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	<title>BeautyRevealed &#124; The Blog of Melissa J. Dillon &#187; Holidays</title>
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		<title>4th of July Celebration</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Jul 2010 19:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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* all photos by the amazing Jodie Swan
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		<title>Fathers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 07:13:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;A father carries pictures where his money used to be.&#8221; 
-Unknown

Father&#8217;s Day was so special this year. Of course the main reason being that Mark is a Daddy to this precious little one, and I&#8217;ve been so touched to watch him love and care for her with such tenderness and adoration. Ava has been in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/05/09/happy-mothers-day-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 09 May 2010 07:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There is no influence so powerful as that of the mother.&#8221;
 &#8211; Sarah Josepha Hall

Some thoughts on Motherhood from some very wise people:
&#8220;Train with this thought continually before your eyes: The soul of your child is the first thing to be considered. In every step that you take about them, in every plan and scheme [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome, 2010!</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2010/01/05/welcome-2010/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:35:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Our life us frittered away by detail&#8230; simplify, simplify.&#8221; 
- Henry David Thoreau

Have you ever felt that life is spinning out of control&#8230; that life is &#8220;happening to you&#8221; or passing you by before you can get a chance to regroup? I&#8217;ve had these times all too often over the last year, and as I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas in the Country</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/12/29/christmas-in-the-country/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Dec 2009 02:59:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand 
and for a talk beside the fire. It is the time for home.&#8221; 
- Edith Sitwell

It just wouldn&#8217;t be Christmas without spending it at Mom and Dad&#8217;s cabin in the woods. This year was perfect and magical [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Warmest Wishes&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/12/25/warmest-wishes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<title>Let it Snow!</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/12/23/let-it-snow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Heap on more wood! The wind is chill: 
but let it whistle as it will, We&#8217;ll keep our Christmas merry still!&#8221;

- Sir Walter Scott

Looks like we&#8217;ll be snowed in this Christmas&#8230; which is just perfect in my estimation. Mark and I are packing our bags and heading to the cabin in Sugarwoods for Christmas. I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Quiet Christmas</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/12/18/a-quiet-christmas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:16:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Silent Night, Holy Night; all is calm, all is bright.&#8221;

I hope everyone is enjoying a bit of coziness in your homes this Christmas season. I have to admit, I kind of hit a wall after being so busy for so many months. This week my body told me it was imperative to slow down, or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas in the City 2009</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/12/16/christmas-in-the-city-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:37:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Silver Bells, Silver Bells&#8230; It&#8217;s Christmas time in the city.&#8221;
- Bing Crosby

Last year&#8217;s Christmas in the City was so much fun that we decided to make it an annual tradition. This year we decided to take the Light Rail from the Mall of America so we could have the full city experience.

We went to downtown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busy&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/12/05/busy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air.&#8221; 
-W. T. Ellis

It&#8217;s my favorite time of the year. This week we&#8217;ve even had some snow to get us into the Christmas spirit. Mark put up the tree, and it smells wonderful. Bing Crosby is crooning in the background. The pine candles are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Independence Day</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/07/03/independence-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Where liberty dwells, there is my country.&#8221;
- Benjamin Franklin

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		<title>Mother&#8217;s Day Weekend</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/05/11/mothers-day-weekend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 17:10:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;There aren&#8217;t enough days in the weekend.&#8221;
- Rod Schmidt

We celebrated Mom&#8217;s Birthday this weekend as well as Mother&#8217;s Day, so that Jamie and Angela could be with us for both. They traveled up from The Cities on Friday night and we had such a nice weekend with them (although, it always goes by so quickly). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Mother&#8217;s Day</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/05/10/happy-mothers-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2009 16:09:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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&#8220;A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us; still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Easter!</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/04/12/happy-easter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 16:35:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Behold! The Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!&#8221; 
John 1:29

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		<title>The Spring House</title>
		<link>http://markandmiss.com/wordpress/2009/04/08/the-spring-house/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Melissa</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The sun was warm but the wind was chill. You know how it is with an April day.&#8221; 
- Robert Frost
I&#8217;ve been in spring cleaning mode this last week. Lots of organizing, deep cleaning, redecorating, and baking while listening to &#8220;The Best of Billie Holiday&#8221; on my ipod. Though the days have been a bit chilly [...]]]></description>
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