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		<title>Rogers uncut</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So I thought I would post a few raw and uncut pictures of our trip&#8230; I am forever going through our picture like a photographer, deleting the bad keeping the good&#8230; So guess what when my kids grow up they will have a perfect life! I have not done this intentionally I really never even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Josh and Rach &#8220;Take 1~8&#8243;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minnie was so great taking photo&#8217;s of Daddy and Mommy EVERYWHERE!! I have realize because I am so self centered and have not wanted anyone to see what I looked liked I have very few pictures of Josh and I. This really is horrible and something I am going to change. I am going to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/689/</link>
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		<title>Ty and Minnie ~ &#8220;Take 1~ 10&#8243;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ty and Minnie.. There is not much I can say that the pictures won&#8217;t tell you.. This trip was really good for them, like a reset a reminder of how to talk to each other with kindness. (or mommy might make you walk) They have a special bond but are still brother and sister and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/ty-and-minnie-take-1-10/</link>
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		<title>Rogers Family &#8220;Take 1~6&#8243;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This us! I am in a picture Really&#8230; I did not even edit them&#8230; WELL all of them! Really even after hours in the car I put my slimy self and my family in fount of the camera for you to enjoy. I hope you do! Share on Facebook var button = document.getElementById('facebook_share_link_684') &#124;&#124; document.getElementById('facebook_share_icon_684') [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Night at Red Robin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, the Bonzai Burger was awesome. Dave did something crazy and ordered one with bacon on it! We really enjoyed seeing the Curry&#8217;s, and Rachel&#8217;s parents as well as my Mom and Lar. I was hoping to see more folks, but at least we gave everyone an opportunity to see us this trip. It looks [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/night-at-red-robin/</link>
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		<title>Back Online</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, I&#8217;ve just finished up a couple days work in El Paso.  Thanks to one of our fabulous neighbors, the website is back online.  Not sure what went wrong, hopefully its not recurring. Today, we visited an incredible BBQ joint, called Stateline BBQ, which is now officially the best BBQ I&#8217;ve ever had.  We enjoyed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medford or Bust</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, tomorrow we leave for Medford.  We have a tight schedule, but are trying to go into this easy and fancy free. We&#8217;re hoping to microblog a bit along the way (check for mini updates on the front page on the right). Here are some links you may enjoy to see an overview of our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/medford-or-bust/</link>
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		<title>Hanging out with friends!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MEDFORD FRIENDS!!! Josh the kids and myself will be at Red Robin on Friday June 4th at 7:00pm. If you can make it that would be awesome! We would all love to see you! How about a skate night! I know Y&#8217;all&#8217;s kids are still in school so lets look at Friday night the 11th [...]]]></description>
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		<title>unexpected blessing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am so excited, I am coming home! Not only that I also get to drive to Portland! What an unexpected blessing! I can not wait to see all of you! I can not wait to hold Carson Gilbert Curry the newest miracle that Lisa and Dave have brought into there family. Crazy I did [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/unexpected-blessing/</link>
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		<title>Groupon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently, a friend turned me onto Groupon, a website that offers a daily &#8220;group rate&#8221; coupon. Most vendors offer group rates, and this site gets you those rates by marketing a particular coupon to a group. Currently, they seem to only offer coupons in bigger cities, but if you happen to live near a bigger [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/groupon/</link>
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		<title>Ty 2036</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well, if you&#8217;ve ever wondered&#8230; &#8220;What would the world be like if Ty was in charge?&#8221;, here&#8217;s your chance to witness a creative insight to Tyler&#8217;s platform. This was a class project done earlier in the school year, where the kids would have to write a poem, and they read it to their entire grade [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/beatnik/</link>
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		<title>Christmas Visit with Big Mema</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I&#8217;ve been a little behind&#8230; Last Christmas, we went to San Antonio to visit with Big Mema (pronounced mee-mah), I collected a video, and have been meaning to get it up for my mom and her siblings to enjoy ever since. So, I&#8217;ve finally got around to it, and here is the video: Share [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/christmas-visit-with-big-mema/</link>
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		<title>Easter 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My kids live in a amazing world&#8230;. Yesterday we went to church they got to hear God&#8217;s word and then a helicopter flew over and dropped candy from the sky! They got to race after it and pick it up and had a blast&#8230; The worlds best pinata! From our neighborhood blowing in snow to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/easter-2010/</link>
