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		<title>Singing as a Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 May 2010 16:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kathy Dawson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s a tradition.  On our kids&#8217; birthdays, my husband and I call them with a birthday greeting just early enough in the morning so that they&#8217;re a bit dazed and confused.  Today is our daughter&#8217;s 22nd birthday and we kept to tradition. With a raspy morning voice, she answers, &#8220;Hello?&#8221;  Our cue.  We belt out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s a tradition.  On our kids&#8217; birthdays, my husband and I call them with a birthday greeting just early enough in the morning so that they&#8217;re a bit dazed and confused.  Today is our daughter&#8217;s 22nd birthday and we kept to tradition.</p>
<p>With a raspy morning voice, she answers, &#8220;Hello?&#8221;  Our cue.  We belt out our traditional rendition of &#8220;Happy Birthday,&#8221; knowing she is lying in bed with eyes still shut, but with her mouth open in the shape of a smile.  &#8221;Thanks, guys,&#8221; she says.  &#8221;I&#8217;m going back to sleep.&#8221; Before ending the call, we say in unison, &#8220;We love you!&#8221;  The call ends and we high-five one another for a job well done.</p>


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