<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>LibraryLady @ libraryladymom.blog-city.com</title><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/</link><description>(LibraryLady) </description><copyright>Copyright 2008 libraryladymom.blog-city.com</copyright><generator></generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:09:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><image><title>LibraryLady @ libraryladymom.blog-city.com</title><url>http://server1.blog-city.com/images/bc_v5_logo_small.gif</url><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/</link></image><ttl>360</ttl><docs>http://backend.userland.com/rss</docs><item><title>Thursday Thirteen #32: To Nanay With Love</title><guid isPermaLink="true">http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/thursday_thirteen_32_to_nanay_with_love.htm</guid><link>http://libraryladymom.blog-city.com/thursday_thirteen_32_to_nanay_with_love.htm</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:15:00 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[&nbsp;Thursday Thirteen Yesterday would have been my mother-in-law&#39;s 83rd birthday.But she died May 28th of lung cancer. 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