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		<title>Once a Mom always a Mom</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So at 3:30 in the morning my son yelled out, &#8220;Mom.&#8221; Not an unusual thing to happen in the middle of the night. I got up and asked him what was wrong.  Then I heard my mom&#8217;s voice as if she was standing next to me. &#8220;How is he doing? Is everything okay?&#8221; I snapped [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=454&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Throwing in the kitchen towel</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes it pays to know when to throw in the towel. And this morning it was the case to throw in the kitchen towel. I have never claimed to be a great cook or baker, but I have gotten more and more comfortable cooking in the last decade. But this morning it just wasn&#8217;t happening. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=447&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Embarking on a new path</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 22:12:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Like the dirty laundry and cat box, I have been neglecting my blog. I know at least two people are wondering why I haven&#8217;t been writing. My parents are still living with us and the immense reality of everything that entails is slowly sinking in. They really need someone to help them everyday with medicine, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=439&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lets find our way back to the garden</title>
		<link>http://georgiageis.wordpress.com/2009/06/12/lets-find-our-way-back-to-the-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:08:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came upon a child of god. He was walking along the road. And I asked him, where are you going? And this he told me, I&#8217;m going on down to Yasgurs farm. I&#8217;m going to join in a rock and roll band. I&#8217;m going to camp out on the land. I&#8217;m going to try [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=421&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Save for Retirement&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 02:41:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No other adage rings as true. At least that is now that I know someone facing the harsh reality of growing old. Having my parents live with us has been quite a learning experience. I really had no idea what was in store for us last October when my husband and his two brothers packed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=405&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Chicago Mourns</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 02:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://georgiageis.wordpress.com/?p=378</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the greatest moments I have had as a writer was getting a chance to interview Leon Despres. The notable Chicago statesman was turning 100 years old and I was on assignment for the Hyde Park Herald. I had become an instant fan of Mr. Despres after reading his memoir, &#8220;Challenging the Daley Machine.&#8221; [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=378&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I Love You</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 22:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So I got five &#8220;I love you&#8217;s&#8221; from my little boy all before I let him out of the car at school. I usually don&#8217;t keep track but I was thinking about how amazing those three little words are. How do we learn to say them and what do they really mean? I would say [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=366&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>For the love of tomatillos and spring</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2009 21:39:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://georgiageis.wordpress.com/?p=344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I never would have thought that I would be a gardener. My thumb has never been green and most of my house plants have died. Of course, it doesn&#8217;t help that I have a cat who goes after all plants. Even after many stomach aches over the last 16 years his enthusiasm has not wavered. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=344&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Righteous Porkchop review published</title>
		<link>http://georgiageis.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/righteous-porkchop-review-published/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hey everyone check out my review of Nicolette Hahn Niman&#8217;s Righteous Porkchop: Finding a Life and Good Food Beyond Factory Farms published by Open Exchange Magazine http://www.openexchange.org/features/geis_righteousporkchop.html.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=339&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Open Letter to the Montessori Children&#8217;s Schoolhouse in Hammond</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:58:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[To everyone at the Montessori Children&#8217;s Schoolhouse in Hammond, I remember the day I called the MCS. I was in a bit of a panic. I knew that we must find a preschool for our son who was going to be turning three. My husband works at the University of Chicago and we had recently [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=georgiageis.wordpress.com&amp;blog=6134807&amp;post=321&amp;subd=georgiageis&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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