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	<title>Rooted in Mississippi</title>
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		<title>My sweet, little heart dog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I wanted to include some photos, most of which were not posted here before. They cover the span of time he was here, including his last days. Our first indication of his health problems was a bout of hemorrhagic gastroenteritis in November, where we rushed him to the Vet ER and they put him on [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1113</link>
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		<title>A Rudy Retrospective</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rudy was my constant companion for the last several years.  We spent hours and hours together daily.  He was always interested in my stitching.  I miss him so much.  These are some of the photos of him from this blog.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1108</link>
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		<title>Poor Little Rudy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After nearly a year of fighting inflammatory bowel disease, he died in my arms this morning. Rest in peace my most favored boy&#8230;you were the most amazing dog a girl could have.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1106</link>
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		<title>Silly Dog Videos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently interviewed by Burt Case for a segment on WLBT&#8217;s 3 on Your Side. The branch director of the YMCA Downtown called him about all of the animals that are dumped near her rural Rankin County home. Trust me, if I had known I was going to be filmed for TV, I would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1099</link>
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		<title>Everything is fine here</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to those of you who have contacted me about the tornadoes that hit Mississippi.  They hit about 45 minutes north of my home, but I was not in town.  Please feel free to donate to the Red Cross or other relief effort, if you are so moved. The people in Yazoo County can really [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1097</link>
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		<title>Headed to Memphis</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As some of you may know, I am the Seminar Chair for Share-A-Stitch XXXI, the Tennessee Valley Region&#8217;s annual embroidery conference.  SAS XXXI is scheduled for June 2011. If you are a member of EGA (or want to be a member) please consider coming to Birmingham, AL for this three day event! Anyway, I am [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1095</link>
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		<title>Made Lifetime</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I officially signed my life member contract with Weight Watchers tonight. It took a year and a half, but I made goal and no longer have to pay for meetings, as long as I do not vary from my goal by more than two pounds and I weigh-in at least once a month.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1093</link>
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		<title>Calorie Restricted Diets</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was watching &#8220;My Life in Food&#8221; and came across the episode with a raw vegan runner and a couple practicing calorie restriction (CR) to extend their lifespan. Like a lot of people, I had a negative gut reaction to the whole concept of calorie restricted lifestyle&#8230;right up until she stated that she ate approximately [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1091</link>
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		<title>CQMagOnline</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am so pleased to announce the release of the January 2010 issue of CQMagOnline.com! It seems like I am always scrambling to get articles and Readers’ Showcase submissions. However, this issue it was particularly rough on me, because of family obligations and an acutely ill dog. For that reason, I want extend a very [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1087</link>
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		<title>Long time no see</title>
		<description><![CDATA[OK, so my ex-husband was the first to mention how long it had been since I updated my blog&#8230;but he was not the only one.  My blog has become a victim of FaceBook. I thought I would share a few dog photos here too. The first is Princess, being a snarly pants on command and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.prettyimpressivestuff.com/?p=1083</link>
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