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	<title>Moose's Lodge</title>
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	<description>Raising a Moose</description>
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		<title>How to Meditate with a Moose</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Long time, no blog, but no use apologizing.  Let&#8217;s just say it is no coincidence that my last blog was written soon after the Moose turned 1.  After that, life caught up to me and I got caught up in it.  Updates will come when I get the chance, but I had an interesting moment [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valben.wordpress.com&blog=4565828&post=294&subd=valben&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2009/11/12/how-to-meditate-with-a-moose/</link>
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		<title>Moose meets Santa</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My mom LOVES to tell the story about how I cried and cried every time they took my sister and I to takes pics with Santa.

So when I took Moose to the mall today, I did everything I could to keep him in a good mood &#8211; he was napped, fed, hydrated, clean, happy, etc.  [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valben.wordpress.com&blog=4565828&post=280&subd=valben&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/12/18/moose-meets-santa/</link>
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		<title>We Miss Kitty&#8230;</title>
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We decided to leave The Riggs with my parents when we went home for Thanksgiving, but only until after the holiday season. It is stressful for him to acclimate to a new place, so we figured he should just stay with them for the month (my parents have 3 other cats). I know he will [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valben.wordpress.com&blog=4565828&post=278&subd=valben&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/we-miss-kitty/</link>
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		<title>Moose Turns 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, my baby Moose (who is no longer a baby) turned 1. It was a bittersweet day, as most parents probably feel. I baked Moose a cake &#8211; my first attempt &#8211; because all kids deserve a homemade birthday cake at some point. Next year, I will buy one and make him some food or [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valben.wordpress.com&blog=4565828&post=274&subd=valben&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/12/05/moose-turns-1/</link>
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		<title>Thanksgiving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We went home to Charleston (Goose Creek, SC) for Thanksgiving weekend and it was awesome.  Some of the highlights:

Seeing ALL the family &#8211; I really miss my cousins and wish I could have spent more time with them!!
Swimming in the new pool at Ben&#8217;s parents house
Getting a Watsu massage from Ben&#8217;s mom
Shopping with my mom
Clemson [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valben.wordpress.com&blog=4565828&post=263&subd=valben&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/12/02/thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>So behind&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Why in the world have I not been able to keep this thing up-to-date?  Maybe its the Moose, maybe its my laziness, I&#8217;ll just blame lack of sleep  
We finally got family pics made today.  Moose was great the first 10 minutes, then he got sleepy, hungry AND he fell down face first onto the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valben.wordpress.com&blog=4565828&post=253&subd=valben&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/11/23/so-behind/</link>
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		<title>Mommy Moose Fantasyland</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Prior to the Moose, I worked full-time and pursued my career with great intensity. Hubby and I were equals, at some points in our relationship making the same amount of money. We equally shared housework, funtimes, money, everything. The biggest adjustment to this SAHM gig is losing that equality. You would think, almost a year [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valben.wordpress.com&blog=4565828&post=249&subd=valben&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/mommy-moose-fantasyland/</link>
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		<title>Moose Walks a Puppy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A friend of ours let us borrow this toy that helped her little Pea learn how to walk.  It has been a big hit in the Moose household.  Take a look!
(*A little out of sync here.  This vid was taken about a week ago*)

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		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/moose-walks-a-puppy/</link>
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		<title>Moose goes to a football game!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We took Moose to his first football game.  Clemson vs. Georgia Tech, noon kickoff.  We didn&#8217;t get there in time for the 25 most exciting seconds in football.  Let&#8217;s not talk about the loss here, but Moose had a good time.  We were in the stadium through the middle of the second quarter.  When he [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valben.wordpress.com&blog=4565828&post=237&subd=valben&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/10/19/moose-goes-to-a-football-game/</link>
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		<title>Moose and the Family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My parents, sister, bro-in-law and nephew came up this weekend.  Grandma spoiled the Moose the best she could, loading him up with clothes and toys.  We ate tons of good food and went to Maple Lane Farms to check out the hay ride and pumpkin patch.  They also have a corn maze, but we didn&#8217;t [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=valben.wordpress.com&blog=4565828&post=226&subd=valben&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
		<link>http://valben.wordpress.com/2008/10/18/moose-and-the-family/</link>
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