<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781</id><updated>2011-08-01T13:50:52.325-07:00</updated><category term='sleep'/><category term='desserts'/><category term='kindergarten'/><category term='hat'/><category term='Jenny'/><category term='Jackson'/><category term='school'/><category term='hair'/><category term='baking'/><category term='Daring Bakers'/><category term='Anna'/><title type='text'>Ruth, Sam and the Kids</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Ruth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02133768785253735318</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-6378136715871334882</id><published>2010-10-27T23:34:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-27T23:35:15.537-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Daring Bakers'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='baking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='desserts'/><title type='text'>A Kitchen Experience: Doughnuts</title><summary type='text'> For the last six weeks or so, my 5-year-old son has been asking me to make him "bread with sugar."  It wasn't until I sat with him to watch Disney's The Princess and the Frog that I realized he wanted beignets.  Hot, crispy, fried dough floating in a sweet cloud of powdered sugar. . .

I tried a recipe from Nola Cuisine.  The instructions were direct and easy to follow, but the results did not </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=6378136715871334882' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/6378136715871334882'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/6378136715871334882'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2010/10/kitchen-experience-doughnuts.html' title='A Kitchen Experience: Doughnuts'/><author><name>Ruth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02133768785253735318</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U_JcwiWMt3g/TMkKJLkGhmI/AAAAAAAAAIg/8tII7g3CkPs/s72-c/DSC08413.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-8496196986097242391</id><published>2009-05-31T09:13:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-31T09:23:18.185-07:00</updated><title type='text'>AND THE PHOTO CONTEST WINNER IS...</title><summary type='text'>You'll have to check my website to find out.  Click on www.drhallowsdc.com to see the winner. Thanks for your votes. Salutations,Sam</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=8496196986097242391' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/8496196986097242391'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/8496196986097242391'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2009/05/and-photo-contest-winner-is.html' title='AND THE PHOTO CONTEST WINNER IS...'/><author><name>shallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00475222010551794469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-4269112772938410692</id><published>2009-04-27T13:52:00.005-07:00</published><updated>2009-04-27T14:14:01.398-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Website Photo Contest - Please Vote</title><summary type='text'>It's time for me to update my family photo on the banner of my chiropractic website (www.drhallowsdc.com). I need your help though. Below are the four finalist photos. Please vote for your favorite via email or comment left. The photo with the most votes wins.  Deadline May 4th. </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=4269112772938410692' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/4269112772938410692'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/4269112772938410692'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2009/04/website-photo-contest-please-vote.html' title='The Website Photo Contest - Please Vote'/><author><name>shallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00475222010551794469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_CUtLQTWRVNU/SfYeQfq6YlI/AAAAAAAAAAs/RUWmxFl_JgY/s72-c/IMG_0009.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-4815303404316340654</id><published>2008-08-28T10:12:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-28T10:27:31.408-07:00</updated><title type='text'>You'll Think I'm Crazy</title><summary type='text'>I started "couponing" a couple months ago. It takes some time and a little effort but it's been worth it. I went shopping on Tuesday and bought these things:2 Land O Lakes Spreadable Butter containers4 boxes Fiber One Granola Bars3 boxes Nature Valley Granola Bars1 box Curves Granoloa Bars12 Double Roll package of Angel Soft4 Single Roll package of Cottonelle3 packages of 80 Walgreens Paper </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=4815303404316340654' title='8 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/4815303404316340654'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/4815303404316340654'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2008/08/youll-think-im-crazy.html' title='You&apos;ll Think I&apos;m Crazy'/><author><name>Ruth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02133768785253735318</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U_JcwiWMt3g/SLbfkYKhF8I/AAAAAAAAAE8/dtr341BFrxk/s72-c/DSC04367.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>8</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-503175787439272442</id><published>2008-08-27T19:44:00.030-07:00</published><updated>2008-08-28T10:12:18.072-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hair'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='kindergarten'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='sleep'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='school'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='hat'/><title type='text'>So Much to Blog About</title><summary type='text'>Wow! Life moves fast and I feel like I will never catch up on this blog. So, I'll just give you quick story on all . . .Anna Sleeps Through the NightOn August 2, I laid Anna in the crib in the kids' room while I read them bedtime stories. She fell asleep and I told Jenny and Jackson I would come get her in the middle of the night.I woke up at 6:45 AM and freaked out a little because I didn't know</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=503175787439272442' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/503175787439272442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/503175787439272442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2008/08/so-much-to-blog-about.html' title='So Much to Blog About'/><author><name>Ruth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02133768785253735318</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_U_JcwiWMt3g/SLYRz9XPHkI/AAAAAAAAADU/LDe7vsc_xKk/s72-c/DSC04263.