<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:48:57.839-07:00</updated><category term='Korea'/><category term='Don'/><category term='New York'/><category term='Anne Frug'/><category term='Currency'/><category term='Market'/><category term='Season'/><category term='Gifts'/><category term='Music'/><category term='Hawaii'/><category term='Noise'/><category term='Wooden'/><category term='Podium'/><category term='Rent'/><category term='Speech'/><category term='Vacation'/><category term='Brain'/><category term='Modern'/><category term='Venezuela'/><category term='Italian Charms'/><category term='Florida'/><category term='Germany'/><category term='Plastic'/><category term='Australia'/><category term='Beach'/><category term='Quieter'/><category term='Read'/><category term='Practice'/><category term='Aren'/><category term='Sam'/><category term='Wood'/><category term='Presentation'/><category term='Canada'/><category term='Payment'/><category term='Specialty'/><category term='Time'/><category term='Wind'/><category term='Us'/><category term='Nowadays'/><category term='United Kingdom'/><category term='Page'/><category term='Toy'/><category term='Renter'/><category term='The Netherlands'/><category term='Mexico'/><title type='text'>Ahhhhhh, relief</title><subtitle type='html'>Just a little spot for me to ramble on about my life and what little messes I keep getting myself into.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>12</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-3621471186621251755</id><published>2009-03-27T15:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-03-27T15:01:55.125-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Canada'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Korea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='New York'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='The Netherlands'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Season'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hawaii'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anne Frug'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Beach'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Us'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Vacation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Venezuela'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Currency'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Renter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Rent'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='United Kingdom'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Don'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Market'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Payment'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Germany'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Mexico'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Australia'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Florida'/><title type='text'>Marketing Your Vacation Rental to International Travelers</title><summary type='text'> The decreasing value of the dollar in the world market is making the US a popular vacation destination for international tourists. An upside of this trend for vacation home owners is that many of these vacationers rent homes as vacation accommodations. To help you better understand this demographic and more effectively advertise to them, here are the basics of marketing to international </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/3621471186621251755/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=3621471186621251755' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/3621471186621251755'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/3621471186621251755'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2009/03/marketing-your-vacation-rental-to.html' title='Marketing Your Vacation Rental to International Travelers'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-8834987196704877100</id><published>2009-02-09T14:40:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-02-09T14:40:25.473-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Aren'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Podium'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wind'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Practice'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Presentation'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Page'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Brain'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Read'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Speech'/><title type='text'>How to Give a Speech Without Notes</title><summary type='text'>For many people giving a speech causes them to turn tail and run or break out in a cold sweat. They would rather die than walk up to a podium and talk. This phenomenon is actually documented. When people are asked what their number one fear is, an astounding majority say speaking before groups. Death comes in second.So, why in the world would anyone want to give a speech without notes? After all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/8834987196704877100/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=8834987196704877100' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/8834987196704877100'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/8834987196704877100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2009/02/how-to-give-speech-without-notes.html' title='How to Give a Speech Without Notes'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-7917096378964412103</id><published>2008-11-28T06:38:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-11-28T06:38:15.836-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Nowadays'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Noise'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Specialty'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Sam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Modern'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wood'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Plastic'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Time'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Wooden'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Quieter'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Toy'/><title type='text'>Have Wooden Toys Had Their Time?</title><summary type='text'>Nowadays, parents tend to buy toys made of plastic or other materials to their children because most of the time, these toys are more interesting compared to the much simpler wooden toys. Modern toys can do so many things because most often than not, they are battery-operated. However, there are still some specialty toy shops that still sell wooden toys because of their unique characteristics and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/7917096378964412103/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=7917096378964412103' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/7917096378964412103'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/7917096378964412103'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2008/11/have-wooden-toys-had-their-time.html' title='Have Wooden Toys Had Their Time?'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-4124338478553593247</id><published>2008-07-12T23:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-13T00:01:27.638-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gifts'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Italian Charms'/><title type='text'>American Flag Charms</title><summary type='text'>American Flag Star Italian CharmAmerican Flag and Statue of Liberty Italian CharmAmerican Flag Black Laser CharmAmerican Flag Heart Italian CharmWaving American FlagAmerica Italian CharmClassic American FlagAmerican Flag StateAmerican Flag with Yellow RibbonMore American Flag Italian Charms</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/4124338478553593247/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=4124338478553593247' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/4124338478553593247'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/4124338478553593247'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2008/06/american-flag-charms.html' title='American Flag Charms'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-8779095726171981598</id><published>2008-06-23T18:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-10T18:24:26.256-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Doing it Alone?