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		<title>By: Emily</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-4393</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi!

I would like to talk to you about an article I wrote that, being a parent, I think you would enjoy (on early childhood education).  I&#039;d love it if you could drop me an email quick so I can give you more details if you&#039;re interested or if you were interested in new content for your blog.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi!</p>
<p>I would like to talk to you about an article I wrote that, being a parent, I think you would enjoy (on early childhood education).  I&#8217;d love it if you could drop me an email quick so I can give you more details if you&#8217;re interested or if you were interested in new content for your blog.</p>
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		<title>By: Heather</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-2597</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Heather]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Jan 2010 06:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love love LOVE your blog. I was on the waitlist for VN when they shut down but adopted my beautiful daughter from Ethiopia last year. My agency is no longer accepting singles - would you share some info on who you&#039;re using?  I&#039;m already thinking about a sibling too!  Congrats on your waitlist spot this week - enjoy all that exciting anticipation!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Love love LOVE your blog. I was on the waitlist for VN when they shut down but adopted my beautiful daughter from Ethiopia last year. My agency is no longer accepting singles &#8211; would you share some info on who you&#8217;re using?  I&#8217;m already thinking about a sibling too!  Congrats on your waitlist spot this week &#8211; enjoy all that exciting anticipation!</p>
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		<title>By: Anne</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-2518</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Anne]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a single perspective mom and will be traveling to Russia Sat. for my first visit.  Wondered if you had any words of wisdom?  I am older as well]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am a single perspective mom and will be traveling to Russia Sat. for my first visit.  Wondered if you had any words of wisdom?  I am older as well</p>
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		<title>By: prissy</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-2365</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:47:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been following your blog for about a year now - maybe through Habesha Child (can&#039;t remember now).  I adopted my daughter domestically in January - she&#039;s 10 months old now and I am having some maybe I should start for number 2 thoughts now.  Following closely to see how it goes for you!  

Prissy

PS - I love the night night video - caught a snippet of his name - be careful if you are still concerned about that!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have been following your blog for about a year now &#8211; maybe through Habesha Child (can&#8217;t remember now).  I adopted my daughter domestically in January &#8211; she&#8217;s 10 months old now and I am having some maybe I should start for number 2 thoughts now.  Following closely to see how it goes for you!  </p>
<p>Prissy</p>
<p>PS &#8211; I love the night night video &#8211; caught a snippet of his name &#8211; be careful if you are still concerned about that!</p>
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		<title>By: Mr.Carrot28</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-2116</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Mr.Carrot28]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:58:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While addressing her district, she said tearfully that nobody should have to put up with the behind-the-back comments she took. ,]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>While addressing her district, she said tearfully that nobody should have to put up with the behind-the-back comments she took. ,</p>
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		<title>By: Oscar's Mom</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-1975</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Oscar's Mom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[How cool!  I&#039;ve never met anyone who has adopted (or was in the process of adopting) from Nicaragua.  Do you have a blog?  I&#039;d love to hear more about the process.  Nanny Norma is Nicaraguan with family still there, so we&#039;ve discussed the possibility of my adopting there.  I was just apprehensive with it not being a well developed process where I could glean info from other APs easily.  Best of luck to you!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>How cool!  I&#8217;ve never met anyone who has adopted (or was in the process of adopting) from Nicaragua.  Do you have a blog?  I&#8217;d love to hear more about the process.  Nanny Norma is Nicaraguan with family still there, so we&#8217;ve discussed the possibility of my adopting there.  I was just apprehensive with it not being a well developed process where I could glean info from other APs easily.  Best of luck to you!</p>
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		<title>By: 1st_rendezvous</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-1974</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Love to follow your journey for your adoption to Ethiopia.

I too am a single women, in the adoption loop.  Nicaragua vs Nepal.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Love to follow your journey for your adoption to Ethiopia.</p>
<p>I too am a single women, in the adoption loop.  Nicaragua vs Nepal.</p>
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		<title>By: Julie of Mamapedia</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-1931</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie of Mamapedia]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2009 07:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi Michelle,

I&#039;m Julie, the editor of &quot;Mamapedia Voices&quot;, and we feature guest bloggers on Mamapedia, a site for Moms all across the country. I&#039;ve just found your blog, and would like to invite you write a piece which could be featured on our site.

