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	<title>Stubborn Fish Tales&#187; Family Traditions</title>

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		<title>Christmas Traditions &#8211; Then</title>

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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<title>Christmas Traditions &#8211; Now</title>

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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2011/12/09/christmas-traditions-now/' addthis:title='Christmas Traditions &#8211; Now '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>I love Christmas. It is truly my favorite time of year. I&#8217;m one of those annoying people who plays Christmas music all year round. I figure you can&#8217;t be accused of playing it to early if you never stopped. Spotify has become my new best friend this Christmas because I have made my ultimate Christmas [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2011/12/09/christmas-traditions-now/' addthis:title='Christmas Traditions &#8211; Now ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>We made it! :)</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 04:16:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/?p=1137</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2011/03/14/we-made-it/' addthis:title='We made it! :) '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Dear Son, Today you turned 18. We made it!  All those nights of crying over you, praying over you, and convincing you and ourselves that we would not give up have paid off. We made it! I am thankful to say that every day gets better. Who knew that when I was only 8 years [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2011/03/14/we-made-it/' addthis:title='We made it! :) ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>What I am learning through Dad&#8217;s clutter</title>

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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 05:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2011/02/24/what-i-am-learning-through-dads-clutter/' addthis:title='What I am learning through Dad&#8217;s clutter '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>He&#8217;s been gone from here 3 months now. Almost 4. I miss him like crazy. It still hits me in waves. Especially when I hear a song about heaven, or read an article about something science related, or go through a week like last week. This week I worked up the courage and initiative to [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2011/02/24/what-i-am-learning-through-dads-clutter/' addthis:title='What I am learning through Dad&#8217;s clutter ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Old Fashioned Food: Update</title>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2011/02/02/old-fashioned-food/' addthis:title='Old Fashioned Food: Update '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>I am an old-timey kind of gal. I&#8217;m married to one of the most gadgety men on earth, but we have been talking lately about how much simpler it would have been to live during the pioneer days. Notice, I said simpler, not easier. Anywho, I&#8217;ve been really into this wonderful series by Lauraine Snelling [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2011/02/02/old-fashioned-food/' addthis:title='Old Fashioned Food: Update ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>He&#8217;s official!!!</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2010/06/28/hes-official/' addthis:title='He&#8217;s official!!! '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>As of 1:30 PM this afternoon, June 28th 2010, Gabe is officially stubborn! YAY!!! He was nervous. He ate an entire bowl (like, glad container bowl) of taco casserole, plus a bowl of green grapes, at 11:30. He eats when he&#8217;s nervous, and he hates that I know that he eats when he&#8217;s nervous. Jeremiah [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2010/06/28/hes-official/' addthis:title='He&#8217;s official!!! ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>First Christmas with the boys &#8211; Check!</title>

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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Dec 2009 03:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2009/12/26/first-christmas-with-the-boys-check/' addthis:title='First Christmas with the boys &#8211; Check! '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>I can&#8217;t believe our first Christmas with the boys is already over. It was a good one, though. We made plenty of good memories and had wonderful times with our wonderful family. Here are a few highlights: - Christmas Eve We started the day with a delicious breakfast of biscuits, gravy, and cheesy scrambled eggs. [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2009/12/26/first-christmas-with-the-boys-check/' addthis:title='First Christmas with the boys &#8211; Check! ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>New adventures and old ones</title>

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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/?p=700</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2009/12/15/new-adventures-and-old-ones/' addthis:title='New adventures and old ones '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>I&#8217;m so sorry I&#8217;ve been away so long. As I said before, we were dealing with some stalking issues, but they seen to have calmed down for now, so I am hoping to resume blogging as usual, although I am going to have to be careful for a while about content until my husband puts [...]<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2009/12/15/new-adventures-and-old-ones/' addthis:title='New adventures and old ones ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leaf Fun again</title>

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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 03:44:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2009/11/13/leaf-fun-again/' addthis:title='Leaf Fun again '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Whoops! I forgot to change the setting to public. Here we go again!<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2009/11/13/leaf-fun-again/' addthis:title='Leaf Fun again ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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		<title>Leaf Fun!</title>

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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Hannah Rae</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style " addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2009/11/09/leaf-fun/' addthis:title='Leaf Fun! '  ><a class="addthis_button_facebook_like" fb:like:layout="button_count"></a><a class="addthis_button_tweet"></a><a class="addthis_button_google_plusone" g:plusone:size="medium"></a><a class="addthis_counter addthis_pill_style"></a></div>Enjoy this fun video of fall in the U.P. I have pictures, but am having uploading issues. Blessings! Hannah<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_" addthis:url='http://www.stubbornfishtales.com/2009/11/09/leaf-fun/' addthis:title='Leaf Fun! ' ><a class="addthis_button_preferred_1"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_2"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_3"></a><a class="addthis_button_preferred_4"></a><a class="addthis_button_compact"></a></div>]]></description>
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