<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><rss xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:openSearch="http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/" xmlns:blogger="http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><atom:id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101</atom:id><lastBuildDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 03:27:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><category>And Baby Makes Three</category><category>The Latest News</category><category>I Am Woman</category><category>Recipes</category><category>So I was thinking...</category><title>Sunflower Sue</title><description>Life Through The Eyes Of Casandra M. Secor</description><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/</link><managingEditor>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</managingEditor><generator>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-5047372370683997571</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2010-02-25T12:30:09.450-05:00</atom:updated><title>It&#39;s been too long...</title><atom:summary type="text">Times are hectic, to say the least.My husband, Dennis, has been attending school across the state for the past (almost) nine months. He&#39;ll be graduating at the middle/end of March. And I couldn&#39;t be more excited to finally have him home. Our little one, Cody, will be very happy to have his Daddy, too.It&#39;s been a rough [almost] year for us. For all of us. For everyone, everywhere. Things are tough</atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2010/02/its-been-too-long.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-5576462929844842122</guid><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:24:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-06T19:29:36.638-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The Latest News</category><title>WooHoo!!</title><atom:summary type="text">So, I&#39;m finally &#39;getting with the times&#39; -- now, not only am I on Twitter, but most recently, I &quot;built&quot; a Facebook page. Come visit and become a fan!!- Cassie -&lt;!-- Facebook Badge START --&gt;&lt;!-- Facebook Badge END --&gt; </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2009/07/woohoo.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-1071433314921069611</guid><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 01:28:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-05-08T21:33:23.703-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The Latest News</category><title>Art From The Past</title><atom:summary type="text">While organizing old emails, I found my login info for ArtWanted.com. When I logged in, I discovered a portfolio of art I created a few years ago. Wow! How my style has changed. Here&#39;s a sample of what I did back then....as soon as I have a free moment, I&#39;ll post some of my recent work. 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When you have a minute, drop by and check out her products - great for </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2009/02/im-bezazzled.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-8859456231362499249</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2009 22:26:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-01-27T16:33:26.593-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">And Baby Makes Three</category><title>He&#39;s Here!</title><atom:summary type="text">My adorable little &#39;peanut&#39; has arrived - December 30th/2008 - healthy &amp;amp; happy! My hubby and I are absolutely thrilled!My intentions for this blog was to publish at least one post per week, beginning at the start of this year. And my intentions for my Zazzle art shop was to design a new product at least four times a month. However, due to my being a new mom and proclaiming my own maternity </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2009/01/hes-here.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3jOcmgu6AomdkQWaHBYgGXxSAcBRv4v403gvnNiMNJnT0HSxs0JXb7pukdUAvwcoaF7IiYrPMMVj1mdmEIunffK45_6plKn71ItJkjMDQ8F1T3e3HG0acnw0EMSJvSafP5DinPMRCO9W/s72-c/%C2%A9DonnaMCondidaCodyWes1.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-8323018126634332835</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-23T01:13:25.132-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Recipes</category><title>Mmm, banana bread :)</title><atom:summary type="text">Is there anything better than something (homemade) fresh from the oven? Especially when you&#39;re six and a half months pregnant, and that nagging voice in the back of your head has been itching for banana bread for the last, well, six and a half months.I finally caved and made some this evening. Thanks to my handy-dandy vegan cookbook (stay tuned next time for a link!), and my own vegan baking </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2008/10/mmm-banana-bread.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-4980581264509125604</guid><pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:08:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-10-10T00:05:56.347-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">So I was thinking...</category><title>A few random thoughts...</title><atom:summary type="text">I&#39;ve been subscribing to a bunch of random &quot;weekly pregnancy updates&quot; from a few different websites lately. I recently joined WebMD&#39;s weekly pregnancy newsletter, of course they sent me my &quot;week 25&quot; a day early, I&#39;m not complaining.I learned that (supposedly) if someone were to put an ear to my belly, provided the baby was in the &quot;right&quot; position (whatever that is), the heartbeat would be strong/</atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2008/10/few-random-thoughts.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-2454482651943986764</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-30T17:35:05.318-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">I Am Woman</category><title>The Joys Of Being A Woman</title><atom:summary type="text">I want to start this off by saying that I am in no way a feminist. I do agree that woman are equal to men, and are just as (if not more, in some cases) capable at doing anything they put their minds to. Yet every once in a while, I do get [more than] a little frustrated by some &quot;sexist&quot; stereotypes that people assume, just because I&#39;m female.At the beginning of summer, I had to get my car </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2008/09/joys-of-being-woman.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-8985364660900056072</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-30T17:13:19.942-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">And Baby Makes Three</category><title>Has (wo)Mankind Forgotten...</title><atom:summary type="text">Disclaimer; the following is my opinion only. This is not for those of you who get offended easily. If I offend you, please remember, we are all entitled to our opinions, so please try to keep an open mind.Since I got pregnant, Hell, since I knew what pregnant was, I knew I wanted to have a natural birth. Once I found out about some of the procedures women endured just to avoid the pain of </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2008/09/has-womankind-forgotten.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-3285708213939460336</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:54:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-30T16:02:31.429-04:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">And Baby Makes Three</category><title>Twenty Weeks Down, Twenty (give or take) To Go..</title><atom:summary type="text">I had my first ultrasound on Tuesday (Sept. 2). My mom and husband accompanied me. We got to see my little one’s heart beating, arms and legs moving, and an attempt at sucking his/her thumb. It was one of the most amazing things I’ve ever experienced. As soon as the monitor was turned so I could see (once the usual measurements were taken), it was amazing. That’s what I’ve been feeling move </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2008/09/twenty-weeks-down-twenty-give-or-take.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-2303283466344580040</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:47:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-30T16:50:00.154-04:00</atom:updated><title>&quot;Buzz&quot;</title><atom:summary type="text">You&#39;re welcome to &#39;buzz&#39; about Sunflower Sue (Life Through The Eyes of Casandra M. Secor) on your own blog, and/or social sites, communities and/or forums that you may belong to. Just please, read my copyright post prior to your doing so, and be sure to link back to me. Thanks....</atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2008/09/buzz.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-554597440300554064</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-30T16:46:07.590-04:00</atom:updated><title>Disclosure</title><atom:summary type="text">- This disclosure policy is valid from September 25th 2008 -1.)  This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me, Casandra M. Secor. For questions about this blog, please contact me.2.)  This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation.3.)  The compensation received will never influence the content, topics or posts made in this blog. </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2008/09/disclosure.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-5820723253440612959</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2008-09-30T16:34:15.493-04:00</atom:updated><title>Disclaimer</title><atom:summary type="text">Sunflower Sue publishes personal essays, humor, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, reviews, ideas, opinions, recipes and more. My goal is to help my readers enjoy my blog, not be offended by it. Please keep in mind, opinions expressed in these posts are my own personal opinion. Comment opinions expressed in these posts are the personal opinions of the original comment writer(s). Each individual </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2008/09/disclaimer.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1146495940891163101.post-3172248005459668163</guid><pubDate>Thu, 25 Sep 2008 20:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2009-07-06T19:47:21.368-04:00</atom:updated><title>Copyright</title><atom:summary type="text">Unless otherwise posted, writings and/or images are owned by Casandra M. Secor and are protected by National and International Copyright Laws. Writings and/or images can only be shared under my Creative Commons License (see link box below). Please, do not download, print or otherwise alter and/or manipulate any writings and/or images. You cannot use any writings and/or images from this blog, for </atom:summary><link>http://casandramsecor.blogspot.com/2008/09/copyright.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Sunflower Sue)</author></item></channel></rss>