Though Mamapedia Voices has just started out, it is already receiving a lot of attention, both on our site, on our guest bloggers&#039; sites, and beyond. We promote our featured guest bloggers through emails, Twitter, Facebook and more. It&#039;s a wonderful opportunity to grow your audience!
If you would like to participate, please take a look at Mamapedia Voices. Next, sign up here http://bit.ly/UTCGU to be on the blogger roster, and then you will be able to see the complete (and easy) instructions for submitting a piece for consideration.

Also, because we like your blog, please download a recognition badge from us- there are many fun designs to choose from here:  http://www.mamapedia.com/voices/blogger_badge

Thank you, and I look forward to reading more of your work!

Best wishes,
Julie D&#039;Agostino
Editor, Mamapedia Voices]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Michelle,</p>
<p>I&#8217;m Julie, the editor of &#8220;Mamapedia Voices&#8221;, and we feature guest bloggers on Mamapedia, a site for Moms all across the country. I&#8217;ve just found your blog, and would like to invite you write a piece which could be featured on our site.</p>
<p>Though Mamapedia Voices has just started out, it is already receiving a lot of attention, both on our site, on our guest bloggers&#8217; sites, and beyond. We promote our featured guest bloggers through emails, Twitter, Facebook and more. It&#8217;s a wonderful opportunity to grow your audience!<br />
If you would like to participate, please take a look at Mamapedia Voices. Next, sign up here <a href="http://bit.ly/UTCGU" rel="nofollow">http://bit.ly/UTCGU</a> to be on the blogger roster, and then you will be able to see the complete (and easy) instructions for submitting a piece for consideration.</p>
<p>Also, because we like your blog, please download a recognition badge from us- there are many fun designs to choose from here:  <a href="http://www.mamapedia.com/voices/blogger_badge" rel="nofollow">http://www.mamapedia.com/voices/blogger_badge</a></p>
<p>Thank you, and I look forward to reading more of your work!</p>
<p>Best wishes,<br />
Julie D&#8217;Agostino<br />
Editor, Mamapedia Voices</p>
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		<title>By: laura</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-1572</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[laura]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[your son is a cutie! thanks for stopping by my blog.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>your son is a cutie! thanks for stopping by my blog.</p>
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		<title>By: McLane</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-1569</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[McLane]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:12:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi!  I would love to talk to you about the FACE Act.  Could you e-mail me your contact info?  I have followed your blog off and on since Oscar came home.  I love it!  

McLane]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi!  I would love to talk to you about the FACE Act.  Could you e-mail me your contact info?  I have followed your blog off and on since Oscar came home.  I love it!  </p>
<p>McLane</p>
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		<title>By: Agnes</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-903</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Agnes]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 06:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hi,

My name is Agnes I&#039;m a graduate student at NYU in the public relations program. I&#039;m writing a paper on the reputation of Vietnamese orphanages and need to obtain research on the subject. I came across your blog and was hoping you can complete a 5 question survey about your adoption experience.
 
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=61GhpCOpNOJY7C1HzDnfDA_3d_3d
 
I appreciate your help and time. Please let me know if I need to clarify any of the questions in the survey. Thank you in advance.
 
Best, 
 
Agnes]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi,</p>
<p>My name is Agnes I&#8217;m a graduate student at NYU in the public relations program. I&#8217;m writing a paper on the reputation of Vietnamese orphanages and need to obtain research on the subject. I came across your blog and was hoping you can complete a 5 question survey about your adoption experience.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=61GhpCOpNOJY7C1HzDnfDA_3d_3d" rel="nofollow">http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=61GhpCOpNOJY7C1HzDnfDA_3d_3d</a></p>
<p>I appreciate your help and time. Please let me know if I need to clarify any of the questions in the survey. Thank you in advance.</p>
<p>Best, </p>
<p>Agnes</p>
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		<title>By: Beth</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-759</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beth]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Dec 2008 20:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You won my blog contest! Email me at bethbasilio@hotmail.com with your mailing address so I can send you your prize.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You won my blog contest! Email me at <a href="mailto:bethbasilio@hotmail.com">bethbasilio@hotmail.com</a> with your mailing address so I can send you your prize.</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-743</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nora, that must be terrifying for you (and of course your dauther)!  I hope the doctors are able to take care of your daughter&#039;s medical issues very soon.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nora, that must be terrifying for you (and of course your dauther)!  I hope the doctors are able to take care of your daughter&#8217;s medical issues very soon.</p>
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		<title>By: nora</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-715</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[nora]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:22:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michelle,

