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		<title>Elvis Joins The Army! Did He Visit Batum?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Being a fan of trivia, I happened to note that tomorrow is the anniversary of Elvis Presley joining the Army in 1958.  It immediately set me humming Blue Suede Shoes and thinking of being a 13 year old girl when I first saw him perform at the Shrine Mosque in Springfield MO somewhere around that time.  I [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=328&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Overlook Foreclosures</title>
		<link>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2012/01/27/dont-overlook-foreclosures/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:16:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Home Buyer's Friend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Foreclosures (REO properties) can be a real opportunity to get a lot for your money.  Of course&#8230;&#8230;they can also be a black hole that you just get to keep pouring money into.  That&#8217;s why I am such a big fan of having professional inspections done to make sure you know exactly what you might need [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=303&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Better Than A New Dress with Matching Shoes!</title>
		<link>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2012/01/24/better-than-a-new-dress-with-matching-shoes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 23:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you remember when you were a little kid and your mother wanted to get you all dressed up for Easter?  Back then it was always something stiff and scratchy&#8230;&#8230;.but a new look doesn&#8217;t always have to be that way!  Take a look at my newly remodeled office building!  Fresh paint last week and the new awning [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=306&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Martin Luther King and &#8220;The Help&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[       I was born in the land of the &#8216;almost-white&#8217;&#8230;..Springfield MO. I suppose anyone from the Midwest who has lived outside of big cities has the same experience. Racial diversity was an unknown in our white towns. It still is in a lot of places.  Even religious diversity was and is sketchy. Most of us at this time in my [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=282&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>FIVE REASONS WHY I LOVE MY BOOK CLUB</title>
		<link>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2011/11/10/five-reasons-why-i-love-my-book-club/</link>
		<comments>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2011/11/10/five-reasons-why-i-love-my-book-club/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 22:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a silly video, I know.  But&#8230;&#8230;..it represents all you can hope for when you belong to a book club.  It&#8217;s members are friends who are smart and curious and silly.  The perfect combination if you ask me.  Here are my reasons for spending time with this group the past ten years. 1) Your [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=277&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Lebanon Has A Specialty Photographer</title>
		<link>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2011/10/21/lebanon-has-a-specialty-photographer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:10:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Erica McKimmey buyers broker community interviews about people]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you look around Lebanon, you will find more talent than you ever would have imagined.  As part of my continued exploring of our community, I recently interviewed Erica McKimmey of Erica McKimmey Photography.  Once she had taken my photograph and I didn&#8217;t entirely choke up (!), I had to pass on the word to others [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=267&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>First Time Home Buyers Are the Best!</title>
		<link>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2011/10/07/first-time-home-buyers-are-the-best/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:35:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The Home Buyer's Friend</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is no way to surpass the excitement and enthusiasm of a new homeowner&#8230;.but first timers are the best! Kudos to Millie Sharp. Just out of college and has her act together already and has purchased her first home. Enjoy, Millie&#8230;..had fun being your exclusive buyer&#8217;s agent!<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=250&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Hair on Fire?</title>
		<link>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2011/09/05/hair-on-fire/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 11:12:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I rushed to get the LAST thing off my list Friday before the week ended, I realized I was exhausted. I went home, skipped dinner and just vegged out on the couch for two hours.  No reading, no playing with the dog&#8230;.no nothing!  I lay there thinking of my favorite Calvin &#38; Hobbes quotation&#8230;&#8230;. &#8220;There [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=9&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LIKE MY BUSINESS PAGE: SEE MORE FEATURES AND INFO!</title>
		<link>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2011/09/03/like-my-business-page-see-more-features-and-info/</link>
		<comments>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2011/09/03/like-my-business-page-see-more-features-and-info/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[What's Cookin' in Lebanon?]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bakery heaven scent lebanon mo new business cooking in Lebanon fun things to do in lebanon mo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I recently&#160;had the opportunity &#160;to take a look at a new Lebanon, Missouri&#160;business. Having quite a sweet tooth&#160;it had to be&#160;the first business I interviewed for my &#8220;What&#8217;s Cookin&#8217; In Lebanon&#8221; portion of my blog.&#160; &#160;Notice how &#8220;fluffy&#8221; I am !! Check out my Buyer&#8217;s Broker of Lebanon, MO business page on Facebook.&#160;You can link [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=170&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Happy National S&#8217;mores Day!</title>
		<link>http://homebuyersfriendblog.com/2011/08/09/happy-national-smores-day/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would you believe that there is actually a holiday of this sort? August 10th every year.  Well, I&#8217;ll celebrate that. Love them! Gooey marshmallows melted over a campfire and then slapped on a graham cracker, topped off with a big piece of chocolate bar and finished with a graham cracker lid. Heaven! When I saw this on a calendar, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=homebuyersfriendblog.com&amp;blog=25321889&amp;post=82&amp;subd=homebuyersfriendblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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