
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		<title>Spring Cookbook Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 20:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These are instant download ebooks, they are not written by me but something I have compiled just to share with you. You can order multiple quantities if you want to give them as gifts. $7.95 gets you you one complete package of 37 e-cookbooks, for yourself or as a gift, you could even put them [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>These are instant download ebooks, they are not written by me but something I have compiled just to share with you. You can order multiple quantities if you want to give them as gifts.</p>
<h4>$7.95 gets you you one complete package of 37 e-cookbooks, for yourself or as a gift,</h4>
<h4>you could even put them on a cd</h4>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.purity-hosting.com/save/37header.jpg" width="610" height="133" /></p>
<p><strong>Here’s what’s included in The Collection…</strong></p>
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<li>Ultimate Chicken Wing Cook Book</li>
<li>220 Culinary Delights</li>
<li>650 Top Secret Recipes</li>
<li>600 Recipes For Chili Lovers</li>
<li>Blue Ribbon Recipes, 490 Award Winning Recipes</li>
<li>Tasty Vegetable Recipes</li>
<li>1000 Atkins Diet Recipes</li>
<li>101 Camping &amp; Outdoor Recipes</li>
<li>101 Recipes For The Deep Fryer</li>
<li>111 Egg Recipes</li>
<li>120 Lip-Smacking Good Jam Recipes</li>
<li>300 Chicken Recipes</li>
<li>470 Crock Pot Recipes</li>
<li>65 Tried And True Traditional Amish Recipes</li>
<li>Cat Head Biscuits And Garlic Fried Chicken</li>
<li>Cheesecake Recipes</li>
<li>Chocolate Recipes For Chocolate Lovers</li>
<li>500 Delicious Diabetic Recipes</li>
<li>Delicious Italian Dishes</li>
<li>Delicious Puddings</li>
<li>Great Gifts In A Jar</li>
<li>Ice Cream Recipes</li>
<li>Kids Fun Recipes</li>
<li>Mouth Watering Apple Recipes</li>
<li>Recipes From South Of The Border</li>
<li>Salad Recipes</li>
<li>Smoothies For Athletes</li>
<li>The Appetizer Collection</li>
<li>The Big Book Of Cookies</li>
<li>The Bread And Biscuit Baker’s And Sugar-Boiler’s Assistant</li>
<li>The Complete Library Of Cooking: 5 Volume Set</li>
<li>The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook</li>
<li>The Ultimate Salad Recipe Collection</li>
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<h3>YES you get All of these for just $7.95 !</h3>
<p><a href="http://www.payloadz.com/go?id=379552" target="_blank"><img alt="" src="http://www.payloadz.com/img/btn-addtocart-orange-2.gif" border="0" /></a></p>
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<p>BUT THAT”S NOT ALL, THERE IS MORE…..</p>
<p>These are instant download ebooks, they are not written by me but something I have compiled just to share with you. You can order multiple quantities if you want to give them as gifts.</p>
<h4>$5.95 gets you you one complete package of MORE e-cookbooks, for yourself or as a gift,</h4>
<h4>you could even put them on a cd</h4>
<p><em>MORE COOKBOOKS!<br />
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<li>Pumpkin Pies and other recipes</li>
<li>400 Refreshing Punch Recipes</li>
<li>42 Holiday Candy &amp; Fudge Recipes</li>
<li>173 Doughnut Recipes</li>
<li>167 Fudge recipes</li>
<li>98 Popcorn Recipes</li>
<li>All Time Favorite Christmas Cookies</li>
<li>100 Simple And Delicious Recipes For Your Special Christmas Meals</li>
<li>Classic Dessert Collection</li>
<li>Cooking Chinese Style</li>
<li>Fish Recipes</li>
<li>Great Sandwiches</li>
<li>Pizza Recipes</li>
<li>Quick and Easy Cooking</li>
<li>Recipes From Around The World Vol 1</li>
<li>Recipes From Around The World Vol 2</li>
<li>Summer Party Cookbook</li>
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<p><strong>here are your bonus books</strong></p>
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<li>66 Great Uses For Salt</li>
<li>The Miracle of Vinegar</li>
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<h3>YES you get All of these for just $5.95 !</h3>
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		<title>Monday preview</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 12:06:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, here we are another Monday, and this one looks beautiful so far. At the Raine house we have lots planned so today is my get it in order for the blogging week day. The rest of the week includes yard work, gardening, horses and family fun. The stuff that gives me such fun things [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BJ1RVAQ/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B00BJ1RVAQ&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=mommasheart-20" target="_blank"><img class="alignleft" style="margin: 5px 22px; border: 0px none;" alt="" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00BJ1RVAQ&amp;Format=_SL160_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=mommasheart-20" width="131" height="160" border="0" /></a>Well, here we are another Monday, and this one looks beautiful so far. At the Raine house we have lots planned so today is my get it in order for the blogging week day. The rest of the week includes yard work, gardening, horses and family fun. The stuff that gives me such fun things to write about. I have lots planned here for the week. Want to hear about it? <img style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" alt="" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=mommasheart-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=1&amp;a=B00BJ1RVAQ" width="1" height="1" border="0" />Some of my items here are leftover from last week, that is the fun of to-do lists, you can roll them over. I just love to-do lists, how about you?</p>
