<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rdf:RDF xmlns="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"><channel rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/BlogRss.aspx/bel_1965194"><title>This And That - Blogit</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/</link><description>Not sure where this one is going to go, but we can travel that road together.</description><sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod><sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency><sy:updateBase>2000-01-01T12:00+00:00</sy:updateBase><items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/433862" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/430893" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/430594" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/428923" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/427613" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/426950" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/426477" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/425192" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/424130" /><rdf:li resource="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/422915" /></rdf:Seq></items></channel><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/433862"><title>Why Children Should Come With Duct Tape</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/433862</link><description>My daughter is very blunt and one never wonders what she is thinking because she says it before you can wonder, I got to thinking about some of the things she has said over the years and here are a couple of errrr ummmm favorites: Mommy loves daddy because he has fur. yes, it's true Carl is most...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/430893"><title>From Mine To Yours!</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/430893</link><description /></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/430594"><title>I'm Putting Him On Ebay</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/430594</link><description>Have I said that I really do adore my husband? 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"I started yelling and I told her...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/427613"><title>I Do Not Snoop</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/427613</link><description>I was giving Carl a hard time tonight because I was positive he didn't kiss me goodbye when he left this morning. Mind you the goodbye kiss consists of me rolling over kissing him telling him I love him and to be careful. "What time did you get up this morning?" He asked me after I insisted he...</description></item><item rdf:about="https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/426950"><title>Ten Years</title><link>https://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Blog.aspx/bel_1965194/426950</link><description>Another bathtub conversation: Keep in mind we have a 12 year old that never shuts up so often our only real quiet time is when I am in the tub. Tonight Carl asked me if I had anything in mind for our anniversary. 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Ariel does such a amazing job at explaining it but I wanted to give my take as well. I think we should appoint Pat as our writing workshop director and do a few more like these to see what everyone comes up with. I am not one of those people...</description></item></rdf:RDF>