</title><summary type='text'>I've had some interesting discussions with many people recently in relation to the recent publishing of my new book "Worth More Than Rubies" which grew out of a blog. And I've also read several blog posts about the same subject.So many see the role of a Proverbs 31 Woman as daunting and impossible to reach, and perhaps in some ways it is. But many overlook verse 15 which states, "She gets up </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/8779095726171981598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=8779095726171981598' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/8779095726171981598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/8779095726171981598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2008/06/doing-it-alone.html' title='Doing it Alone?'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-4996628424834204655</id><published>2008-06-14T18:19:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-10T18:26:02.305-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Gifts'/><title type='text'>13mm Italian Charms</title><summary type='text'>Bee Italian Charm 13mmReally amazing and beautiful charm for your bracelet. Gorgeous and cute Bee Italian Charm is made from best quality stainless steel that makes perfect shiny background for charm. This funny bee is painted in pretty and colorful enamel.Big Ladybug Italian Charm 13mmLadybug, Ladybug, where have you been? Make your wish and get this Big Ladybug Italian Charm. Red ladybug with </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/4996628424834204655/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=4996628424834204655' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/4996628424834204655'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/4996628424834204655'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2008/06/13mm-italian-charms.html' title='13mm Italian Charms'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-2808926268087645460</id><published>2004-09-09T15:51:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T11:01:52.674-07:00</updated><title type='text'>8 days and counting</title><summary type='text'>8 days, 8 short, but long days. Then we are Myrtle Beach bound. Tommy and I have been married for 16 years, and not had a vacation in our entire marriage. The boys have never seen the beach, the ocean, and have only stayed in a hotel once. Needless to say, we are all excited. We all can't wait until time to hit the road.All hurricanes are on notice now, you better stay clear of Myrtle Beach for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/2808926268087645460/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=2808926268087645460' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/2808926268087645460'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/2808926268087645460'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2004/09/8-days-and-counting.html' title='8 days and counting'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-6610916507347678300</id><published>2004-09-08T01:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T11:11:22.759-07:00</updated><title type='text'>OOPS</title><summary type='text'>Ok, I wrote this big, long dark post. I hit delete. It was too depressing.So, on a lighter note, I will tell you a story, a true story.When my sis and I took mom to the ER several weeks ago, we kept them in stitches. Literally, mom was calling the male nurse, "mama" among other things. She also had a newbie nurse. A cute, petite thing, with long blond hair, a sweet innocent face, and little girl </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/6610916507347678300/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=6610916507347678300' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/6610916507347678300'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/6610916507347678300'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2007/09/oops.html' title='OOPS'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-5297288973898953385</id><published>2004-09-07T11:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T11:12:41.689-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Unbelievable</title><summary type='text'>We set off this morning for the orange cast. Raining like the flood back in Noah's days, thanks to hurricane,tropical storm, depression, Frances. Traffic of course was horrible, what do you expect with all that rain? Did I mention Noah hates rain? He absolutely hates it. Can't stand to get rain on his head.We left for a cast, and come home with a brace. The doc said that thanks to him breaking </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/5297288973898953385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=5297288973898953385' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/5297288973898953385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/5297288973898953385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2004/09/unbelievable.html' title='Unbelievable'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-5385534243377679089</id><published>2004-09-07T10:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T11:15:47.648-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Cast Day</title><summary type='text'>Tomorrow is cast day for Noah, thankfully. He wants an orange one, which I am happy to oblige him on. I like orange, and it is his favorite color, so and orange cast we will get.He decided yesterday he didn't like his splint anymore, and wanted it off, he saunters into the living room, with those big brown eyes, just as wide as saucers, and that shocked look on his face, "mom, I don't know what </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/5385534243377679089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=5385534243377679089' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/5385534243377679089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/5385534243377679089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2004/09/cast-day.html' title='Cast Day'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-5443107139326518236</id><published>2004-09-06T16:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T13:27:42.743-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Ex-neighbors, still driving me crazy</title><summary type='text'>I walk in to the grocery store, and there she is, the ex neighbor, the one that called CPS on us.They moved this past weekend, and I am so happy. So relieved. That is until I walked in to the store. She is at the check out unloading her two cases of Budweiser, I say hello, how are you, did you get all moved, yada-yada-yada, blah-blah-blah, she replies with "So, did you get the visit you were </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/5443107139326518236/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=5443107139326518236' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/5443107139326518236'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/5443107139326518236'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2004/09/ex-neighbors-still-driving-me-crazy.html' title='Ex-neighbors, still driving me crazy'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27108398.post-8058008575397416274</id><published>2004-09-06T01:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T13:31:27.068-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Music'/><title type='text'>Background music</title><summary type='text'>I have tried to refrain myself from posting song lyrics. Why? I don't know.But tonight is a different story, the new song, well, it has a special place in my heart. I was a HUGE GNR fan in my teens, and I never really grew out of it. I am ashamed to say that at one time, I had a crush on Axel. Notice the key word, HAD in that sentence. Sweet child is my all time favorite. I just knew in my 17 yr </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/feeds/8058008575397416274/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27108398&amp;postID=8058008575397416274' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/8058008575397416274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27108398/posts/default/8058008575397416274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mom25boys.blogspot.com/2004/09/background-music.html' title='Background music'/><author><name>RG</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
