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		<title>Look Who&#8217;s Celebrating an Amazing Milestone Birthday, Turning 70!</title>
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		<title>Utah Author Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 17:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>This November Could be Your 1St NaNoWriMo Challenge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2020 21:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[November is National Novel Writer&#8217;s Month, also known at NaNoWriMo in most writer&#8217;s circles. The goal is to join in with other writers around the world to write a novel [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Our First Coronavirus Fire Drill</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Vanderwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2020 22:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Things that Matter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[careful]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[caution]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[hand washing]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[When my husband had the chills, we thought he might have the virus. This gave us time to prepare.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Stay at Home, Save Lives During 1 Virus Outbreak</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 18:37:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[When children and their parents stay at home and wash their hands, they can stay healthy. ]]></description>
		
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		<title>More Thoughts on Money Matters</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2019 01:48:51 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Advice from Grandma - One Generation to Another]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Dear Grandchildren, When we were talking about money matters, I had another idea. https://jillvanderwood.com/things-that-matter/dear-grandchildren-money/ There are couples where both partners work, but one partner requires the other to hand over [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A Balance in Your Life: Are we seriously stuck looking out for #1?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Vanderwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2019 13:28:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Those who bring sunshine into the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. Scatter sunshine all around the way, love and bless and brighten every passing day! &#160;We have [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>What is Off Target A Million  Broken Hearts? 1 Grandmothers Quest</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Vanderwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:49:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Off Target: The Path You Choose]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Part one of A Million Broken Hearts involves making and donating quilts. This project is from the imagination of Off Target author, Jill Ammon Vanderwood. The purpose is to bring [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Dear Grandchildren, This is What Saved My Marriage</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jill Vanderwood]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 20:21:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I’m writing to you about money. I have been married for 40 years and I feel that one of the things that has saved my marriage was having separate bank [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Bingo Night for a Memorable  Experience At the Legion</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Bingo Night At The Legion American Legion Malad Post 65 &#8211; Ernest W Jones To Benefit: A Million Broken Hearts Monument https://jillvanderwood.com/book-blogs/off-target-the-path-you-choose/off-target-1000000-a-million-broken-hearts/ Date: Friday, October 11th Time: Bingo Starts At [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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