<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Sisters @ emperorp.blog-city.com</title><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/</link><description>(Sisters) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 emperorp.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:26:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Sisters @ emperorp.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Family Practice</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/family_practice.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/family_practice.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:16:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=family%5Fpractice</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We all went along to Ashley's 6 year old check up and my first prenatal appointment. We love our doctor. Attending appointments there reminds exactly what a GP is all about-family! We often have more than one person visiti]]></description></item><item><title>Arthur, Ice-Cream and Dancing in the Sun</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/arthur_icecream_and_dancing_in_the_sun.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/arthur_icecream_and_dancing_in_the_sun.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=arthur%5Ficecream%5Fand%5Fdancing%5Fin%5Fthe%5Fsun</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We had a nice turn in the weather this morning. Sun, sun and more sun forecast for the rest of our stay. After an early start seeing James off on his ride up to Mission Ridge, the girls and I returned to our room for a little down time. 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It's the same game as Go Fish only themed on the Disney Lady and the Tramp movie, which]]></description></item><item><title>An Irish Magic Tree House</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/an_irish_magic_tree_house.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/an_irish_magic_tree_house.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=an%5Firish%5Fmagic%5Ftree%5Fhouse</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[We finished reading Day of the Dragon King last night, book #14 in The Magic Tree House series. Prior to that we read about Pompeii in Vacation Under the Volcano. Ashley and Caitlin were very interested in the the idea that a whole town was lost beca]]></description></item><item><title>New Looks</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/new_looks.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/new_looks.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:24:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=new%5Flooks</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Saturday was Ian and Janet's final full day with us before their return home on Sunday. 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It was very controversial when it was first]]></description></item><item><title>Granddad&apos;s Little Helpers</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/granddads_little_helpers.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/granddads_little_helpers.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Dec 2007 07:08:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=granddads%5Flittle%5Fhelpers</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[While I had a lovely lie-in this morning the girls had very enjoyable time helping Granddad make an apple pie. We will eat it for dessert on Christmas Day. 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We wait in hope that they arrive on the Thursday flight from]]></description></item><item><title>A New Week, A New Start and A Nativity</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/a_new_week_a_new_start_and_a_nativity.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/a_new_week_a_new_start_and_a_nativity.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fnew%5Fweek%5Fa%5Fnew%5Fstart%5Fand%5Fa%5Fnativity</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[The first of several entries about the good stuff since the start of December, because there has been tons of good stuff!Taking a lesson from Julie Andrews (we&#39;re big fans of The Sound of Music here), let me start at the very beginning. 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The girls were so excited about finally getting bunk beds. Ashley has been asking for over a year and Caitlin jumped on the band wag]]></description></item><item><title>Getting this House in Order</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/getting_this_house_in_order.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/getting_this_house_in_order.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 05:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=getting%5Fthis%5Fhouse%5Fin%5Forder</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ten days ago, on a Sunday, we took a deep breath and as a family hit the following list of things to do and as you can see, we're getting there. 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They were so excited and Caitlin started the day by coming ups]]></description></item><item><title>Enjoying Chair Time</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/enjoying_chair_time.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/enjoying_chair_time.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=enjoying%5Fchair%5Ftime</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Shortly after I posted my previous blog about Chair Time the other day, Ashley and Caitlin were having a major disagreement in the study. 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A friend mentioned that her tw]]></description></item><item><title>Thankful Turkeys</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/thankful_turkeys.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/thankful_turkeys.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:10:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=thankful%5Fturkeys</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After our divine start to the day on Sunday, with croissants and cards, we all decided to make some turkeys from construction paper for Ashley and Caitlin to play with. We traced their feet on brown paper, and their hands on a sheet each of red, oran]]></description></item><item><title>Blue Dad</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/blue_dad.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/blue_dad.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=blue%5Fdad</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our Caitlin is a toucher. Since she was a little baby sleeping in bed with us she would always scoot around in our bed until her feet or her hands touched someone and then she would feel comforted enough to settle down. Ashley too was a toucher when]]></description></item><item><title>Our Very Own Haunted House</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://emperorp.blog-city.com/our_very_own_haunted_house.htm</guid><link>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/our_very_own_haunted_house.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:31:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://emperorp.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=our%5Fvery%5Fown%5Fhaunted%5Fhouse</comments><dc:creator>Emperorp</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Our friends Christian and Jennifer gave us a Haunted House Gingerbread Kit and we spent a wonderful Sunday morning working on it together. Ashley enjoyed helping James construct the house and Caitlin enjoyed repairing damages. Both girls loved taste]]></description></item></channel></rss>