<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Latest entries from tapsalteerie.blog-city.com</title><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/</link><description></description><copyright>Copyright 2008 tapsalteerie.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:11:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>Latest entries from tapsalteerie.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Mom, what&apos;s that noisy?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/mom_whats_that_noisy.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/mom_whats_that_noisy.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:44:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=mom%5Fwhats%5Fthat%5Fnoisy</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Last night I was so delighted that I actually got all of my guys to bed at a decent hour.&nbsp; Beckett instantly went to sleep, but Sophie was a little keyed up and Xander, it seems, was in a chatty mood.After a story I announced that the lights wer]]></description></item><item><title>Sophie en francais</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/sophie_en_francais.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/sophie_en_francais.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:51:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sophie%5Fen%5Ffrancais</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[After Sophie finished her schoolwork this morning we decided to look up a few songs on iTunes.&nbsp; Somehow, I&#39;m not sure exactly how, we ended up on Edith Piaf.&nbsp; Knowing that Sophie has a strong affinity for music in foreign languages, it&]]></description></item><item><title>Blog Award</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/blog_award.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/blog_award.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:54:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=blog%5Faward</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ivy over at FamiLee Blog gave me this award for blog excellence... even though I&#39;ve been sporadic at best with posts lately... Thanks so much Ivy :)I am supposed to answer these questions and nominate 7 more people of their Blog Excellence. So he]]></description></item><item><title>Long Day</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/long_day.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/long_day.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=long%5Fday</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Several days ago I noticed an odd place on Sophie&#39;s front tooth.&nbsp; It appeared to be a crack, but Sophie didn&#39;t seem to mind it.&nbsp; A couple days later Soph complained that her tooth hurt, so I went ahead and scheduled an appointment a]]></description></item><item><title>Into the Spin of Things</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/into_the_spin_of_things.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/into_the_spin_of_things.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=into%5Fthe%5Fspin%5Fof%5Fthings</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Since it&#39;s been rainy the past couple days and it looks like it may continue raining for a few more, I decided to dig out some wool and start spinning again.&nbsp; So far I&#39;ve got about a bobbin&#39;s worth spun of Maggie&#39;s wool (she&#39;]]></description></item><item><title>Thought you&apos;d lost me eh?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/thought_youd_lost_me_eh.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/thought_youd_lost_me_eh.htm</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 04:09:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=thought%5Fyoud%5Flost%5Fme%5Feh</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[First off, thank you to all my friends who noticed I was MIA for a while there.&nbsp; I appreciate all your messages and phone calls!&nbsp; Nothing has been &quot;wrong&quot; on this end other than just being to tired/busy/blocked to blog and when I]]></description></item><item><title>Kyrgyz Blog Ring</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/kyrgyz_blog_ring.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/kyrgyz_blog_ring.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=kyrgyz%5Fblog%5Fring</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[OK, so I know many of our in-process blog buddies have (justifiably) locked blogs, but I still thought having a Kyrgyz Blog Ring would be pretty cool.&nbsp; If you&#39;d like to join just click here&nbsp;or on the link in my right sidebar and follow]]></description></item><item><title>Post-Picnic Party Review and Thanks</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/postpicnic_party_review_and_thanks.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/postpicnic_party_review_and_thanks.htm</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2008 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=postpicnic%5Fparty%5Freview%5Fand%5Fthanks</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I had intended to write about our little post-picnic party right after it happened but for some reason I was unable to access my blog administration page which was very annoying!&nbsp; It seems the problem is fixed... for now.So anyway!&nbsp; Most ev]]></description></item><item><title>Photo Catch-up</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/photo_catchup.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/photo_catchup.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 15:42:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=photo%5Fcatchup</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Here&#39;s Sophie and one of her knights at MT.&nbsp; For those counting that would be her 4th visit.&nbsp; I don&#39;t think I blogged about it.&nbsp; This time she opted to wear the Kyrgyz dress that we bought from Sappora at Tsum.&nbsp; The orange]]></description></item><item><title>Something Funny</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/something_funny.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/something_funny.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 23:25:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=something%5Ffunny</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I saw this on Rosemoon&#39;s blog and thought it was too funny! &nbsp;97As a 1930s wife, I amVery SuperiorTake the test!]]></description></item><item><title>... and I looked at Jim and said,</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/_and_i_looked_at_jim_and_said.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/_and_i_looked_at_jim_and_said.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:24:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=%5Fand%5Fi%5Flooked%5Fat%5Fjim%5Fand%5Fsaid</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[&quot;we are going to die.&quot;&nbsp; only the words didn&#39;t actually make it out.What am I talking about?&nbsp; Let me backtrack.Last night I was calmly sitting in my big comfy upstairs gaming chair, finally finding an opportunity to catch up on]]></description></item><item><title>Kyrgyz Family Get Together</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/kyrgyz_family_get_together.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/kyrgyz_family_get_together.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=kyrgyz%5Ffamily%5Fget%5Ftogether</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I&#39;m planning a get-together for the Kyrgyz adoptive families on July 12 from 4-midnight at Bonclarken in Flat Rock NC.