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		<title>What a crew!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am trying to get caught up an my photo&#8217;s. I recently realized that I has the last half of a year stored on my camera&#8230; Sorry about that I got burnt out or maybe it was burned on the whole &#8220;picture&#8221; thing, so I have really just been &#8220;off line&#8221;. I have been taking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/what-a-crew/</link>
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		<title>Bible Reading Plan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, recently, I discovered youversion.com, which is a slick website and blackberry app (they have apps for nearly any net enabled phone).  For a bit, I was just using this as my &#8216;on the go&#8217; bible, but I just found the &#8216;reading plans&#8217;, and took a look at their website too.  There is a nice [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/bible-reading-plan/</link>
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		<title>Darrel Got a Doe!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Uncle Darrel gave me a call Friday night, and told me he had just shot a dear. I&#8217;ve been hunting w/Uncle Darrel a few times this season, but wasn&#8217;t fortunate enough to bring anything home, so he was excited to give me the opportunity to help with the dressing and skinning. He called back a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/doe/</link>
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		<title>Minnie&#8217;s First Piano Recital</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Minnie is in a 6 person piano class, and was unfortunately ill during their first recital, so Rachel decided to hold a recital later at our home after she recovered. We have such good neighbors and friends, and really enjoyed them coming over to listen to Minnie play piano. Share on Facebook var button = [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/recital/</link>
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		<title>Texas Snow Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, for Christmas this year, I got a little video camera for the grandparents. We&#8217;ll send you videos of your grandkids regularly! Merry Christmas! Here&#8217;s a picture of the camera you got (but I&#8217;m keeping. Good deal, huh?) So, we live in this great little commune community that puts on a snow day each year. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/texas-snow-day/</link>
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		<title>third little pig</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am like the third little pig who built his house out of bricks&#8230; It is easier to put up a brick wall and keep it up then to blow it down Right? I know this is something the Lord wants me to work on but it is the hardest thing for me to do. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/third-little-pig/</link>
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		<title>Great Grandma</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Are you still five generations when one of you is walking with the Lord?  I have been asking myself this for five months now. My whole life I have been one of something with this group of women. Most of my life has been one of four, till the magic moment when Minnie entered the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/great-grandma/</link>
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		<title>Dance~DAY21-23</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Josh and I went to a concert in our neighborhood a few weekends ago. Good concert, good neighbors. We are so blessed to live in a neighborhood where we can not only be blessed with live music, but when walking in to the venue having neighbors to visit with that we like. The night was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/danceday21-23/</link>
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		<title>Value of the Women in my Life ~ DAY 20</title>
		<description><![CDATA[THE VALUE OF WOMEN And Then He Made Women By the time the Lord made woman, he was into his sixth day of working overtime. An angel appeared and said, &#8220;Why are you spending so much time on this one?&#8221; And the Lord answered, &#8220;Have you seen my spec sheet on her? She has to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/value-of-the-women-in-my-life-day-20/</link>
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		<title>Be Happy or Grumpy about it Day 17-19</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am Grumpy from the seven dwarfs. Really the door bell rings I am Grumpy, the dog barking because the doorbell is ringing is making me Grumpy. I get junk mail I am Grumpy because the wasted paper. It is cold outside I am Grumpy that it is not warm.  The list goes on and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/be-happy-or-grumpy-about-it-day-17-19/</link>
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		<title>Sunday school drop out ~ DAY 15-16</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I am a three year old Sunday school teacher. I will pause now while you all laugh&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..  I started this &#8220;Job&#8221; because my dearest friend and our churches children&#8217;s pastor was living with us while she was planning her wedding. She was looking for teachers for her ministry and planning a wedding, and crying [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/sunday-school-drop-out-day-15-16/</link>
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		<title>Happy birthday Minnie! ~ Day 14</title>
		<description><![CDATA[8 years can you believe it! What a joy she has been. I am consistently amazed every day by the light she brings into this world. I am forever grateful by the faithfulness of our Lord that he has given her the strength to persevere through so much and keep SMILING. I was reminded just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/happy-birthday-minnie-day-14/</link>
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		<title>Sleep???? ~ Day 13</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sleep&#8230;. What is that? I think my body has forgotten how to do this vital thing. For some reason this past month I have been waking up between 2 and 4am and have not been able to go back to sleep. I was sure it has been the Lord needed me to pray for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/sleep-day-13/</link>