I&#039;ve been reading your blog only recently, but came across your post about seeing a ped opt.  We are seeing a ped opt. for my daughter for the reverse reason: brain disorder/seizures which may manifest themselves into eye problems.  You are right - the dissatisfaction with the medical community mounts quickly.  Take care - I&#039;ll be thinking about you and Oscar.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michelle,</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve been reading your blog only recently, but came across your post about seeing a ped opt.  We are seeing a ped opt. for my daughter for the reverse reason: brain disorder/seizures which may manifest themselves into eye problems.  You are right &#8211; the dissatisfaction with the medical community mounts quickly.  Take care &#8211; I&#8217;ll be thinking about you and Oscar.</p>
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		<title>By: Kimberly</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-658</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kimberly]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 06:34:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey there,
I&#039;m a single mom, too. I just got home with my son from Guatemala a few months ago. I also am thinking about adopting again and was also thinking about Ethiopia. I may not start for another year. Is Vietnam closed to singles now? I need to get back in the game and get caught up on the latest laws. Looking forward to staying in touch.
Kimberly]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey there,<br />
I&#8217;m a single mom, too. I just got home with my son from Guatemala a few months ago. I also am thinking about adopting again and was also thinking about Ethiopia. I may not start for another year. Is Vietnam closed to singles now? I need to get back in the game and get caught up on the latest laws. Looking forward to staying in touch.<br />
Kimberly</p>
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		<title>By: Michelle</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-608</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michelle]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am looking for your email b/c I wanted to ask you a couple of questions. guateangel at msn dot com]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am looking for your email b/c I wanted to ask you a couple of questions. guateangel at msn dot com</p>
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		<title>By: Kathy</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-579</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kathy]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings from a fellow single, older adoptive mom!  My Adam is two and a half and has been home just over a year.  I&#039;m enjoying catching up on your blog.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greetings from a fellow single, older adoptive mom!  My Adam is two and a half and has been home just over a year.  I&#8217;m enjoying catching up on your blog.</p>
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		<title>By: Debbie</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-575</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Debbie]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I sure enjoy your blog.  It is happy &amp; bold...fun to read. Oscar is a cutie.  I also am an adoptive mom...to 2 siblings from Russia who had never met until we adopted them.  It has been a wild ride, but a great ride.
Thanks for sharing your story.

Debbie Mumm
www.adoptioncoach.wordpress.com
www.everythingforadoption.com]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I sure enjoy your blog.  It is happy &amp; bold&#8230;fun to read. Oscar is a cutie.  I also am an adoptive mom&#8230;to 2 siblings from Russia who had never met until we adopted them.  It has been a wild ride, but a great ride.<br />
Thanks for sharing your story.</p>
<p>Debbie Mumm<br />
<a href="http://www.adoptioncoach.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.adoptioncoach.wordpress.com</a><br />
<a href="http://www.everythingforadoption.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.everythingforadoption.com</a></p>
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		<title>By: sahar009</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-466</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Aug 2008 06:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so impressed that you went through with the adoption, that it&#039;s going so well and that you are planning on adopting another child! I look forward to hearing more about that!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so impressed that you went through with the adoption, that it&#8217;s going so well and that you are planning on adopting another child! I look forward to hearing more about that!</p>
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		<title>By: Pamela</title>
		<link>http://malodorousmesses.com/me/#comment-380</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Pamela]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:49:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so glad that I found your blog on posh mama. Take care.
Pamela]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am so glad that I found your blog on posh mama. Take care.<br />
Pamela</p>
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