&nbsp; Anyone interested in coming please email me (the link is on the left, under the stick horse) and I&#39;ll give you detail]]></description></item><item><title>No time to cry</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/no_time_to_cry.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/no_time_to_cry.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:35:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=no%5Ftime%5Fto%5Fcry</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I got to thinking how a lot of people would&#39;ve collapsed with grief over the happenings this week.&nbsp; I&#39;m still very sad.&nbsp; A little (or alot depending on the hour) angry, but mostly very sad.But, as my title indicates, there&#39;s no]]></description></item><item><title>Sad but...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/sad_but.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/sad_but.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:19:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=sad%5Fbut</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Explanation of what happened and why we aren't pursuing the twins.  Email me for the password, the email link is in the left column under the stick horse.]]></description></item><item><title>Hi, My name is Uninspired...</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/hi_my_name_is_uninspired.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/hi_my_name_is_uninspired.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:40:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=hi%5Fmy%5Fname%5Fis%5Funinspired</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Well that&#39;s not entirely true.&nbsp; I have things I want to blog about... I just haven&#39;t because the moment passes and any attempt after the spark just seems blah and dull.We&#39;re all doing well-ish.&nbsp; Most of you were privy to the wee]]></description></item><item><title>Our newest Ass-ette</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/our_newest_assette.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/our_newest_assette.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2008 13:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=our%5Fnewest%5Fassette</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Every morning I&#39;ve been getting up and peering bleary-eyed into the donkey paddock to see if Pearline has had her baby.&nbsp; Today I was rewarded with a glimpse of a beautiful bright white spotted baby!&nbsp; On inspection it is a girl and she&#]]></description></item><item><title>2 of me?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/2_of_me.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/2_of_me.htm</link><pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2008 18:36:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=2%5Fof%5Fme</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[HowManyOfMe.comThere are 2people with my namein the U.S.A.How many have your name?I found this on someone else&#39;s blog (I don&#39;t remember who now) but thought it was neat.&nbsp; Here&#39;s how the rest of the house &quot;measured&quot; up:Me- 2]]></description></item><item><title>A few pics</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/a_few_pics.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/a_few_pics.htm</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 17:45:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Ffew%5Fpics</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Make a Smilebox slideshow]]></description></item><item><title>Birthday Revision</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/birthday_revision.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/birthday_revision.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 15:20:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=birthday%5Frevision</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Sophie has now decided that she wants this and this for her birthday and has totally ditched the trip to Atlanta (even to castle!).I held off ordering the sleeping bag until I could go by Sunrift to see their selection, but they didn&#39;t have a pin]]></description></item><item><title>Is it worth it?</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/whats_it_worth.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/whats_it_worth.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 01:32:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=whats%5Fit%5Fworth</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[I have this love hate relationship with the horse racing industry.&nbsp; I can&#39;t deny that every year I religiously watch the Kentucky Derby, that I even visited Churchill Downs once in my teenage years during a off-track racing day, which was ki]]></description></item><item><title>How many can YOU name? - UPDATED - AGAIN</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/how_many_can_you_name.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/how_many_can_you_name.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 22:57:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=how%5Fmany%5Fcan%5Fyou%5Fname</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[75 &nbsp;My best score was 77.&nbsp; It&#39;s ridiculously addicting.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>A birthday plan</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/a_birthday_plan.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/a_birthday_plan.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=a%5Fbirthday%5Fplan</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[May 21 is coming on fairly quickly so we&#39;ve been talking to Sophie about what she wants to do for her birthday.&nbsp; It shouldn&#39;t surprise anyone that she wants to go to castle.&nbsp; What is interesting is how she wants the day to go.&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>Yes, I know, I&apos;m boring</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/yes_i_know_im_boring.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/yes_i_know_im_boring.htm</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Apr 2008 00:46:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=yes%5Fi%5Fknow%5Fim%5Fboring</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[see more crazy cat pics&nbsp;&nbsp;]]></description></item><item><title>25 uses of a Haystring</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/25_uses_of_a_haystring.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/25_uses_of_a_haystring.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:13:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=25%5Fuses%5Fof%5Fa%5Fhaystring</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Ah the haystring!&nbsp; The most ubiquitous of farm tools!&nbsp; What would we do without them?&nbsp; In honor of this unsung hero in the farmer&#39;s arsenal of tools I present you with a list of uses for a haystring.well, there&#39;s the obvious bi]]></description></item><item><title>Artisphere ReCap- now with working links</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/artisphere_recap.htm</guid><link>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/artisphere_recap.htm</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:52:00 GMT</pubDate><comments>http://tapsalteerie.blog-city.com/console/comments/popup/?f=artisphere%5Frecap</comments><dc:creator>tapsalteerie</dc:creator><description><![CDATA[Make a slideshow - it&#39;s easy!OK, excuse the fact that I only took pics of the family and didn&#39;t seem to get any pics of the actual festival.&nbsp; It was great again this year.&nbsp; I found a local artist that I totally love!!&nbsp; Judy Z V]]></description></item></channel></rss>