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<li>a new edition of my Front Porch Fellowship ezine, including that cookbook sale I have been referring to, it will be sent Tuesday morning to my subscribers, you can subscribe free in the right hand column <a href="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/checkmark_red.gif"><img alt="checkmark_red" src="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/checkmark_red.gif" width="20" height="16" /></a></li>
<li>Menu Plan Monday post</li>
<li>an article on what to do with your children during the summer, this may turn into a book also</li>
<li>new giveaways, including some of my own books yay!</li>
<li>new books for Kindle yay!</li>
<li>a book review on making goat milk soap, looks good so far</li>
<li>and a guest post for a friends blog on the topic of horse ownership</li>
<li>and …. reviews on 2 new favorites and ways you get in on them too</li>
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		<title>the original angry bird</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 20:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So what happens when you give a 10yr old a smart phone? She finds every available app and every available camera option. This is from the time shift option on the camera on the Blackberry z10. It takes several quick pictures in sequence and you can shift forward or backwards to choose the one you [...]]]></description>
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<p>So what happens when you give a 10yr old a smart phone? She finds every available app and every available camera option. This is from the time shift option on the camera on the Blackberry z10. It takes several quick pictures in sequence and you can shift forward or backwards to choose the one you want to keep. So if grandma closed her eyes or the baby cried, or the cat yawned, or the chicken who didn&#8217;t want to give up her eggs for the sake of your breakfast squawked, you can choose the best shot. Pretty. Neat. Stuff.</p>
<p>As always my disclaimer – I am a problogger which means that I should and do benefit from this post if I am sharing anything worthwhile, I have been given products to try out but my opinions are purely my own. As a side note I also share that if I am doing my gig here properly, you benefit from my post also <img alt=":)" src="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif" /> . Here is the official wording – <em>“Disclosure: I am participating in the Verizon Wireless Ambassador program and have been provided with a wireless device and three months of service in exchange for my honest opinions about the product.” #VZWA #VZWVoices </em></p>
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		<title>Menu Plan Monday May 13</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 14:07:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For my Menu Plan Monday post May 13th Well spring is in full production around here, we have a new calf due anytime, the garden in progress, lovely weather, business is booming, and yardwork is a full time workout and tan all in one. The only thing I am anxious for is ripe, fresh from [...]]]></description>
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<p>For my <a href="http://orgjunkie.com/" target="_blank">Menu Plan Monday</a> post May 13th</p>
<p>Well spring is in full production around here, we have a new calf due anytime, the garden in progress, lovely weather, business is booming, and yardwork is a full time workout and tan all in one. <img src='http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  The only thing I am anxious for is ripe, fresh from the garden tomatoes.</p>
<p>I now have 5 of my books on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/s/?_encoding=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;field-keywords=penny%20raine&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;tag=mommasheart-20&amp;url=search-alias%3Ddigital-text" target="_blank">Amazon</a> available for Kindle readers, still working on more this week, and still losing weight and working out, and planning the garden, yahoo! Can’t wait for fresh tomatoes and peppers. ( I said all this last week and it is still true!!)</p>
<p>I have lots more recipes posted at my <a href="http://bless-the-cook.com/" target="_blank"><strong>recipe site</strong></a> and I am trying to study up on a new plug in that will enable you to easily print the ones I have on there.</p>
<p>Monday-  supreme burritos, actually my <a href="http://bless-the-cook.com/2012/08/mexican-pile-up/" target="_blank">mexican pile up</a> in a flour tortilla, yep again, we love this</p>
<p>Tuesday-     shredded beef <a href="http://bless-the-cook.com/2010/03/basic-shredded-beef/" target="_blank">tacos  </a></p>
