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    <updated>2010-02-01T12:59:12Z</updated>
    <subtitle>Two kids, two dogs, one wife, one job</subtitle>
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    <title>Silver Medal Winners</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2010://1.792</id>

    <published>2010-02-01T12:59:12Z</published>
    <updated>2010-02-01T12:59:12Z</updated>

    <summary> At this weekend&apos;s all-star tournament, Katherine&apos;s team won the first 4 games by shutout. Playing for the title, they lost 3-2 in an overtime heartbreaker....</summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<p>At this weekend's all-star tournament, Katherine's team won the first 4 games by shutout. Playing for the title, they lost 3-2 in an overtime heartbreaker.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Chess is Confusing at First</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.791</id>

    <published>2009-12-18T20:46:53Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-22T01:01:55Z</updated>

    <summary> Teaching Henry &quot;sit&quot;, &quot;stay&quot;, &quot;down&quot; and &quot;hi-5&quot; wasn&apos;t so hard. Teaching chess is proving more difficult....</summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<p><br /></p><p>Teaching Henry "sit", "stay", "down" and "hi-5" wasn't so hard. Teaching chess is proving more difficult.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Wii Tweeter</title>
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    <published>2009-12-16T16:03:16Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-16T16:06:31Z</updated>

    <summary> Dave&apos;s latest two hour project ... Wii Tweeter. Your one source for all the latest on the wii....</summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<p>Dave's latest two hour project ... <a href="http://www.wiitweeter.com/">Wii Tweeter</a>. Your one source for all the latest on the wii.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Math Worksheets</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.789</id>

    <published>2009-12-15T06:17:07Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-15T06:24:53Z</updated>

    <summary> Back when I was your age, we actually took time to memorize the times table. (When we stopped paying attention to our teachers and ran out of doodle room in our Pee Chee folders). Not sure if Pee Chee...</summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<p><br /></p><p>Back when I was your age, we actually took time to memorize the times table.  (When we stopped paying attention to our teachers and ran out of doodle room in our Pee Chee folders).  Not sure if Pee Chee folders still  exist, but the need for math skills certainly does still exist.  <br />
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Give your kid just <a href="/math/">one or two worksheets</a> a day and let the improvement begin.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/4187147442_efd34f247a_m.jpg" /></p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Sleeping During the Big Game</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.788</id>

    <published>2009-12-06T01:07:52Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-06T01:07:52Z</updated>

    <summary> Like the Florida defense, Henry fell asleep during the SEC championship....</summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<p>Like the Florida defense, Henry fell asleep during the SEC championship.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>California winter</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.787</id>

    <published>2009-12-05T23:16:17Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-05T23:16:17Z</updated>

    <summary> California starting to feel wintery. Katherine&apos;s team won their first soccer playoff game....</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<p>California starting to feel wintery. Katherine's team won their first<br />
soccer playoff game.</p>]]>
        
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    <title>Sleeping on the couch</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.786</id>

    <published>2009-12-04T07:16:07Z</published>
    <updated>2009-12-04T07:16:07Z</updated>

    <summary></summary>
    <author>
        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Too much candy...</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.781</id>

    <published>2009-11-01T06:46:01Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-01T06:51:31Z</updated>

    <summary><![CDATA[ Taken with the iPhone, used "TiltShiftGen" to really blur the picture and try to create a miniature effect. &nbsp;Looks like toy candy, doesn't it?...]]></summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<p></p><div><br /></div><div>Taken with the iPhone, used "TiltShiftGen" to really blur the picture and try to create a miniature effect. &nbsp;Looks like toy candy, doesn't it?</div>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Vampire</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.780</id>

    <published>2009-11-01T06:45:04Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-01T06:53:01Z</updated>

    <summary> Edited with Photogene...</summary>
    <author>
        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<p>Edited with Photogene</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Halloween Time</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.785</id>

    <published>2009-11-01T06:44:23Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-01T06:44:23Z</updated>

    <summary> The girls give their best pose before heading out...</summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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The girls give their best pose before heading out</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Before the Candy</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.784</id>

    <published>2009-11-01T06:41:29Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-01T06:41:29Z</updated>

    <summary> The cousins are ready for round 1 of trick or treat....</summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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The cousins are ready for round 1 of trick or treat.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Vampire</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.783</id>

    <published>2009-11-01T06:40:31Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-01T06:40:31Z</updated>

    <summary> With Aunt Tricia on the makeup, Katherine makes one scary vampire....</summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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With Aunt Tricia on the makeup, Katherine makes one scary vampire.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Pumpkins</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.782</id>

    <published>2009-11-01T06:32:23Z</published>
    <updated>2009-11-01T06:32:23Z</updated>

    <summary> Starting on the left, carvings by: Steve, Vincent, Suzy, Katherine....</summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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Starting on the left, carvings by: Steve, Vincent, Suzy, Katherine.</p>]]>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Carving pumpkins</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.779</id>

    <published>2009-10-31T02:55:57Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-31T02:55:57Z</updated>

    <summary></summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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<entry>
    <title>Carving pumpkins (2)</title>
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    <id>tag:www.bigfrog.net,2009://1.778</id>

    <published>2009-10-31T02:50:05Z</published>
    <updated>2009-10-31T02:50:05Z</updated>

    <summary></summary>
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        <name>Steve Spencer</name>
        
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