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		<title>Trick or treat!!!!~ DAY 11-12</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am praising God that my kids went trick or treating this year. We have had many Halloweens where we spent them in the hospital and Ty&#8217;s trick or treating was in the &#8220;play room&#8221;. Not that he cared, I don&#8217;t think he remembers&#8230; I do it makes me feel like crap. I hate that [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/fall-pictures/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Whatevers&#8221; DAY 10</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Butt hurt&#8230; Why do we say this? Heart hurt&#8230; Mind hurt&#8230;. Soul hurt&#8230; Feelings hurt&#8230;There are so many other things that we could say that really would express how we really feel. I am a wimp.  I tend to take little things that people say to me right to my soul and carry them with [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/whatevers-day-10/</link>
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		<title>MAMA BEAR RAGE! ~ DAY 9</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to spank someone else&#8217;s kid&#8230;. Probable not a good thing.  Maybe I should spank the parent of this child.  I am trying to control my Mama bear rage as justified as I feel I know that the Lord would want me to keep it to myself. Or maybe he wouldn&#8217;t  maybe he would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/mama-bear-rage-day-9/</link>
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		<title>Blessed neighborhood ~ DAY 8</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you live in a neighborhood you know how amazing it is to be close to people that you like or maybe even love.  We happen to have found ourselves in a place that no matter what time of day it is we can go to any of our neighbors and shop, talk, send our [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/blessed-neighborhood/</link>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s Sleeping ~ DAY 7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tonight Minnie and I are staying the night at the hospital for a sleep study.  It always amazes me that they call it a sleep study because no one sleeps.  The patient will a little, the Mommy no way! We are required to sleep sitting up in a chair, great! I love sleep studies.  Really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/whos-sleeping-day-7/</link>
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		<title>fear ~ day 5/6</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the thing about commitments, I suck! I really do want to make sure I am posting but it seems like when I miss one day I feel so guilty I just go off the deep end!  So two days I have been off in no blog land, Friday just happened to be a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/fear-day-56/</link>
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		<title>OPPS! UGH! HAHA! ~ DAY 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Okay! So all around town I went looking for hats wanting my kiddos to have what they needed/wanted for the right spirit day. When I dropped the kids off at school I said to the kids &#8220;hey no one has hats on?&#8221; Kinda weird but it was raining so I thought maybe they would put [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/opps-ugh-haha-day-4/</link>
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		<title>Crazy hat mom ~ Day 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This week is national red ribbon week. I think it is great that we are encouraging our kids not to do drugs. The school gives the kids ribbons, they talk about not showing hate and not doing drugs. But it is also spirit week, so the school has the kids dress up in different things. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/crazy-hat-mom-day-3/</link>
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		<title>Humble I fall&#8230;. Day 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had what I thought was an amazing mommy moment with my son. I was sure I spoke wise wisdom in to his little mind that he would take with him and really Challenge him to change a behavior, that he had just accidentally let show. What happened: Ty has been wanting a laptop, we [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/humble-i-fall-day-2/</link>
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		<title>DAY 1~ Valley&#8217;s and Mountian tops</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yet, O LORD, you are our Father. We are the clay, you are the potter; we are all the work of your hand. This has been the verse that I have held on to since the day I found out that my baby was &#8220;not perfect&#8221; yes I said it, I have moved on from [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/day-1-valleys-and-mountian-tops/</link>
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		<title>Earth To Rach~ Raw and un-cut! 90 day Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Well I have not been a very good Blogger in the past, but I am hoping to change that with this 90day challenge. I have an amazing friend whom 50 days ago asked us all to join her in this challenge. For 90 days we will Praise God for everything. We will stop complaining&#8230; And [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/earth-to-rach-raw-and-un-cut-90-day-challenge-2/</link>
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		<title>H1N1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kids Made it! We conquered H1N1. I am so blessed that they are back to school and healthy. Share on Facebook var button = document.getElementById('facebook_share_link_473') &#124;&#124; document.getElementById('facebook_share_icon_473') &#124;&#124; document.getElementById('facebook_share_both_473') &#124;&#124; document.getElementById('facebook_share_button_473'); if (button) { button.onclick = function(e) { var url = this.href.replace(/share\.php/, 'sharer.php'); window.open(url,'sharer','toolbar=0,status=0,width=626,height=436'); return false; } if (button.id === 'facebook_share_button_473') { button.onmouseover = function(){ [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/h1n1/</link>