<p>Wednesday- <a href="http://bless-the-cook.com/2009/05/cheeseburger-casserole/">cheeseburger casserole</a></p>
<p>Thursday-  stuffed quesadillas</p>
<p>Friday – <a href="http://bless-the-cook.com" target="_blank">spontaneous gourmet salad</a></p>
<p>Saturday – home burgers <img src='http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>What’s on your menu this week?</p>
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		<title>Yay it’s Monday!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 17:31:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Okey Dokey, it may appear that I am late this morning but actually it is  the opposite, I was so early I got several things done before I sat to list what all I needed to do. Sometimes I like to write while things are fresh and if I put it off at all, even [...]]]></description>
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<p>Okey Dokey, it may appear that I am late this morning but actually it is  the opposite, I was so early I got several things done before I sat to list what all I needed to do. Sometimes I like to write while things are fresh and if I put it off at all, even to make a to do list then it feels like yesterdays news and I sometimes don&#8217;t write it at all. (stopping here for breath) . So. All that to say, now that my mind is on this upcoming week, let&#8217;s see what is on the line up. And I am adding check marks because that is the best thing about a list.</p>
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<li>Mother&#8217;s Day post <img src='http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />   done <a href="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/checkmark_red.gif"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-1216" alt="checkmark_red" src="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/checkmark_red.gif" width="20" height="16" /></a></li>
<li>Menu Plan Monday</li>
<li>announce giveaway winners <a href="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/checkmark_red.gif"><img alt="checkmark_red" src="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/checkmark_red.gif" width="20" height="16" /></a></li>
<li>new giveaways, yay!</li>
<li>new books for Kindle yay!</li>
<li>I am kinda in a &#8220;get it in order&#8221; mood, so I may have lots of checklists this week, and some organizing posts, sound like fun?</li>
<li>and how about that cookbook sale I referred top last week?</li>
<li>a book review on making goat milk soap, looks good so far</li>
<li>and a guest post for a friends blog on the topic of horse ownership</li>
<li>and &#8230;. reviews on 2 favorite personal products</li>
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<p>Wow, add all that to my absolutely wonderful get-in-the-garden weather this week and it looks like busy fun!  Can&#8217;t wait to come back to this post with more red check marks!</p>
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		<title>Yay! winners</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:49:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[from Ultimate Mom giveaway  the winner is Katy from countryblossom! from Ring the Bell movie review and giveaway   the winner is Katrina R from simplelifemoments from sweet babies need sweet baby cream and giveaway  the winner is crystal b I am sending y&#8217;all emails &#160;]]></description>
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<li>from <a title="Ultimate Mom giveaway" href="http://pennyraine.com/blog/2013/05/ultimate-mom-giveaway/">Ultimate Mom giveaway</a>  the winner is Katy from countryblossom!</li>
<li>from <a title="Ring the Bell movie review and giveaway" href="http://pennyraine.com/blog/2013/05/ring-the-bell-movie-review-and-giveaway/">Ring the Bell movie review and giveaway</a>   the winner is Katrina R from simplelifemoments</li>
<li>from <a title="sweet babies need sweet baby cream and giveaway" href="http://pennyraine.com/blog/2013/04/sweet-babies-need-sweet-baby-cream-and-giveaway/" rel="bookmark">sweet babies need sweet baby cream and giveaway</a>  the winner is crystal b</li>
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		<title>I love being a mom</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 14:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well I hope everyone had a blessed Mother&#8217;s Day. Mother&#8217;s Day is a little bittersweet for me. My Mom passed away a few years ago, and I still long to hear her voice, and that longing is more evident on Mother&#8217;s Day. Add to that I have a child who is no longer on this [...]]]></description>