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-7005633440488918028</id><published>2008-07-15T10:14:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-15T10:15:00.019-07:00</updated><title type='text'>I went walking with Grandpa!</title><summary type='text'>   </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=7005633440488918028' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/7005633440488918028'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/7005633440488918028'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-went-walking-with-grandpa.html' title='I went walking with Grandpa!'/><author><name>Jenny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16976098751176121101</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-283011212858424476</id><published>2008-06-29T23:05:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-29T23:07:33.752-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Have You Ever Thought of This?</title><summary type='text'>One of the trillions of things your body does without so much as a conscious thought from you, is to replace dead and dying cells with new, healthy cells.It’s happening right now. Even more so when you sleep: New intestine lining, every 2-3 days. New stomach lining, every 5 days. New skin, every 28 days. New liver, every 42 days. New bone, every 90 days. New red blood cells, every 120 days.Your </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=283011212858424476' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/283011212858424476'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/283011212858424476'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2008/06/have-you-ever-thought-of-this.html' title='Have You Ever Thought of This?'/><author><name>shallows</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/00475222010551794469</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-8232827071174291921</id><published>2008-06-11T11:42:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-11T11:53:39.517-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Me, Vance and Tyler</title><summary type='text'>One time when Vance came over and Tyler, too, we played with paper dolls that we made.  When we were done, umm, we played with them. We played that we went to a resaturant and there was  a walk-in freezer there and we all went in.  When we came out, Vance was Tiger Man, Tyler was Crocodile Guy, and I was Rainbow Fairy. Tiger Man and Crocodile Guy and my friends, the rainbow fairies, and me all </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=8232827071174291921' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/8232827071174291921'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/8232827071174291921'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2008/06/me-vance-and-tyler.html' title='Me, Vance and Tyler'/><author><name>Jenny</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/16976098751176121101</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-3052716152768332016</id><published>2008-06-10T23:12:00.020-07:00</published><updated>2008-06-11T00:16:09.603-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jackson'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='baking'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anna'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Jenny'/><title type='text'>A day in the life . . .</title><summary type='text'>It's summertime and I am trying to be a better mom to Jenny and Jackson.  That means Anna has to learn how to calm herself and I guess that is good for her, too.  She does a great job teething on her own fingers.  She has two teeth on the bottom and top teeth on the way.    Jenny and Jackson woke up an hour before me, so they got to watch PBS this morning.  I gave them an incentive (read: bribe) </summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=3052716152768332016' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/3052716152768332016'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/3052716152768332016'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2008/06/its-summertime-and-i-am-trying-to-be.html' title='A day in the life . . .'/><author><name>Ruth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02133768785253735318</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_U_JcwiWMt3g/SE9tVu-84_I/AAAAAAAAAA0/coz1_eczB3A/s72-c/DSC03806.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-603635341285346781.post-1268724133675952152</id><published>2008-05-16T23:05:00.010-07:00</published><updated>2008-05-16T23:20:33.729-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Anna'/><title type='text'>Inaugural Post</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday, I called my parents and in-laws; so excited to tell them how my baby girl was changing and growing up. Mimi said, "If you had a blog, everyone would know by now." I guess I want every one to know. . . this little girl can get around.   I was making freezer jam yesterday and placed Anna Kay on the floor by the kitchen. By the time I finished one batch (about 20 minutes), she had scooted</summary><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=603635341285346781&amp;postID=1268724133675952152' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/1268724133675952152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/603635341285346781/posts/default/1268724133675952152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://ruthsamandthekids.blogspot.com/2008/05/inaugural-post.html' title='Inaugural Post'/><author><name>Ruth</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02133768785253735318</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_U_JcwiWMt3g/SC53KKLchqI/AAAAAAAAAAk/UwLf-VKsFz8/s72-c/DSC03691.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry></feed>