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		<title>First week of school!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The kids went back to school last week with much excitement! They both love the teacher that they have been placed with ( mommy is glad, it is so hard leaving them trusted to someone else in the first place. I cannot image how it would be if they were not excited, happy and looking [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/first-week-of-school/</link>
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		<title>Pineapple Upside Down Cake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, I gave my first try at a gluten free (GF) cake last night.  Rachel was gracious, but I think it could be much better. I&#8217;m going to record the recipe here and some of my thoughts on what I&#8217;ll do next time. Ingredients Glaze: 1 cup of firmly packed dark brown sugar 1/2 cup [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/pineapple-upside-down-cake/</link>
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		<title>Minnie</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Update on Minnie, I am sure you all have been wondering and I have been so neglectful, I am so sorry. We have had tons of doctor&#8217;s appointments this summer, we have an awesome medical team here in Texas!  God was really great in providing specialist that can provided the care that she needs.  We [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/minnie/</link>
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		<title>top story</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know you have all longed to hear from me again&#8230;. &#8220;Right&#8221; well I thought I would try my hand at Facebook&#8230; but would you guess it cause nothing but cyber drama&#8230;. Not that I Rachel Rogers had anything to do with drama being far above anything that smells of drama but, I love Facebook [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/coffee/</link>
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		<title>redunculous</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I figure that, once in their life, everyone has something happen to them that you wouldn&#8217;t expect to happen because the odds are so absurdly against it. For a few its winning Powerball, for others its being struck by lightning, or striking oil with a gardening hoe. Well, mine apparently happened this month. At work, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/redunculous/</link>
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		<title>This Monopoly Game is Finally Over!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[So, its finally happened&#8230; Wow&#8230;  Its strange because when we had been waiting a bit, we started getting a little restless, and we imagined this day being a HUGE relief, followed by mariachi bands and hoopla, and I don&#8217;t know what else.  The deal is, we&#8217;ve become accustomed to having a second house thats empty, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/sold/</link>
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		<title>The Wild Wild West</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wait a second&#8230; I moved south? But there are all kinds of interesting wildlife here (besides the women of TV of course) They&#8217;ve got wild hogs, stick bugs, asps, armadillos, and all kinds of wildflowers in Texas.  Its no secret that I&#8217;m a big fan of birds of prey though.  Take a look at what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/the-wild-wild-west/</link>
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		<title>Ed Freeman</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone that emails me probably knows I&#8217;m not a big fan of the &#8220;forward this to everyone in my address book&#8221; forwards. If you find something that makes you think of me, then send it to me with a personal note. Every once in a while I run across something that is an exception. Today [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/ed-freeman/</link>
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		<title>Teksas Tawk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now, if you&#8217;re gonna say things Texans say, you&#8217;ve got to be sure to get the pronunciation right. Here are a few tips: In Texas, the &#8220;g&#8221; in the suffix &#8220;ing&#8221; is silent. Thus, &#8220;fixing to&#8221; becomes &#8220;fixin&#8217; to.&#8221; chester drawers: that piece of furniture you put your socks in. nuther thing: another thing hairyew: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/teksas-tawk/</link>
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		<title>Ty and Minnie Baptism!!! Whoohoo!!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was a big day for the Rogers family.  Both Ty and Minnie were baptised, this was exciting for so many reasons, they have been asking for quite some time but we have not been &#8220;grounded&#8221; in a church family and did not feel like they had the understanding of the importance of the decision [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/baptism/</link>
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		<title>Walburg German Restaurant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[German Food, yum! This fabulous little restaurant serves excellent German food in the metropolis of Walburg, TX.  We enjoyed wiener schnitzel, sauerbraten, wurst, meatballs. spätzle and more!  They have a nice buffet with most of the items on the menu, which goes for about $15/person.  Unfortunately, that is about the same price as most of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/walburg/</link>
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		<title>Bringing in March</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I know Y&#8217;all must think I have just dropped off the face of the earth&#8230;. Well not quite I have in fact just dropped the blog ball it is like laundry you get  a big pile and you feel over whelmed. Yes, that is me I have been gone for so long I have felt [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.rachelrogers.com/bringing-in-march/</link>
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