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<p>Well I hope everyone had a blessed Mother&#8217;s Day. Mother&#8217;s Day is a little bittersweet for me. My Mom passed away a few years ago, and I still long to hear her voice, and that longing is more evident on Mother&#8217;s Day. Add to that I have a child who is no longer on this earth and that seems to be more heartfelt then too. We all also have our struggles as Mom&#8217;s wondering just how good a job we do at mothering. But my remaining children and grandchildren more than make up for those sad moments. I truly think they deserve awards for thoughfullness. Let me share a few things and why they mattered so much. I received many gifts this year that weren&#8217;t just gifts, they were aknowledgments of what matters. One daughter got me the same &#8220;Grandma&#8221; shirt that I wanted to buy several times but passed it by as I got something for someone else, then went I went back it was gone. Another bought my roses, that are very very beautiful, every mom loves roses <img src='http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  .   Another made an apron exactly like what I wanted because I love to cook in the kitchen with my daughters, and she was even thoughtful enough to add elastic sides because I have lost weight over the last couple years and she knows I want to lose some more, she also kindly called me the perpetual shrinking woman, I loved that <img src='http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  . I also got some very special cards that were very personally picked out just for me saying what they appreciate about me <img src='http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' />  .  <a href="http://pennyraine.com/blog"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-9035" alt="momcupsigweb" src="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/momcupsigweb-234x300.jpg" width="234" height="300" /></a>And chocolate, but not just any chocolate, dark chocolate, with rasberries and almonds, need I say more?  Well there was more, I could go on and on, but the point was, what I appreciated the most was the thoughfullness, and the fact that they know me so well they would know what matters. That my dear friends is worth more than great riches, new cars, and priceless gems.  And just in case I ever doubt that I am loved, I also have a new cup that reminds me. Motherhood is hard, really hard, sometimes it feels like you are stretched beyond your limits, pulled a thousand ways and your heart broken into a million pieces, and some days you just have to wonder why, but it is days like this when the rewards outweigh the struggles. The hugs outweigh the heartaches, and you are reminded that not only is it worth it all but there is nothing on this earth of more worth. Children are a blessing, always. Always.</p>
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		<title>giveaway winners coming up ….</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 11:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; stay tuned till I get my coffee]]></description>
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<p>stay tuned till I get my coffee <img src='http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Ultimate Mom giveaway</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 11:29:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Penny</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember this big sale I shared with you last week? Well it was great fun, don&#8217;t you think?  But it is over., gone, available no more. But &#8230;&#8230;.in addition to purchasing my own set &#8230;.  I got one, just one to give away. So, don&#8217;t thinks gifts, think, &#8220;I am a Mom&#8221; . I would [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Remember this big sale I shared with you last week?</p>
<p><a href="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/UHeB-leaderboard-728x90.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-8953" alt="UHeB-leaderboard-728x90" src="http://pennyraine.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/UHeB-leaderboard-728x90.png" width="728" height="90" /></a></p>
<p>Well it was great fun, don&#8217;t you think?  But it is over., gone, available no more. But &#8230;&#8230;.in addition to purchasing my own set &#8230;.  I got one, just one to give away. So, don&#8217;t thinks gifts, think, &#8220;I am a Mom&#8221; . I would love to give this to one of you. Enter from now until Sunday night, and Monday morning one of you will have a wonderful &#8220;extra&#8221; Mother&#8217;s Day gift. Just from me! You don&#8217;t have to be a Mom to enter, you can be a &#8220;someday Mom&#8221;, a &#8220;want to be Mom&#8221;, a &#8220;I love Moms&#8221; Mom, anyone who appreciates Motherhood. So &#8230; here we go.</p>
<p>First entry, just say &#8220;I love Mom&#8221;, then extras as below.</p>
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<li>you can get an extra entry if you subscribe to my <a href="http://pennyraine.com/bookstore"><strong>bookstore</strong></a> mailing list on the  front page</li>
<li>an extra entry if you “like” my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/PennyRainecom">facebook page here </a></li>
<li>you can get an extra entry if you subscribe in a reader to my blog  <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Pennyrainecom"><strong>Subscribe in a reader</strong></a></li>
<li>you can get an extra entry  if you follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/pennyraine"><strong>twitter</strong></a></li>
<li>and an extra entry DAILY if you tweet about this daily</li>
<li>you can get an extra entry if you befriend me on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/penny.raine"><strong>my personal facebook</strong></a> and post about this</li>
<li>you can get an extra entry if you post about this on your blog and give a link  <a href="http://pennyraine.com/page/page/2009/blog">http://pennyraine.com/blog</a></li>
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